6 Executed as Jordan Resumes Death Penalty
June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026
NEW YORK, June 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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6 Executed as Jordan Resumes Death Penalty
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(Amman) - Jordanian authorities executed six men by hanging on June 21, 2026, its first mass execution since 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. All six cases, two involving terrorism-related charges and three involving drug trafficking, included acts of violence in which members of the police or secur . . .
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6 Executed as Jordan Resumes Death Penalty
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(Amman) - Jordanian authorities executed six men by hanging on June 21, 2026, its first mass execution since 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. All six cases, two involving terrorism-related charges and three involving drug trafficking, included acts of violence in which members of the police or secur . . .