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Antony de MalmancheThere will be no appeal of the 15-year sentence for a New Zealand man who was set-up as a drug mule via an online romance.Antony de Malmanche's lawyers flagged a possible appeal at the verdict last month.But Bali's district court says it didn't receive notice by the
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Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Syrian for drug trafficking, bringing to 108 the total number of executions this year, the interior ministry announced.Qassem Mohammed al-Hilal had been convicted of importing a "large amount of amphetamine pills" into the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, said02
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R Jagannathan's article "Yakub Memon hanged: Why India still needs capital punishment" lays out a case for retaining the death penalty in India, with some pointers on how it can be applied more narrowly.Much of Mr Jagannathan's argument doesn't hold water.For one, he argues that the right to life02
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Dylann RoofThe white man accused of gunning down 9 parishioners at a black church in Charleston wants to plead guilty to 33 federal charges, but his lawyer said in court Friday that he couldn't advise his client to do so until prosecutors say whether they'll seek the death penalty.During a Leggi02
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Chad has beefed up its security in recent weeks after a spate of deadly attacks by Boko Haram.Amid several suicide bombings in the past few months, Chad reintroduced the death penalty for acts of terrorism.The Chadian parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to reauthorize the death penalty, 602
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Nebraska Governor Pete RickettsGov. Pete Ricketts has again donated to a group trying to save Nebraska's death penalty.A monthly financial statement released Friday by Nebraskans for the Death Penalty shows Ricketts donated $100,000 in July, matching his $100,000 June donation for a total of
The national debate over capital punishment has proceeded in a variety of disparate directions, with some states deciding to end the practice altogether. But in North Carolina, the Republican-led legislature has apparently concluded that the status quo on executions needs to be tweaked in a more
Yakub MemonNEW DELHI — Yakub Memon, the “driving spirit” behind a series of bombings in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993, was hanged early Thursday morning at a prison in central India.The bombings, a carefully coordinated series of a dozen explosions across the city, stunned India because of29
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Yakub MemonThe Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon any relief as rejected both his petitions, even as the Maharashtra Governor rejected his 2nd mercy petition, paving the way for his execution on 30 July.Memon had moved SC seeking quashing of the29
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Mary Jane VelosoWoman who says she was duped into smuggling drugs was given last-minute reprieve from firing squad but remains on death rowOfficials from the Philippines arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday to discuss a case against drug traffickers that they hope can prove that a Filipino former28
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A convicted Japanese murderer who left a haunting "haiku" poem behind after his grisly deeds was sentenced to death on Tuesday.The district court in southwestern Yamaguchi prefecture handed down the sentence 2 years after Kosei Homi, 65, was arrested for killing 5 elderly residents in a tiny28
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Public beheading in Saudi Arabia (file photo)RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for drug trafficking Tuesday, in the second execution after a pause for Ramadan.Saif al-Hadissane was found guilty of smuggling a large amount of hashish.He was executed in the Al-Ahsa region of Leggi02
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Mary Jane VelosoSpeed up investigation to clear name of Catholic woman on death row in Indonesia, advocates sayLawyers for Mary Jane Veloso, the Philippines woman facing execution in Indonesia, say a stronger push for clemency can be "potentially successful", even while other observers say her02
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Emiratis among 41 to be tried in Federal Supreme Court on charges of setting up terrorist groupThe Public Prosecution has referred 41 men of various nationalities, including Emiratis, to the Federal Supreme Court on charges of setting up a terrorist organisation, Salem Saeed Kubaish, UAE's Attoney02
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The U.S. Supreme Court this fall will hear arguments in a challenge to the way Florida sentences people to death --- a challenge backed by 3 former Florida Supreme Court justices and the American Bar Association.The case, which stems from the 1998 murder of an Escambia County fast-food worker02
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Pakistan: An execution FrenzyConvicts on death row in Pakistan are in double jeopardy, having to spend decades behind bars before the eventual executions, a wait made torturous because of the slow-moving legal process, weak prosecution and police investigation system riddled with31
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I need your help in the fight to save Richard Glossip's life. As you might know, Richard's execution is scheduled for September 16 - a month and a half away from now.I firmly believe, along with many others, that Richard is innocent of the crime that sent him to death
