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Iran Human Rights (FEB 20 2017): Nine prisoners have reportedly been hanged in Iran on drug related charges.Two Prisoners Executed in Dizel Abad (Kermanshah province, western Iran) According to close sources, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges on Saturday February 18 at Dizsel Abad Prison.The prisoners have been identified as
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A muslim woman is caned in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, in October 2016.HUNDREDS of thousands of protesters are expected to throng the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this afternoon in what could be the country’s largest call to strengthen the Syariah
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From alleged botched executions in Oklahoma and Alabama to a split decision before the U.S. Supreme Court, a single sedative -- just 1 of the ingredients in a lethal cocktail -- defines much of the recent uncertainty around the American death penalty.Midazolam was first introduced 4 decades ago20
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Hamas militants executing alleged collaborators with Israel in August 2014All were convicted of treason, and some charged with causing the death and injury of GazansAuthorities in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip have sentenced 6 men to death for "collaborating" with Israel,
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"A system rigged against the very people it sought to protect."Around 10 % of Pakistan's death row convicts are feared to be juvenile offenders, who have been sentenced to death in a clear violation of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000 (JJSO) and the international obligations.This has
The Oklahoma House approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the electric chair as a method of execution, although it's been more than 50 years since the state's last electrocution.The bill lists which execution methods are allowed, including lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia - which causes
NCRI - Selling unclaimed corpses in Iran has been widely noticed in recent weeks after it was found that medical colleges are paying up to $3,000 per corpse in the black-market, according to new reports.The state-run Rokna news agency reported on February 15 that the lack of deceased bodies has16
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Phillip Antwan DavisA judge has moved a North Carolina inmate off death row, amidst allegations that prosecutors illegally discriminated on the basis of race during jury selection.After nearly 20 years on death row, 39-year-old Phillip Antwan Davis was re-sentenced on Friday to life in prison with15
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In Missouri on Tuesday, a state appeals court ruled prison officials do not have to reveal their source of lethal injection drugs.Missouri prison officials are not obligated to publicly reveal the source of the state's lethal injection drugs, a Missouri appellate court ruled Tuesday.The decision15
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Iran: Medieval and barbaric punishmentsThe mullahs' regime's henchmen sent 10 inmates to the gallows in Qum and Zabol on February 13.One of them was executed while his appeal had been sent to the regime's judiciary.Also, 3 other prisoners, 29 and 30 years old, were executed in Jiroft
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'Rectify' a US TV series by Ray McKinnon (2013-)A group of exonerated death row survivors called the 'Resurrection Club' fights to abolish the death penalty in the US.After spending years on death row in American jails, Ron Keine, Shujaa Graham, Greg Wilhoit and Albert Burrell were reborn the day13
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Dylann RoofProsecutor Scarlett Wilson of Charleston said she is weighing various choices as she decides whether to pursue a state death penalty trial against convicted Charleston church killer Dylann Roof.More than a year ago, she announced she was pursuing the death penalty against Roof, 22, a
The panel of judges at Tangerang District Court has handed down the death penalty to 3 Taiwanese citizens and one Indonesian for trafficking 60 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.The defendants have been identified as Chen Alin, Achen, Alang and Suprapto.Alin and Achen, through their lawyers20
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Data from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty shows fewer inmates were executed in 2016 than in 2015 - a trend the group says continues to go down."I think it's time to get rid of it," said Brian Stolarz, defense attorney.Opponents of the death penalty say juries
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"Human rights groups have documented about 1,400 suspicious killingsin Davao during Duterte's time as mayor."MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte operated a "death squad" while mayor of Davao city, giving cash and orders for police and
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Execution in KuwaitCriticisms based on “inaccurate reports published by private organisations and media institutions.”Manama: Kuwait has expressed reservations over European Parliament’s criticism of the execution of convicted murderers last month.“Integrity and transparency are the major17
