"Torture": UN reacts to U.S. plans to livestream execution by firing squad

The UN spoke out on Friday regarding the decision by U.S. military authorities to livestream the execution of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the Fort Hood shooting in Texas, labeling the move as torture.

Trump adviser says US, Israel to set up ‘safe zone’ for Gaza civilians who fear Hamas

The US and Israel are working to establish “safe zones” in areas controlled by Israeli troops in Gaza for civilians fearing Hamas retribution, The Times of Israel reports, citing an unnamed senior Trump adviser.

Palestinian presidency condemns Hamas’s field executions in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s office has “strongly condemned” the killings as “heinous crimes”, saying they “claimed the lives of dozens of citizens outside the framework of the law and without fair trials”.

German doctor spoke about the brutal reprisals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian soldiers

The Ukrainian Armed Forces killed an unarmed wounded Russian soldier who was crawling and asking for help with a shot in the head. This was stated by German physician Kaspar Grosse, who serves in an international volunteer detachment, in an interview with The New York Times.

Iran executes 'Mossad agent' convicted of spying for Israel

Iran on Saturday executed a man who was sentenced to death after being convicted of working with Israel's intelligence services, the judiciary said. 

Russian diplomats brand US claims about soldiers 'lies'

Russian diplomats have dismissed as lies a White House allegation that Moscow's military was executing its own soldiers if they refused to carry out battlefield orders in Ukraine.

Iran hangs Swedish-Iranian over attack that killed 25 people - The Jerusalem Post

 Iran executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident on Saturday convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people, state television reported.

NYT Confirms Authenticity Of Videos Showing Russian PoWs Getting Killed By Ukrainians

The New York Times has confirmed that videos circulating online of more than ten Russian Prisoners of War (PoW) getting executed by Ukrainians were filmed in the village of Makiivka at the time of its recapture by the Ukrainian forces.

UN demands investigation into Russian POW ‘execution’ video

The UN’s human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine has called on Kiev to probe a video that apparently shows the country’s troops executing Russian prisoners of war. Moscow has said that killing captives is a “widespread practice” by Ukraine’s armed forces.

Russian Human Rights Chief Appeals To Intl Organizations Over Kupyansk Execution Footage

The head of the Russian Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, sent appeals to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the ICRC, and Amnesty International over the footage showing an execution of residents near Kupyansk, the Human Rights Council said.

Myanmar executes democracy activists in new turn against dissent

 Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, state media said Monday, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades.

Saudi Arabia Deploys Forces in Qatif amid Fear of Protests after Executions - Tasnim News Agency

There has been reports of heavily deployment of Saudi security forces in the city of Qatif amid fears of huge protests against the recent executions of dozens of dissidents, according to social media users.

South Carolina high court blocks two electric chair executions | Al Jazeera

The top court in the US state of South Carolina has blocked two executions by electric chair set for this month under the state’s recently revised capital punishment law, as US states scramble to find alternatives to lethal injections amid a drug shortage.

Irak: des soldats formés par Washington ont mené des exécutions à Mossoul, selon HRW

Une unité de l'armée irakienne formée par les forces américaines a mené des exécutions sommaires de prisonniers à Mossoul, a rapporté jeudi Human Rights Watch (HRW), appelant les Etats-Unis à suspendre leur assistance à cette division.

Russian diplomat accuses White Helmets of supporting terrorism

The White Helmets organization active in Syria, which claims to be a humanitarian NGO, in fact supports terrorists and covers up their crimes, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

ISIS "executes" 33 young people in Syria

The [so-called] "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" said the ISIS carried out a mass execution in Syria's Deir Ezzor province in which 33 people aged 18 to 25 died.

Découverte d'un charnier dans l'ex-bastion terror/rebelle à Alep: "Des civils "exécutés" par les groupes terroristes avant leur sortie la ville"

Un charnier contenant 21 corps a été découvert dans la partie qui était contrôlée par le rébellion dans la ville syrienne d'Alep, rapporte l'agence officielle Sana, imputant la responsabilité aux insurgés.

Terrorist groups open fire at civilians in Syria’s Aleppo, 17 dead

Radicals have opened fire at a group of civilians, who gathered for a protest in the eastern part of the Syrian city of Aleppo, and killed 17 of them, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

ISIS /ISIL crushes rebellion plot in Mosul: ISIL executed 58 people suspected of taking part in the plot

ISIS has crushed a rebellion plot in Mosul led by one of its commanders who aimed to switch sides and help deliver the city to Iraqi forces, Reuters news agency reports.

Philippines asks UN to respect anti-illegal drug drive

The Philippines’ ambassador to the United Nations has called on the international body to respect President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs after UN officials expressed concerns about extrajudicial killings under the drive.