Paris in the 18th century du Tron-Renversé (the Place of the Overturned Throne, now Place de la Nation). There, at the height of the Reign of Terror, between 11 June and 27 July, 1,376 persons were beheaded, or about thirty a day. After the execution of Robespierre himself, the reign of terror came to an end. The guillotine was moved to the Place de Grève, and was used only for the execution of common criminals. The University of Paris had fallen gradually in quality and influence since the 17th century. It was primarily a school of theology, not well adapted to the modern world, and
Execution of Nimr al-Nimr Sheikh Nimr. Boustan Street in Tehran was renamed Nimr Baqir al-Nimr Street soon after the execution. Execution of Nimr al-Nimr Shaykh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia who was among 47 people executed on 2 January 2016 for terrorism offences. Others executed included Sunnis who had been convicted of involvement in terror attacks linked to al-Qaeda which took place in 2003. Various demonstrations against the execution of al-Nimr in different countries of the globe have been reporting by the different news channel since his execution. In October 2014, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court approved a death