Jan. 27
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas court reprieves death row prisoner Garcia White
Texas's top criminal court has halted Wednesday's execution of a prisoner
linked to 5 killings in Houston.
The Texas court of criminal appeals issued a reprieve on Tuesday to death row
Jan. 27
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
3 more beheaded under new Saudi king
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 2 more of its citizens and a Pakistani,
continuing the strictest punishment under new King Salman.
Omar bin Yahya bin Ibrahim al-Barkati was tried and convicted of incest, the
Jan. 27
UTAH:
Anti-death penalty group to protest firing squad bill
A group opposed to capital punishment plans to protest outside the Utah State
Capitol on Tuesday over one lawmaker's plan to resurrect the use of firing
squads.
The group Utahns for Alternatives to the Death
Jan. 27
BANGLADESH:
HC continues hearing appeals in BDR carnage case
The High Court for the 4th day yesterday continued hearing the death reference
and the appeals in the BDR carnage case, the biggest ever criminal case in the
country's history in terms of the number of accused and
Jan. 27
INDONESIA:
Bali 9: how 2 young Australian men ended up on death row in IndonesiaIt's
almost a decade since Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran strapped heroin to
nervous drug couriers in the plot that would see them jailed. Everyone agrees
they are reformed men now. So why are
Jan. 27
SOUTHEAST ASIA:
Southeast Asia: UN rights office appeals for halt in executions for drug crimes
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
today expressed concern over the use of the death penalty for drug-related
crimes in Southeast Asia and
Jan. 27
NEW YORK:
Death Penalty Project Gives Real-World Experience to Undergraduates
The Cornell Death Penalty Project runs clinical programs at Cornell Law School
in which students assist with the representation of capital defendants. The
project is run by three professors, Prof.
Jan. 27
GEORGIAexecution
Georgia Executes Warren Lee Hill Despite Low IQ Claim
A 2-time killer was executed in Georgia on Tuesday evening after his claim that
he has the intellect of a child failed to sway the U.S. Supreme Court -- and
his lawyer blasted his lethal injection as
Jan. 27
INDONESIA:
'No clemency' for Bali 9
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has indicated 2 Australians convicted of drug
offences will not receive a reprieve from execution, a refusal to pardon that
is likely to strain already fragile ties between the 2 neighbours.
Australian
