Public execution in Iran (file photo)Public execution in Iran (file photo)The fundamentalist regime ruling Iran on Monday collectively hanged 8 prisoners in the western city of Orumieh in addition to 3 other prisoners executed in public in southern Iran.The 8 prisoners were hanged at dawn in Orumieh's central prison. They were Leggi Tutto
Seeking a "profound reform of the Penal Code"Seeking a "profound reform of the Penal Code"A number of activists gathered yesterday before the parliament building in Rabat to protest the continued existence of the death penalty in Morocco.Lawyer Abderrahim Jamai, the leader of the protest stated a profound reform of the Leggi Tutto
The State Duma of the Russian Federation proposes to abolish the moratorium on death penalty for terrorists.This initiative was voiced by deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction, Vadim Solovyov.The MP suggested reinstating death penalty for
California's brand new death chamberCalifornia's brand new death chamberWith public support for capital punishment declining, activists who fell just short of winning a voter repeal of California’s death penalty law in 2012 are preparing for another attempt in November 2016.Death Penalty Focus, a San Francisco organization that was
Governor Pete RickettsGovernor Pete RickettsA rift among Republicans in Nebraska over whether the state should continue to allow the death penalty is expected to draw keen interest from national advocacy groups and funders over the next 14 months.The overwhelmingly Republican state made history when its legislature
Matthew NormanMatthew NormanANDREW Chan's ministry in Bali's Kerobokan prison is continuing, five months after his execution.Caloundra's Barbara Pugh, who first met the convicted drug trafficker Chan in 2008, went back to the prison last month with History Maker church Pastor Sharon Tan.She said she was
Iran Human Rights, October 13, 2015: Iranian authorities have executed the juvenile offender Fatemeh Salbehi, according to Iran Human Rights' sources.Fatemeh was convicted of murdering her husband in 1988, when she was 17 years old. She was 23 year old when she was hanged in the Adelabad prison of
TUC, Living wage, part-time women workers, gender pay gapBecause they earn just 67p for every pound earned by men working full-time. Still.As things stand, 2 September, two-thirds of the way through 2015, was effectively the last day this year that women working part-time got paid.This is because they earn just 67p for every pound earned by men
aNewDomain — Oklahoma inmate Charles Warner, 47, said his “body was on fire” after executioners used the wrong drug cocktail to execute him, according to an autopsy report released yesterday by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Oklahoma falls again under the searing glare of the
Proposed changes to junior doctors' contracts stand to hit women hardestProposed changes to junior doctors’ contracts stand to hit women, especially those with young families, hardest.In recent weeks doctors around the country have been protesting against proposed government changes to junior doctors’ contracts.And last month the British Medical Association (BMA)
25-year old 'kidnapped and raped college student'Manama: A prosecutor in Saudi Arabia is seeking the death penalty for a Saudi man accused of kidnapping, raping and robbing a college student.The Saudi man, a 25-year-old public employee, has been charged alongside two accomplices in the case that
Ali al-NimrAli al-NimrDiplomat says calls are impingement on judicial independence, impartialityManama: Saudi Arabia has dismissed remarks on its judicial system, saying that they amounted to interference in its domestic affairs and impingement on its sovereignty.Reacting to pressure to release Ali Al Nimr
Gallows at an unidentified Pakistani prisonPakistan on a killing spreePakistan lifted the moratorium on the death penalty following a Taliban attack on a school that killed 150 people.A Pakistani prison official says authorities have hanged nine convicts, including 4 brothers, the latest in a series of death sentences to be carried Leggi
Public beheading in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Public beheading in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed one of its citizens in the southern city of Abha after he was convicted of killing a policeman, the interior ministry said.Ali Assiri shot and killed the policeman while being arrested, the ministry said Leggi Tutto
Licho EscamillaLicho EscamillaThe 19-year-old was already wanted in Dallas in the fatal shooting of a neighbor when he got involved in a brawl outside a club, pulled out a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and opened fire on police as they tried to break up the fight.Licho Escamilla's bullets twice struck Christopher
broadband commission, report, cyber violence against women and girlsOnly 26 per cent of law enforcement agencies in the 86 countries surveyed taking appropriate action.A new report released recently by the United Nations Broadband Commission revealed that almost three quarters of women online have been exposed to some form of cyber violence.Its authors urge
Vitus Huonder, Catholic bishop of Chur, eastern SwitzerlandVitus Huonder, Catholic bishop of Chur, SwitzerlandA Swiss bishop who called for the execution of gay people will not face hate crime charges.Vitus Huonder, the Catholic bishop of Chur, eastern Switzerland, made the controversial comments earlier this year at the ‘Joy in Faith’ forum. Leggi Tutto