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Yakuk MamonPossible innocence, the fact that guilt was never proven beyond reasonable doubt and that many impoverished accused are poorly represented - just a few of the reasons anti-death penalty campaigners cite.Earlier today, Yakub Memon, a chartered accountant convicted in connection with the29
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Karaj, Iran, July 29, 2015Iran Human Rights, July 29 2015: Based on official and unofficial reports, Iranian authorities have executed at least 14 prisoners in the province of Alborz since Monday.Close sources say seven prisoners with drug charges were hanged on Monday in Karaj Central Prison.On29
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No Sharia Law, No Faith-Based Laws!Amnesty International has issued a warning about the imminent execution of a juvenile offender in IranSalar Shadizadi is a juvenile offender in Rasht Prison who is reportedly set to be hanged to death on Saturday, August 1st for a murder crime
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Pakistan: an execution frenzyJuly 28, 2015: Three murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan between July 27 and 28 as executions resumed following a one-month break during the holy month of Ramazan that ended last week. Farooq and Karim Nawaz, were hanged in Multan on July 27 amid strict
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North Jakarta Police Commissioner Susetio Cahyadi announced yesterday that his officers had seized 12 kilograms of methamphetamines, said to be worth Rp 18 billion, originating from Guangzhou, China.As is often the case, the meth was concealed in an unusual container, or rather containers28
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Lindsay Sandiford in her Kerobokan death-row cellThe Prime Minister, who is on a tour of Indonesia, raises case of British grandmother convicted of dug traffickingDavid Cameron has raised the case of Lindsay Sandiford, the British grandmother on death row, with his Indonesian counterpart.Mr02
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Nebraska; Gathering signatures against the repealOrganizers of a campaign to reinstate Nebraska's death penalty say they're cautiously optimistic that they'll gather enough signatures to place the issue on the 2016 ballot, triggering a showdown with opponents who pledge to wage a strong campaign of02
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Public execution in Iran (file photo)According to official and unofficial reports, a total of seven prisoners were hanged to death in Iran on Wednesday July 29 and Saturday August 1.Iran Human Rights, August 1 2015: Two prisoners with drug related charges and one inmate charged with
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Seth Penalver Seth Penalver dropped to the floor and wept into his chair when a Florida jury declared him not guilty in the shooting deaths of three people during a 1994 home invasion.After 3 trials and 18 years in prison - including 13 on death row - a Broward
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Damon ThibodeauxThe executioner haunts Damon Thibodeaux.Nightmares yank him back to the 8-by-10-foot cell that confines him to solitary 23 hours a day. Loneliness overwhelms him; despair crushes his spirit. He wants to scream: “I’m innocent.” He knows it won’t matter.The guards come for him
The majority of Coloradans want their state to kill James Holmes. But if he receives the death penalty, the Department of Corrections may not be ready.Convicted murderer James Holmes is now awaiting his sentence.He faces the death penalty for his crimes, a punishment 2/3 of Coloradans believe he
This year has already seen Pakistan execute at least two people sentenced to death as children, documents obtained by international human rights organisation Reprieve show.Faisal Mehmood was executed on 27 May, 2015, even though the prosecutor in his initial trial had argued he should not face the29
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Nebraska Senator Bob KristThe death penalty has for years been a polarizing issue in the United States. Proponents and opponents alike have strong opinions and strong emotional responses to the issue.In May, 2015, the Nebraska legislature overrode a governor's veto to abolish the death penalty in29
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8 more death row prisoners, who were convicted for murders, were sent to gallows in different prisons of Punjab on Wednesday.According to Samaa correspondent, three murder convicts were hanged in district jail in Attock city early in the morning. A father and his son were among the 3 condemned
Richard GlossipSister Helen Prejean recalled a phone call she received last January from Richard E. Glossip, who had "put me down as someone he wanted to be present when he was executed."She accepted because, "I don't believe in working quietly or going quietly into that night" even she believes a28
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Triple execution in Kuwait in April 2013A court in Kuwait has sentenced 4 Egyptians to death over the killing of a Pakistani guard at a construction site.The Egyptian nationals were sentenced on Tuesday. They were charged with murder using a hammer.The 4 men confessed to
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Saif al-Islam GaddafiA Libyan court on Tuesday sentenced Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death for war crimes including killings of protesters during the 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.The former Gaddafi regime officials sentenced to die by