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
"An unprecedented killing spree"3 prisoners were hanged in a notorious jail north-west of the Iranian capital on Wednesday.The 3 men were hanged at dawn in Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in the city of Karaj.They had been transferred to solitary confinement earlier in the week in preparation for
In conjunction with the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, local rights groups have renewed their call for the government to abolish the death penalty, especially for drug convicts, as the penalty has failed to offer any meaningful deterrent effect.Data from the Community Legal Aid
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen temporarily halted the scheduled executions of eight death row prisoners on Friday.In an order issued in the inmates' lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Correction, Griffen wrote "that immediate and irreparable harm will result to plaintiffs
Despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing a controversial drug to be used for lethal injections in Oklahoma, death-penalty states are finding it harder to carry out executions as they struggle to obtain and properly use limited supplies of ever-changing combinations of lethal injection drugs.Prison
Gabriel HallGabriel HallAfter more than seven hours of deliberation, a Brazos County jury has sentenced Gabriel Hall to die by lethal injection.Hall was convicted Sept. 11 in the 2011 slaying of Edwin Shaar, who was shot and stabbed. Hall also seriously injured Shaar's wife, Linda.The jury began
Sultan Qaboos Bin SaeedSultan Qaboos Bin SaeedAmendment has harsher penalties for peddlers and smugglers, including the death penaltyAmid Omani efforts to curb a growing drug menace in the country that affects mostly the youth, Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed has approved amendments to the Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic
European Parliament, Strasbourg, FranceEuropean Parliament, Strasbourg, FranceThe European Parliament has today called on the EU to ensure that it is not using taxpayers’ money to fund the execution of alleged drug offenders overseas.In a resolution passed today by 569 to 38, MEPs called on both the European Commission and member
October 6, 2015: Sri Lanka will not implement the death penalty temporarily as the country has decided to vote in favor of a UN resolution for moratorium on death penalty in 2015, Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha said in parliament. The Minister noted that Sri Lanka had voted in favor of
Jerry CorrellJerry CorrellTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday approved the execution of Jerry Correll in late October, the first inmate in the state to be put to death in nine months and first since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for Florida to continue its lethal injections.Correll’s
A drug-trafficking couple are facing the death penalty after they were caught with RM15,000 worth of cannabis shortly after checking into a hotel with their 2 children.District police chief ACP Roslan Bek Ahmad said police conducted a raid at a hotel in Jalan Simpang Tiga around 2pm on Monday
Juan Martin GarciaJuan Martin GarciaTexas death row inmate Juan Martin Garcia, 35, was put to death tonight in Huntsville, Texas for the 1998 killing of a man in an $8 robbery in Houston.Garcia was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m.Garcia was convicted of capital murder for the September 1998 killing and robbery
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Death-penalty opponents marching from Lucasville to ColumbusDeath-penalty opponents marching from Lucasville to Columbus, OhioCars and trucks whizzed by about a dozen people walking on blistered feet on Thursday along Rt. 23.The group of death-penalty opponents were on day 4 of an 83-mile, weeklong journey to Columbus, where they plan to hold Leggi Tutto
On Sept. 30, at the very last minute, Oklahoma once again stayed Richard Glossip's execution. The state had been about to inject him with a drug cocktail using potassium acetate instead of the specified potassium chloride, but the Department of Corrections apparently did not realize it had the
Ali al-NimrAli al-NimrThe father of Ali al-Nimr, a Saudi juvenile facing execution for his role in protests, has spoken of his uncertainty and concern about the fate of his son, as it emerged Ali and a second juvenile are now being held in solitary confinement in a prison in Riyadh. Leggi Tutto
Charles WarnerCharles WarnerAn autopsy shows that Oklahoma used the wrong drug when it executed an inmate in January.The Oklahoman reported Thursday that corrections officials used potassium acetate -- not potassium chloride, as required under the state's protocol -- to execute Charles Frederick Warner.Last
There are now more than 6000 death row prisoners in Pakistan - more than anywhere in the world - new government figures have revealed.According to the Minister of State for Interior Baleeghur Rahman, 6016 death row convicts are imprisoned in various jails across the country. He informed the Senate
Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s execution was stayed twice and the execution drugs contained the wrong ingredients. Analysts say that the Glossip case, no matter how it turns out, could signal the death of the death penalty. Analysis.aNewDomain — So far, luck’s been on the side of
 David Cameron receives the King Abdullah Decoration One from King Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaDavid Cameron receives decoration from King Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaDavid Cameron has been questioned repeatedly on the UK’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia by Channel 4 News.Asked by Jon Snow whether he had interceded with Leggi Tutto
Germany has refused to sign a pact for cooperation on criminal matters with Indian due to the death penalty provision in Indian law.Since 2007 both India and Germany has been negotiating to sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters but has not been able to reach a conclusion due
HELENA District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock ruled Tuesday that Montana’s use of the drug pentobarbital in executions doesn’t comply with laws that govern lethal injection in Montana, a move that the American Civil Liberties Union claimed stayed all Montana executions indefinitely.The decision
Public beheading in Saudi ArabiaPublic beheading in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has threatened to execute those who 'spread rumours' about the government on social media, a state-run website has reported.It is the first time the Gulf nation, which has come under fire for issuing death penalties to protesters, has created a rule
Campaigning against the death penalty in MoroccoCampaigning against the death penalty in MoroccoA coalition of associations in Morocco campaigning against the death penalty have organized on October 12 a symbolic sit-in in front of Parliament for the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty. The organizations are seeking to raise a Leggi Tutto
European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentAhead of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty (10 October), the 47-nation Council of Europe and the 28-member European Union have issued a joint declaration underlining their firm opposition to capital punishment and calling on countries across Europe to move
Licho EscamillaLicho Escamilla in 2001Texas will execute its 12th Texan this year when it sends Licho Escamilla to the gurney on Wed., Oct. 14.Escamilla was convicted of capital murder in the Nov. 25, 2001, shooting death of 34-year-old Christopher Kevin James, an off-duty policeman carrying out secondary
Meth bust in IndonesiaMeth bust in IndonesiaThe death penalty continues to be used as a tool in the so-called "war on drugs", with an alarming number of states across the globe executing people convicted on drug-related charges, in clear violation of international law, Amnesty International said ahead of the World Day
(Source: The New Yorker)The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday questioning how the death penalty is carried out in the country.Executions are carried out unevenly in the United States, with 31 states still sanctioning the death penalty for a range of crimes, while 19 states have
China removes nine non-violent and rarely used criminal offenses from capital punishment.The amended Criminal Law, which will take effect on Nov. 1, removed 9 crimes punishable by death including: smuggling weapons, ammunition, nuclear materials or counterfeit currency; counterfeiting currency
Cell LL - the isolation cell next to Oklahoma's death chamberCell LL - the isolation cell next to Oklahoma's death chamberIs this a room or a tomb?This is Cell LL - the isolation cell next to Oklahoma's death chamber.Oklahoma's protocol of execution mandates that the condemned be removed from their companions Leggi Tutto
NCRI - The mullahs' regime on Tuesday hanged four men in northern and southern Iran.The regime's judiciary in Qazvin Province, north-west of Tehran, said a prisoner only identified by his first name Aliyar was hanged on Tuesday.Also on Tuesday the fundamentalist regime hanged three prisoners in
The coffins of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are brought back to Sydney on a Quantas flight.The coffins of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arebrought back to Sydney on a Quantas flight.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has initiated a parliamentary inquiry into Australia's efforts in campaigning against the death penalty. The Joint Leggi Tutto
Martin Garnett is led away in chains after his arrest in Thailand in 1993.Martin Garnett after his arrest in Thailand in 1993AFTER spending more than 20 years in some of the world’s most notorious prisons, the drug smuggler who holds the Australian record for the longest overseas incarceration is a free Leggi Tutto
"Criticism of blasphemy law does not amount to blasphemy""Criticism of blasphemy law does not amount to blasphemy"Justice Khosa says press clippings presented in court do not provide sufficient evidence to maintain that former governor had committed blasphemyJustice Asif Saeed Khosa of the Supreme Court of Pakistan said on Monday that criticism Leggi