Holding cells adjacent to the death chamber, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, TexasHolding cells adjacent to the death chamber, Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, TexasWASHINGTON — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday indefinitely halted the upcoming scheduled execution of Julius Murphy, in the wake of new claims of prosecutorial misconduct raised by Murphy’s Leggi Tutto
HeForShe bus on university tourChange the course of gender equality.The magenta and black HeForShe bus rolled into Cambridge last week – its fourth visit on a special UK Tour.UN Women’s #GetFree University Tour is a new effort to connect passionate student activists in a global network to raise awareness around gender
William Kuenzel William KuenzelBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The state of Alabama is holding an innocent man on death row and refuses to hear evidence that might set him free. That, according to lawyers, religious leaders and even a well known actor who spoke at a news conference in Birmingham on Monday Leggi Tutto
Day of the Girl Child 11 October 2015 UN WomenNot a ‘day’ in isolation; it is part of a massive and relentless drive towards a world of equality.UN Women‘s executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, in a statement made to commemorate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child – 11 October 2015 – said:The cadre of 15-year-old girls
Execution chamber, Tokyo Detention CenterExecution chamber, Tokyo Detention CenterBehind drawn curtains, where the press and public are forbidden, one of the world’s most advanced democracies is frozen in time, practising a tradition the rest of the world long ago left behind.There, in a carpeted room, are two red squares. People call
There have been so many problems in carrying out executions in Oklahoma that it’s hard to say whether the death penalty can continue in this state, Gov. Mary Fallin said Thursday.“Can’t answer that question yet,” she said, “but it certainly is not helpful to us having the death penalty in
sanitary pads and nappy recycling plantUK ‘set for next phase in recycling revolution’.Feminine hygiene products, disposable nappies and incontinent pads and will have a new life as plastic bins and pet litter thanks to a new recycling facility planned for West London.Development plans for the UK’s largest Absorbent Hygiene
household debt, TUC, UNISON, reportBritain in the Red: a Provisional Report.by Damon Gibbons and Lovedeep Vaid, of the Centre for Responsible Credit for the TUC and UNISON.It is seven years since the onset of the global financial crisis and the ‘Great Recession’.Although the credit boom prior to 2007/08 has been identified
The Government is facing renewed questions over its agreements with Saudi Arabia, after the cancellation of a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) bid for a prisons contract in in the country.Yesterday, Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced that the deal was cancelled, following urgent questions over the
US Supreme CourtOn Tuesday the Supreme Court heard cases involving the two most extreme punishments in the American criminal justice system: life without the possibility of parole and the death penalty.The capital case comes to the justices, as it often does, from Florida. Only last year the court struck Leggi
The Government has dropped a bid to provide services to the Saudi prison system. The announcement, made today, comes after it emerged Justice Secretary Michael Gove had demanded that the deal should be cancelled, but was overruled by David Cameron and Philip Hammond. The issue was set to be
LAHORE (Dunya News) - At least eight death row convicts were sent to the gallows on early Tuesday morning in different jails of Punjab, Dunya News reported.According to details, double murder convict Muhammad Ashraf was hanged in Attock District Jail. Ashraf had killed a father and his son in 2003
Arkansas must release information about execution drug supplier to attorneys for death row inmates challenging the state's lethal injection drug secrecy lawA judge has ordered Arkansas to release information about its execution drug supplier to attorneys for death row inmates who are challenging
breast cancer, big charity question, raise the blindfoldThis month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Campaigners From Pink to Prevention want to know if you can remove the Pink Ribbon ‘blindfold’ and ask the breast cancer charities a rather big question.Why do they persist in refusing to acknowledge the role of environmental and occupational
NCRI - Iran's fundamentalist regime on Sunday hanged a man in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas after serving 15 years of a prison term.Mohsen Tayma was hanged in the courtyard of Bandar Abbas Prison. He was accused of murder.The regime on Saturday hanged three other prisoners in the central
Jakarta. An alarming number of states across the globe, including Indonesia, continue to violate international law by executing people convicted on drug-related charges, Amnesty International said on the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty, which falls on Oct. 10."At least 11 countries
Belgian national Philippe Graffart (center) arrives at the state court in Singapore.Belgian national Philippe Graffart (center) arrives at the state court in Singapore.The arrest of Belgian expatriate Philippe Graffart for the alleged murder of his 5-year-old son has attracted media attention in Belgium, with many Belgian news reports focusing on how Leggi Tutto