URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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Sept. 10
TEXAS:
Behind the Death Penalty Cheers
One of the oddest moments of the GOP presidential primary debate Wednesday
night in California occurred when the audience burst into applause in response
to moderator Brian Williams’ recap of Gov. Rick Perry’s record of presiding
over
Sept. 10
IRANexecutions
2 drug smugglers hanged in Iran2 drug traffickers on a death sentence were
hung on Saturday, putting their death penalty tally at 186, although rights
groups say it is much higher
2 convicted drug traffickers were hanged on Saturday in a prison in the
Sept. 9
VIRGINIA:
Justin Wolfe Moved Off Death Row After vacation of all convictions, Wolfe
moved from the cell that he has called home for the past nine years Wednesday.
Add your photos videos Justin Michael Wolfe left the cell that he has called
home for the past nine years
Sept. 9
IRAN:
14 executions in Orumieh, Kerman, Ahwaz and Qazvin, and mass arrests in various
cities
From September 3 to 8, 2011, the inhuman clerical regime hanged 14 prisoners in
Orumieh (3 people), Kerman (4 people), Ahwaz (6 people), and Qazvin (1 person).
According to the
Sept. 10
USA:
From Wall Street to death row: Lawyer finds a calling in ministry
When a prison chaplain first asked Dale Recinella to minister to the inmates at
Apalachee Correctional Institution, Recinella's first thought was, Absolutely
not.
He never wanted to step foot inside a