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Walter James BoltonWalter Bolton was the last man to be hung in New Zealand before capital punishment was repealed.The trap door opened. His body fell.On this day 60 years ago [February 18, 1957], Whanganui farmer Walter James Bolton became the last person in New Zealand to be hanged after17
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A bill that would change Alabama law to give juries the final word on whether to impose a death sentence or life in prison won approval today in the House Judiciary Committee.Under current law, judges can override the sentence recommendations of juries in capital cases. No other state allows16
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SIXTEEN years ago, Pakistan promulgated the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO) 2000 to bring its current juvenile justice framework into conformity with its international obligations. The law was meant to shield children who came into conflict with the law from the rigours of the formal15
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A legislative panel on Monday defeated a bill that would have eliminated the option of the death sentence for severely mentally ill criminal offenders.The House State Affairs Committee on a 8-4 vote opted to reject the bill after defense attorneys, mental health advocates and others advocated for15
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Indonesian helper in Singapore faces death for alleged murder of elderly employerAn Indonesian domestic helper in Singapore has been charged today with the murder of her 78-year-old employer, media reports said.Wheelchair-bound Tay Quee Lang was found dead in her flat at Block 276 Tampines Street
Krishna ‘Kris’ MaharajAn elderly British citizen has filed a final appeal against his wrongful conviction in Florida 30 years ago, which saw him sentenced to death.Krishna ‘Kris’ Maharaj, a 78-year old British businessman, was arrested in the US in 1986 and sentenced to death. He has spent three13
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Malacañang PalaceIn a resolution filed on Monday, 14 senators virtually blocked a Palace move to withdraw from an international agreement to clear the way for the passage of a bill reviving death penalty in the country.The resolution expressed the sense of the Senate that any move to withdraw from20
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A fatwa calling for Salman Rushdie's assassination was issued byAyatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989.NCRI - According to the terrorist Quds Force Tasnim news agency on
Leggi TuttoThe panel of judges at Tangerang District Court has handed down the death penalty to 3 Taiwanese citizens and one Indonesian for trafficking 60 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.The defendants have been identified as Chen Alin, Achen, Alang and Suprapto.Alin and Achen, through their lawyers
Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit executing offenders who suffer from a serious mental illness, under certain conditions.A bill introduced this week by state Sens. John Eklund, R-Chardon, and Sandra Williams, D-Cleveland, would take death sentences off the table for those17
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Juan Balderas in 2015Experts say he may have been wrongfully convicted, but will he get a new trial in time?At first glance, the photo lineup that helped send Juan Balderas to death row doesn't look too unusual. It shows 6 young Latino men staring blankly ahead. Balderas, in the
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals held on Friday that death row inmate John Ward's attorney's failure to file an appeal on time was egregious unprofessional conduct.John Ward was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1998. In July 2002, his family hired a lawyer to file a17
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Florida's death chamberFlorida is 1 step closer to being able to sentence people to death.The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would require unanimous jury recommendations before defendants could be sentenced to death. A similar bill in a Senate
An effort to eliminate the death penalty in Colorado was rejected by a legislative committee Wednesday night after an emotional hearing.The effort from Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman failed on a party-line vote, with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the proposal.The
Manila, PhilippinesParliamentarians from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies at the House of Representatives to reject the re-imposition of the death penalty in the country, and to respect the Philippines'
Basuki Tjahaja PurnamaResidents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, are voting for a new governor, in an election overshadowed by the incumbent's blasphemy trial.Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as "Ahok", is the first Christian and ethnic Chinese leader of the majority Muslim city in more than 5014
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Iran: Medieval and barbaric punishmentsNine prisoners were recently hanged in Iran.Iran Human Rights (FEB 14 2017): Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on Sunday February 12 on murder charges, and seven unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at
The Arizona Department of Corrections has had trouble killing people.It hasn't been able to get the drugs it wants, and the drugs that it has gotten have transformed the already gruesome act of executing a person into a ghoulish, unacceptable freak show.But the department persists.The latest