Oct. 20
TURKEY:
Possible return of death penalty in Turkey is condemned
The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates have signed a
statement condemning the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey.
A joint statement presented to the standing committee of the
Oct. 20
FLORIDA:
Florida Supreme Court removes 2 longtime inmates from death row
A week after the Florida Supreme Court effectively halted executions in the
state indefinitely, justices Thursday removed 2 longtime inmates from death
row.
The court ordered a new trial for Jacob
Oct. 20
EGYPT:
Egypt court overturns 14 Muslim Brotherhood death sentencesCourt of
Cassation upholds death sentences of 8 other defendants in the case pertaining
to an attack on a police station in Kerdasa during anti-coup protests in July
2013.
Egypt's top court on Wednesday
Oct. 20
GEORGIAexecution
Georgia Executes Man For Killing A Cop In 1997Gregory Lawler shot 2 police
officers 19 years ago. It was Georgia's 7th execution this year.
Nearly 20 years after Gregory Paul Lawler shot and killed an Atlanta police
officer and wounded another, the
