Death Penalty: Two More Drug Offenders Executed in Iran
Iran continues to execute drug offenders. Two more were hanged October 30.
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Southeast Asia: Indonesia Constitutional Court Upholds Death Penalty For Drug Offenses
Executions for drug offenses will continue in Indonesia. The country's constitutional court upheld such punishments this week.
Death Penalty: Iran Executes Five More Drug Traders, Australian Faces Ultimate Sanction Over Half Ounce of Hash in Bali
The world's drug laws continue to create new victims for the executioner. In Iran, five more are hanged, while in Indonesia, prosecutors ask for the death penalty for an Australian over a few grams of hash and weed.
Death Penalty: Four More Drug Offenders Sentenced to Death in Vietnam, 17 Hung in Iran
Vietnam sentences more people to die for drug trafficking, while Iran hangs 17 for similar offenses.
Death Penalty: Two More Drug Offenders Executed in Iran, Six Sentenced to Die in Vietnam
The resort to the death penalty for drug offenders continues in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, with two executed in Iran last week and six sentenced to death in Vietnam.
Middle East: More Drug Executions in Saudi Arabia
The executioner's ax fell on three more drug war unfortunates in Saudi Arabia this week.
Feature: UN Releases Annual Drug Report, Countries Mark International Day Against Drugs With Bonfires, Propaganda Exercises, Death Sentences
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Tuesday released its annual world drug report and marked the International Day Against Drugs and Illicit Trafficking. Both actions are drawing criticism.
Middle East: Iran Hangs Four for Drug Trafficking
Iran executed four convicted drug traffickers on Saturday. That makes at least 102 executions in Iran so far this year.
Death Penalty: Two More Drug Offenders Sentenced in Vietnam, One Executed in Saudi Arabia
The nations of Southeast Asia and the Middle East continue to inflict the death penalty on drug offenders. This week, two Vietnamese peasants got the ultimate sanction and a Saudi got beheaded.
Southeast Asia: More Death Sentences for Drug Offenses
The Southeast Asian version of the drug war keeps producing more death sentences, with nine handed out Tuesday in Indonesia and seven more the same day in Vietnam.