By Medea Benjamin / Common DreamsJan 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigOct 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMay 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 )
Bill Blum / TruthdigSep 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 )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 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 )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 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 )
By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatchJul 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
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