Nov. 29
TEXAS:
The British woman on death row
Last night, Channel 4 screened a documentary about convicted murderess Linda
Carty; with major contributions from Clive Stafford Smith, it could only have
been an exercise in special pleading.
For those who can receive it, The British
Nov. 29
USA:
Newt: Give the death penalty to drug cartel leaders
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he supports using the
death penalty as punishment for leaders of drug cartels who bring drugs into
America.
Gingrich made the comments when asked in an interview
Nov. 29
MISSISSIPPI:
Christopher Baxter gets trial venue change in George County sheriff's death
Christopher Lee Baxter, 1 of 2 people accused in the capital murder death of
George County Sheriff Garry Welford, was granted a change of trial venue
Monday.
The trial was set for Jan.
Nov. 29
IRAQ:
Subject: More Action Required - Twelve Iraqi Men Executed; Three Remain at Risk
(second update
to UA 193/11)
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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For a print-friendly version of this Urgent Action (PDF):
Nov. 29
TEXAS:
Nearly 400 capital murder convicts get life without parole
In 6 years, Texas has built a lifer's row filled with 398 prisoners who will
never be released through parole - a fast-growing group that already has
outpaced the number of inmates serving a death sentence in
Nov. 29
VIETNAM:
2 drug dealers get death in southern Vietnam
A Ho Chi Minh City court Monday handed down the death sentence to a 40-year-old
Hai Phong woman who brought drugs from China and sold them to dealers in the
northern Vietnamese city, VnExpress reported.
Nguyen Thi Kim
