[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 PHILIPPINES/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Emotional meeting between Baldoz, OFW with death sentenceOn appeal, Dalquez' death sentence stems from a murder conviction handed down by the Al Ain Court of First Instance last May 20 Of course, she cried when she recounted her ordeal,

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 PAKISTAN: Pakistan considers blasphemy law overhaul Pakistan is considering blasphemy law reforms. The last time a lawmaker messed with the law, he was assassinated. In 2008, Salman Taseer, the 26th governor of Punjab province, advocated for Asia Bibi's release from jail.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., S.C., FLA., KAN., USA

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 TEXAS: Death penalty view Texas has executed its 9th victim this year. The victim was injected with a single dose of pentobarbital shortly after 6pm and pronounced dead at 6.49pm. The drug's provenance is not disclosed by the state. This follows the execution of another

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 ENGLAND: Hangman's box used by Bradford-born executioner is focal point of new exhibition A hangman's box, used by Bradford-born executioner Albert Pierrepoint, is the focal point of the latest exhibition at the Bradford Police Museum. The box, which contains the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 ENGLAND: Hangman's box used by Bradford-born executioner is focal point of new exhibition A hangman's box, used by Bradford-born executioner Albert Pierrepoint, is the focal point of the latest exhibition at the Bradford Police Museum. The box, which contains the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news---S.C., NEB., CALIF., ORE., USA

2015-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
June 22 SOUTH CAROLINA: Dylann Roof and the Death Penalty: Does it Matter What the Charleston Victims' Families Want?The case taps into America's debate over the death penalty. If convicted of killing 9 people during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in