Jan 22
TEXAS:
Judge change denied for 2nd defendant in KFC mass slayings
The judge presiding over the upcoming trial of 1 of 2 men accused in the
notorious Kentucky Fried Chicken killings will remain on the case after a
visiting judge rejected the defendant's request for a new judge.
Jan. 22
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
2 Saudis, Yemeni beheaded
2 Saudis convicted of murder and a Yemeni found guilty of drug trafficking
were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the interior
ministry announced.
It said Hassan al-Muhaissen and Abderrazak al-Quetaifi had
Jan. 21
INDIANA:
Judge faces decision on whether to order death sentence
The decision on whether to give a death sentence to a man convicted
killing a woman and her 2 young daughters will be up to a judge in what an
expert says is the first such case since state law was changed more than
Jan. 21
CHINA:
Reformers seek to blunt China's death-penalty reflex
In 10 years on China's highest court, Xuan Dong had a hand in the
executions of 1,000 people -- most carried out by a bullet to the back of
the head, often within weeks of the verdict. On his worst days, he
considered
Jan. 20
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Saudi Arabia beheads two men for drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded by the sword 2 men convicted of drug
smuggling, the interior ministry announced.
Abdul Rahman Rashid and Qashaan al-Sabiee were executed in the
ultra-conservative Muslim
Jan. 22
USA:
Physicians Shouldn't Be Involved in Executions
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Baze v.
Rees, a Kentucky case challenging current practices regarding lethal
injectionthe modality of death in almost all of the 38 states that allow
capital
Jan. 22
NEVADA:
DA Mulling Death Penalty in Machete Slaying
Prosecutors may seek the death penalty against a 29-year-old man accused
of using a machete to kill a Las Vegas woman and slash her son and
daughter.
We're going to be going to the death penalty review committee,
prosecutor
Jan. 22
IRAN:
Amnesty International USA Press Release Amnesty International
Activists Seek to Halt Executions in Same-Sex Rape Case in Iran
Amnesty International has mobilized its activists worldwide to demand that
Iran halt the executions of two men convicted of kidnapping and
Jan. 23
CHINA:
China Pardons 2 Citizens On Death Row
China has pardoned 2 Ugandan women who have been on death row in the
communist state for alleged drug trafficking.
The 2 Ms Sarah Basiima and Ms Bonita Nagai, were pardoned on grounds of
poor health, a diplomat who did not want his
