July 7
FLORIDA:
1st exonerated death row survivor in the US passes away
Dave Keaton, the 1st death row exoneree in the US and the 1st death row
exoneree from the State of Florida, passed away suddenly at home in Quincy,
Florida. He was 63.
He is survived by his siblings Elise,
July 7
ALBANIA:
Tahiri comments the chance to restore death penalty in Albania
Minister Tahiri has praised calls to restore the death penalty, after the
execution of 2 Czech tourists. Through a detailed post on the social network
Facebook, Tahiri writes that he has proposed 2 new
July 7
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Court filing: Accused Charleston church killer Roof headed to death penalty
trial?
Attorney Boyd Young, who specializes in representing defendants in death
penalty trials, has filed notice in court that he will represent accused mass
killer Dylann Roof in
July 7
CHINA:
Chinese court upholds death penalty for 5 people in plot to kill miners and
claim compensationSchemers were able to claim $300,000 in compensation due
to lax safety regulation
A court in eastern China upheld death sentences for 5 people who conspired to
kill
Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Updated alert: July 14, scheduled execution of David Zink.
If you have already called Governor Nixon, many thanks. Please call again
with more on why he should not be executed:
Missouri plans to execute David Zink on Tuesday, July 14
July 7
INDIA:
1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon could be hanged this month, moves curative
petition
As per legal process, a curative petition can only be filed when the petitioner
establishes that there was a genuine violation of principles of natural justice
in his case, and when
July 7
TEXAS2 new execution dates
Judge sets execution date for Fort Worth killer of 3
A Tarrant County judge on Monday set an October execution date for a Fort Worth
man who killed 3 men in 2 days in 2005.
State District Judge David C. Hagerman ruled that Christopher Wilkins,
