“God damn you,” a guard said. “God damn you,” replied Saddam. Saddam appeared to smile at those taunting him from below the gallows. He said they were not showing manhood. Then Saddam began reciting ...

Over the past four months, we've tried to feature and contextualise videos we felt should be seen and debated by a wider audience. Today's featured human rights video is something completely new. You ...

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced former president Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity. The reaction to Saddam's sentencing... Court Sentences Saddam to Death by Hanging Former Iraqi ...

Shimon Peres, the deputy prime minister, said: “Saddam Hussein brought about his own demise. This was a man who caused a great deal of harm to his people and who was a major threat to Israel.” However ...

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners ...

Saddam Hussein's death sentence was celebrated by some as justice deserved or even divine, but denounced by others as a political ploy before critical U.S. midterm congressional elections. Worldwide, ...

Saddam Hussein has a long history of using violence to achieve political ends. Read a selective list of events from his life, including milestones... From his early days as a dangerous Baathist ...

[JURIST] Iraqi Shiites Saturday celebrated the execution [JURIST report] of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive; BBC obituary]. Since the Iraqi government did not impose a mandatory curfew on Baghdad ...

Saddam Hussein wrote his memoirs in jail, and his eldest daughter Raghad Saddam Hussein is looking for an international ...