Dec. 14
TEXAS:
His name is Ruben M. Cantu, he was framed, and we killed him
If Ruben Cantu had been sentenced to life in prison, he would be a free
man today.
He would have his freedom not because he served enough time to earn parole
from the 1984 incident that put him behind bars. Cantu
Dec. 14
USA:
Criminal justice in the US: The American way of death
Stanley 'Tookie' Williams was killed by lethal injection in California
yesterday. His case highlights the controversy over state executions in
the US, says Andrew Gumbel
Within the eerie confines of the death chamber at
Dec. 14
LOUISIANA:
The Road to RedemptionCommentary: A prisoner on death row finds that
social change comes in small, painful increments, starting with the self.
This essay was written for The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A
Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear, edited by
Dec. 14
GERMANY/AUSTRIA:
Arnold the Barbarian
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, famous for playing hard men in
Hollywood blockbusters such as Terminator and Conan the Barbarian, has
lost many fans in Germany and his native Austria by refusing to pardon
gang killer Stanley Tookie
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
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14 December 2005
UA 314/05 Imminent Execution/ legal concern
PAKISTAN:
Shahzad (m)
Muhammad Ashraf (m)
Umer Hayat (m)
Mubarak Ali (m)
Shahzad, Muhammad Ashraf, Umer Hayat and Mubarak Ali are
scheduled to be hanged on 21
Dec. 14
USA:
Tookie is dead. Time to dump the duct tape.
Whew! I have waited for 24 years to feel this safe.
I lost a neighbor in the rubble of Sept. 11, 2001. I crossed my fingers as
my teenage daughter starting driving. I held my breath as reckless drivers
sped down my suburban
Dec. 14
MISSISSIPPI-execution
State executes killer
The state executed its 1st inmate in 3 years at 6:25 p.m. today when John
B. Nixon Sr. was pronounced dead at Mississippi State Penitentiary.
His mood changed from cheerful and chatty to somber and withdrawn as the
time of his
Dec. 14
CALIFORNIA:
Ashburn: Time to speed up death penalty proces.
By Senator Roy Ashburn, 18th Senate District The recent spotlight on the
impending execution of multiple-murderer Stanley Tookie Williams has
once again highlighted the flaws in Californias death penalty law.
Williams
Dec. 15
EGYPT:
Indonesian Citizen Escapes Death Sentence in Egypt
Jakarta:Darman Agustri (33), an Indonesian tried in a Cairo court in Egypt
for having murdered a Malaysian family last year, has escaped the death
sentence.
The court has reviewed its decision to impose a death sentence on
