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James HolmesAn attorney with experience in death-penalty cases has been added to the prosecution team on the Aurora movie theater murder case.Daniel Zook will take an in-courtroom role in the prosecution of theater shooting suspect James Holmes, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said. While working at the district attorney's office...Read more http://deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2013/02/colorado-aurora-theater-shooting.html01
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Ohio Death ChamberA newly elected Ohio Supreme Court justice who achieved the unlikely feat of ousting an incumbent without accepting any campaign contributions is not wasting any time in asserting his opposition to the death penalty. In an order this week setting an execution date for a convicted31
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Kerobokan PrisonThe sister of Lindsay Sandiford, the British grandmother sentenced to death by firing squad in Bali last week, fears that she cannot be saved from execution because of her inability to fund a lawyer.Hilary Parsons has spent the last pennies of her savings to try and find Sandiford30
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January 28, 2013: A man who killed his colleague and was sentenced to death, had his capital punishment verdict quashed by Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals, as the heirs of the victim pardoned him and gave up their rights.The Court handed down the Asian defendant three years in jail for murder. He will29
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Public execution by beheadingon a parking lot in Saudi ArabiaRiyadh: Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals on Tuesday after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement.Musaed Al Ruweili was arrested as he tried to smuggle “a large number of narcotic
Germany's Bundesbank said it will exclude Chinese and Vietnamese central bank officials from anti- counterfeiting seminars over concerns about the countries' use of the death penalty for serious cases of forgery."The Bundesbank wants to make sure it doesn't give advice on the subject of25
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The international condemnation of Rizana Nafeek's unjust execution has not elicited a positive response from Saudi authorities. There have been no promises for reform or pledges to reexamine the justice system's flawed management of migrant workers.Instead, Saudi Arabia has adopted a defensive25
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Iran Human Rights, January 25: One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ilam yesterday morning reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.The prisoner who was not identified by name was convicted of murder and sentenced to Qesas (retribution).According to the official Iranian sources at
Iran Human Rights, January 24: Two prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons, reported the Iranian state media today.One of the prisoners was convicted of murdering a security officer in Khoramdareh (Province of Lorestan, western Iran), reported the daily Kayhan newspaper. The24
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A 23 year-old Nigerian student of a private college in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936gm of cannabis 2 years ago.As reported by NewStraitsTimes, the Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab ruled that the prosecution24
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Iran Human Rights, January 23: Three prisoners were hanged in Qazvin Prison (west of Tehran) today.Fars, a state-run Iranian news agency reported that three prisoners, identified as "K Kh." (28), "A. N." (34) and "A. H." (41), were convicted of possession and trafficking of narcotic drugs. They22
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Documents obtained from the Ministry of Justice reveal details of executions carried out in recent years—including cases of lengthy delays and clerical errors—but fail to shed light on certain key steps of the execution process.Under a freedom-of-information request, The Asahi Shimbun obtained01
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A French national is facing the death penalty after he was caught carrying 70 grams of hashish at Ngurai Rai International Airport near Denpasar, Bali.Vincent Roger Petrone, a 43-year-old plasterer, arrived at the airport on Tuesday evening on board a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala
Montgomery County state district court Judge Kelly Case on Wednesday withdrew an order that had set the execution of condemned murderer Larry Swearingen for Feb. 27. The judge's decision came after a hearing in which Swearingen's lawyers argued that more time was required to accomplish DNA testing
Bills proposed by lawmakers that would eliminate the death penalty in Washington state were referred to committee Monday.Both House Bill 1504 and its companion Senate Bill, SB5372, were referred to respective law and judicial committees. If passed, the joint bill would put a stop to all
Execution chamberat Tokyo Detention Center Nine films from Japan and abroad on the theme of capital punishment will be screened consecutively at a movie theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district over a 1-week period from Feb. 2, with a series of talks also scheduled.Movies shown at Eurospace for
Iran Human Rights, January 26: According to the official Iranian media a man was hanged in the public early this morning in Kerman (southeastern Iran).According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars the man was identified as "Yaser K." (age not mentioned) and convicted of rape.The execution25
