The Execution of Nimr al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance

By Medea Benjamin / Common Dreams Jan 4, 2016 Instead of insisting on al-Nimr’s release during his years in prison and echoing Amnesty International’s condemnation of his “deeply flawed” trial, the US government was silent Even after the execution, the U refused to issue a strong denunciation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Plans to Behead More Than 50 People in a Single Day

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2015 Already this year, the desert kingdom has carried out at least 151 beheadings, but these would be the first that deal with allegations of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: U.S. Ally Saudi Arabia Prepares to Behead, Crucify Young Pro-Democracy Protester

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2015 Sixteen people “who are merely protesting for more democracy … are set to die, including several children,” says public advocate Clive Stafford Smith. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Why Is Saudi Arabia Heading the U.N. Human Rights Council?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2015 Saudi Arabia has been accused of human rights abuses for decades, from suppressing dissent to beheading people for minor crimes. So why has it been appointed to head a U.N. human rights panel? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Seeking to Head the U.N. Human Rights Council (Yes, Really)

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 22, 2015 This surprising news comes just days after the kingdom posted a job advertisement for eight new executioners amid a soaring execution rate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What College Students Can Teach Us About Beheadings and Our Own System of Capital Punishment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 9, 2014 Last week, something happened to disrupt the Western superiority narrative of Middle Eastern beheadings, at least for me: I went back to college. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Vice President Joe Biden Will Chase ISIS ‘to the Gates of Hell’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 4, 2014 Joe Biden isn't waiting for a formal declaration of war against the Islamic State. The vice president said Wednesday that America's enemies underestimate her strength and resolve. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ISIS Beheads an American, Threatens Another if Airstrikes Continue

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 A man believed to be kidnapped journalist James Foley was beheaded in a video released to the public by militants who say another captured American will be killed if the United States continues its campaign against ISIS in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Manifesto and New Morality of the 9/11 Mastermind

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2014 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, known as the mastermind of 9/11, has released a new manifesto and allegedly come into a new way of thinking and believing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Painful Price of Numbness

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Jul 13, 2012 Drugs are all anesthesia from pain. The ruthless Mexican cartels crave money, which they make from the Yankee craving for numbness. They sell unfeeling, and we buy it, at tens of billions of dollars and thousands of Mexican lives per year. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Russians Get a Lead in Beheading Case

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2007 Russian authorities have arrested a student for allegedly posting a video of the apparent execution of two men by a neo-Nazi group, although authorities still don't know who recorded the video or carried out the attack. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Investigates ‘Nazi’ Beheading Video

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 Russian authorities are investigating a gruesome online video which shows the apparent execution of two men by a group calling itself "National Socialists of Rus." According to the BBC, Russia has experienced a rise in ethnic violence over the last few years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )