[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----CONN., VA., OHIO, USA

2016-07-29 Thread Rick Halperin
July 29 CONNECTICUT: Resentencing Of Another Death Row Inmate Scheduled Sedrick "Ricky" Cobb, sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Julia Ashe of Watertown in 1989, will be resentenced Aug. 5 as Connecticut continues to dismantle its death row. Cobb,

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-07-29 Thread Rick Halperin
July 29 INDONESIA: After executions, Indonesia says it will review death penaltyThe government's statement comes just hours after it executed 4 drug convicts including 3 foreigners It looks as if international and local pressure on the Indonesian government to abolish the death

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-07-29 Thread Rick Halperin
July 29 INDIA: Govt not in favour of abolishing death penalty: Kiren Rijiju Government today said in Rajya Sabha that it is "not in favour" of abolishing the capital punishment considering the "prevailing circumstances" in the country. "The prevailing circumstances in which we are