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Firing squads are out. Injections are in. But who'll supply the poison?Like many of its Communist brethren, Vietnam enforces the death penalty. The European Union abhors it.This is a dilemma for Hanoi, which wants to use lethal injection drugs on its 500-plus prisoners on death row. Germany is a
Imprisoned in Mexico since December 2005, Florence Cassez was finally released Wednesday, Jan. 23 following a decision by the Supreme Court. This happy outcome should give hope to many French prisoners in the world, much of whom claim to be innocent. According to a statement from the Ministry of
Shiraz public amputationJanuary 24, 2013Iran Human Rights, January 24: Iranian authorities’ campaign of public medieval punishments continues. According to the state run Iranian news agencies amputation verdict of a prisoner was carried out in public in the city of Shiraz (southern
Kerobokan cellDrug syndicates are using Westerners to smuggle drugs into Bali in new tactics, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday as a British grandmother became the latest to face the firing squad for trafficking.Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was sentenced to death Tuesday after being caught with 4.7923
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Firing squad executionin VietnamVietnam says it is to begin producing home-grown poisons to be used in the execution of prisoners.The move comes after overseas producers refused to export the drugs which are legally required for lethal injections.More than 500 people are on death row in Vietnam22
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(CNN) -- A 56-year-old British grandmother caught smuggling blocks of cocaine in her suitcase has been sentenced to death in Indonesia.Prosecutors in Bali had asked for a 15-year sentence for Lindsay June Sandiford, who was arrested last May carrying what officials said was cocaine worth anA British grandmother on Thursday lost a High Court bid to make the government pay for a lawyer to help her appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling.Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was sentenced to death last week for smuggling nearly 5.0 kilos (11 pounds) of cocaine worth $2.431
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The executions bring to nine the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this yearRiyadh: Saudi Arabia beheaded two of its nationals on Wednesday after they were sentenced to death for separate murders, the interior ministry announced.Marwan Al Balawi was convicted of stabbing to death
The planned execution of a female inmate in Texas has been postponed for 60-days by a judge in the Lone Star state.The execution, which was planned for after 6 p.m. this evening would have been the first time in over two years a female inmate would have faced the death penalty.Kimberly McCarthy28
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An Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death Saturday on charges related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants.The verdict follows deadly26
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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say the military is being deployed to the Mediterranean city of Port Said after eight people were killed in riots outside the main prison following a controversial verdict related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence.A Cairo judge25
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The parents of Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia, say they have forgiven those responsible for her death but want her body returned home.The Saudi authorities, however, have said no, according to Nafeek's mother.Rafeena Nafeek told BBC reporter Azzam Ameen: "Even our24
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January 23, 2013: Tareq Aziz, the late Saddam Hussein's ailing former deputy premier now on death row, is suffering from depression and plans to ask the Pope to call for his speedy execution, his lawyer said.Badie Aref said Aziz, a Christian, believed he was being treated well in prison, but was24
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Kerobokan prisonBritish woman Lindsay Sandiford can now look forward to sleeping for a very long time on a mat on the floor, dormitory-style, in a hot, smelly and dank Bali prison cell.There will no beds and nice bedding, no western toilets and no creature comforts. Her sleeping partners and cell24
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Chinese death-row inmatesbeing lead to execution groundsA Chinese woman who stabbed her husband to death after suffering months of sustained domestic violence should not be executed, Amnesty International said today.Li Yan a 41-year-old woman, from Sichuan province in South West China, could be
NEW DELHI — A government panel reviewing India's sex crime laws after the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi proposed tougher jail terms on Wednesday but stopped short of calling for the death sentence.Gopal Subramanium, a member of the Justice J.S. Verma Commission, said the maximum21
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A Saudi court sentenced a local man to death and ordered his crucifixion for two hours after he was convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old boy.The appeals court in the northern province of Jouf upheld a previous verdict against the 35-year-old Saudi, who confessed to the murder of the