Sentence examples for and executions by the from inspiring English sources

We inexplicably turned a blind eye to torture and executions by the Iraqi government.

Law and order: Amnesty International decries the continued use of torture and executions by the government and various rebel armies, but -- if it makes you feel better -- these atrocities rarely affect travelers.

The United Nations reported massive abuses, torture and executions by the army and Shiite militias in Fallujah, which forced the civilians to flee the city en masse.

That decision triggered a wave of riots, stabbings, and executions; by the end of that month, 20 people were dead in three penitentiaries across the country's rural north.

The reason, according to one of his closest lieutenants who defected just over a year ago, was that he feared trial and execution by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

His persecution of Puritans and other religious dissidents resulted in his trial and execution by the House of Commons.

After his capture and execution by the Bourbons' ally, Lord Nelson, Caracciolo's corpse was dumped into the bay.

Bloch served in the French Army in both world wars and then joined the Resistance before his capture, torture, and execution by the Nazis.

Intelligence officials have said that the betrayal, possibly by Pakistani intelligence officials, and execution by the Taliban of Abdul Haq, the Afghan opposition leader, has caused concern in the United States over the loyalty in Pakistani military and intelligence circles toward General Musharraf.

Instead, it's poor decisions and execution by the company in charge that kill the devices (see: Microsoft Kin).

Possible theories for the heroine's demise include a devastating crash into the Pacific, as well as capture and execution by the Japanese, according to PBS.