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Anthony GravesA lawyer for Charles Sebesta, the ex-prosecutor who secured the wrongful death sentence of Anthony Graves, told a panel of the State Bar of Texas on Friday that he should not be disbarred based on technicalities in the rules that govern lawyer discipline.In June, the Texas State Bar revoked
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Brandon JonesATLANTA — Prison officials are getting ready to execute the state’s oldest inmate currently on death row. Some are calling his decades in jail an affront on the justice system.Brandon Jones was sentenced to death in 1979 for the killing of convenience store manager Roger Tackett.At29
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Chinese police officers rehearsing execution procedureChinese authorities have executed a Tajik national convicted of drug trafficking.Tajik Foreign Ministry officials told RFE/RL that Hasan Yusufov, 51, was executed early in the morning on January 28.Tajik Embassy representatives were allowed to
Several years ago, on a hot July night, a little girl named Elizabeth Knapp was raped and murdered in Contoocook, N.H.The mother's live-in boyfriend, Richard Buchanan, became the prime suspect and was charged with 1st-degree murder.This quickly became a highly publicized case and the N.H29
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BNN drug bust: 100 kg of methamphetamineJakarta. The National Narcotics Agency, or BNN, has arrested eight men, including four Pakistan nationals, with around 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth billions of rupiah in a drug bust at a warehouse in Jepara, Central Java on
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Screenshot from "Monster's Ball" by Marc Forster (2001)IN Missouri, one of a handful of US states where the death penalty still applies, executioners are handed an envelope filled with hundred-dollar bills.On the envelopes are instructions not to open until services have been completed.
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James FreemanA man convicted in the 2007 shooting death of a Texas game warden in Wharton County was executed Wednesday evening.James Freeman, 35, was killed by lethal injection just after 6 p.m. inside the Walls Unit, more than 9 years after he fatally shot Justin Hurst.He was injected with a27
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Wild dogs. Sirte, Libya, January 21, 2016. (Terrormonitor.og on Twitter)January 21, 2016: ISIS militants in the Libyan town of Sirte have executed at least three men and whipped another for drinking alcohol, according to a 'photo report', published by the terror group. Published on an anonymous26
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Scores of youths in Iran are languishing on death row for crimes committed under the age of 18, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published today. The report debunks recent attempts by Iran’s authorities to whitewash their continuing violations of children’s rights and deflect26
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Osaka Prison cell where inmates are held in solitary confinementNAGOYA — Prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for a man indicted over the 1998 murder and robbery of a couple in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.The death penalty was sought for Hiroshi
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Activists working to put a stop to Colorado's death penalty have decided not to push a legislative agenda this year. Capital punishment advocates are moving forward to make it easier for prosecutors to secure a death sentence.One day in early December, a group of about two dozen activists
Gennadii Yakovitskii was sentenced to death in Belarus on 5 January. His was the first death sentence to be passed in 2016.1) Please write immediately in Belarusian, Russian, English or your own language:Urging President Lukashenka to halt any planned executions and immediately commute the death
An effort to abolish Delaware's death penalty failed in the state House on Thursday, but proponents of the measure say they will continue fighting until capital punishment is outlawed.The legislation, which would not apply to inmates currently on death row, received 16 votes, short of the 21
Florida's Death ChamberThe Florida Legislature got direct but conflicting advice Wednesday on how to fix a death penalty sentencing system ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.The Senate Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony from prosecutors, public defenders, retired judges and29
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Mississippi Death ChamberAttorney General Jim Hood outlined his legislative priorities Wednesday. During a news conference he outlined his focus on better laws for child victims and child trafficking. And when it came to the death penalty, he wants options so he can carry out the will of the
Manama: Indonesia has banned its citizens from working as domestic helpers in 19 countries in the Middle East, including the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).The ban was decided on July 1, 2015, but the Middle East countries were formally informed about it on January 2028
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The Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday commuted to life capital punishment awarded to serial killer Chandrakant Jha in 2 identical cases of murder and upheld imprisonment of life till death awarded to him in a 3rd similar case by a trial court here.A bench of
