Secretly filmed footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia has been received by Amnesty International.
Amnesty International has received secretly filmed grisly footage of a
man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia. The organization strongly condemns
the execution and calls for the Saudi Arabian government to adhere to
the UN moratorium on executions around the world.
At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed
by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and
Viet Nam.
Riz Ahmed, the actor who appeared in the film "Road to Guantánamo", reads Jumah al-Dossari’s poem and Andrew Motion, poet laureate, discusses the work of Abdur Rahim Muslim Dost.
The disciplinary measures against Saudi Arabian lawyer Abdul Rahman al-Lahem must be dropped immediately if they appear have been initiated solely because of his legitimate activities in defending a rape victim who received a sentence of 200 lashes and a prison term, Amnesty International said today.
Stories of the death penalty around the world - an animated slideshow narrated by Colin Firth
A child offender has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia. The execution took place in
the city of Taif on 21 July 2007.
Thousands of children around the world have suffered pain and distress as a result of US counter-terror policies and practices.
