Feb. 4
IOWA:
Make capital punishment available in Iowa
A staff editorial claimed that "Iowa lawmakers shouldn't reinstate the death
penalty, or waste time discussing it." Savor the irony: An American newspaper
telling lawmakers they shouldn't waste their time engaging in an "ongoing
Feb. 4
IRAN:
Refugees protest Iran capital punishment at UNCHR in Erbil
In an act of solidarity, Iranian refugees gathered in front of UNHCR
headquarters in the Kurdistan Region's capital of Erbil on Saturday to condemn
capital punishments handed out by the Islamic Republic's
Feb. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Texas man vowed to forgive whoever killed most of his family; then he learned
it was his son
Rage and faith warred inside Kent Whitaker as he lay in a hospital bed with a
9mm bullet hole 6 inches from his heart. It was December 2003, and the