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Public execution in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Saudi Arabia has beheaded an Egyptian national after sentencing him to death on charges related to robbery and murder.The convicted Egyptian man, identified as Mahmud Jumaa Morsi, was beheaded in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday, the Saudi InteriorPublic beheading in Saudi Arabia (file photo)January 25, 2016: The Saudi Ministry of Interior said in a statement that a capital sentence against a murderer was carried out in Jeddah governorate, Makkah region as a punishment for killing a Saudi man after a quarrel between
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Following comments from a political party spokesperson that gay people are “worse than dogs” and should be killed, the UN has warned that Malawi needs to protect LGBT people.A spokesman for the People’s Party, one of the main politicial parties in Malawi, made the comments on social media, and
Iran Human Rights (JAN 26 2016): Two unidentified prisoners have been hanged by Iranian authorities.According to state run news agency Khabar Online, a prisoner was hanged at Yasuj's central prison on Sunday January 24.The prisoner, who has not been identified, was reportedly executed on murder26
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The Senate Chambers in the Kansas StatehouseLeading up to the start of the 2016 legislative session, Kansas death penalty opponents thought they had a good chance of passing a bill this year to repeal the law.In fact, a bill was formally introduced Friday in
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The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would not hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty.The appeal was filed on behalf of Shonda Walters, who was sentenced to death in May 2006 for murdering her next door neighbor with a hatchet and stealing his car.The U.S
Utah's House of RepresentativesSalt Lake City — (KUTV) A new death penalty bill is making its way through the Utah Legislature.Rep. Paul Ray, who made waves last year with his successful bill reinstating the firing squad, is sponsoring House Bill 136. It would make aggravated human trafficking a29
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Dylann RoofThe Charleston County Clerk of Court will call 600 potential jurors as attorneys work to seat a jury for the state's case against Emanuel AME Church mass shooting suspect Dylann Roof.The pool of potential jurors will report on June 28, some 2 weeks before the start of the July Leggi
A coalition of Republicans and Democrats voted Tuesday to send a bill repealing Missouri's death penalty to the state Senate for debate.The measure passed the Senate General Laws and Pensions Committee on a 4-3 vote with support from 2 Republicans and 2 Democrats. The measure will head to the full29
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Public execution in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed one of its citizens for murder, bringing to 55 the number of convicts put to death this year.Authorities in the southwestern region of Aseer carried out the death sentence against Owaidhah Al Saadi,
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President Hassan Rouhani: The Smiling Face of the MullahsThe Iranian Resistance calls on the international community and human rights defenders to condemn the criminal execution of dervish, political prisoner Fardin Hosseini.His secret execution in Kermanshah's prison on January 21 as Rouhani, the27
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Wild dogs. Sirte, Libya, January 21, 2016. (Terrormonitor.og on Twitter)January 21, 2016: ISIS militants in the Libyan town of Sirte have executed at least three men and whipped another for drinking alcohol, according to a 'photo report', published by the terror group. Published on an anonymous27
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The Smiling Face of the MullahsIn view of the visit to Italy by President Hassan Rouhani, scheduled for the 25th and 26th of January, Hands Off Cain presented the Report on the Death Penalty in Iran entitled “The Smiling Face of the Mullahs”.The Report lists
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Concerns have been raised that new cooperation agreements between Europe and Iran could contribute to a surge in drug-related executions - including of juvenile offenders.Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is in Italy for talks today, before travelling to France tomorrow, in the first European state
Texas owed Virginia a favor when it gave the state the 1st of 3 drugs it needed to execute serial killer Alfredo Prieto by injection in October.With a March 16 execution date set for Richmond's Ricky Javon Gray, the Virginia Department of Corrections says it currently lacks enough of that drug26
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Reginald ClemonsCircuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced Monday she will re-try Reginald Clemons, whose 1st-degree murder conviction and death sentence were thrown out by the Missouri Supreme Court in November.Joyce said she will seek the death penalty again.Clemons had been fighting his death
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Loretta E. LynchThere are as many as 100,000 people held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons — including juveniles and people with mental illnesses. As many as 25,000 inmates are serving months, even years of their
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