March 2
GLOBAL:
Global war on drugs could harm efforts to abolish death sentences - study; Iran
reforms drive 90% fall in death penalty worldwide, but report warns hardline
approach to minor cases violates human rights
Global efforts to abolish the death penalty are in danger of
March 2
TEXAS:
Prosecutor declares freed Texas death row inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown innocent,
paving way for state compensationBrown was freed from nearly a decade on
death row in 2015, but because he was never declared "actually innocent," he
couldn't get compensation for
March 1
GLOBAL:
Governments use death penalty to crackdown on religious minorities
Various countries that include China and Iraq are disproportionately using the
death penalty against people from religious minorities, not for any criminal
misdeeds, but merely based on their faith
March 1
OHIOnew death sentence:
Arron Lawson receives death penalty in Ohio quadruple murder case
A 3-judge panel has handed down a death sentence for a man who was found guilty
in a quadruple murder case in Lawrence County, Ohio.
The judges made the ruling Thursday in the
Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present42
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-560
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
43-Mar. 28Patrick Murphy--561
44-----Apr. 11Mark Robertson--562
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: Associated Press & Rick Halperin)
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Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present42
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982present-550
Abbott#scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
43-Mar. 28Patrick Mu
February 28
GLOBAL:
7th World Congress Speaks Against Death Penalty
Brussels is hosting the 7th world congress against the death penalty this week,
with politicians and activists arguing their case in the main city of the
28-nation European Union, the largest zone to end the
February 28
OHIO:
Realities of Death Penalty Revealed in Ohio
To date, Ohio has executed 56 people since reinstatement of the death penalty
in 1976. During that same time, 9 people have been exonerated from the state’s
death row, 20 have received clemency, and 3 have been killed by
scheduled execution date-nameTx. #
42-Feb. 28Billy Wayne Coble---560
43-Mar. 28Patrick Murphy--561
44-Apr. 11Mark Robertson------562
45-Apr. 24John King-
February 27
BELARUS:
Death penalty: Filling Europe’s black hole
The 47-nation Council of Europe is co-organising a round table on capital
punishment in Belarus on Thursday 28 February as part of the World Congress
Against the Death Penalty in Brussels.
Belarus is the only country
February 27
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denies delay of Coble's execution
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied requests Tuesday from Billie
Wayne Coble to delay his execution scheduled for Thursday or to reduce his
death sentence to a life
February 26
BELGIUM:
Belgium continues to argue for universal abolition of the death
penaltyDidier Reynders raised the inextricable link between poverty and the
death penalty owing to the costs of legal proceedings, or the lack of legal
knowledge of the criminal justice system.
February 25
CAMEROON:
Cameroon opposition leader faces death sentence
CAMEROON’S main opposition leader and more than 100 supporters face the death
penalty following their arraignment for allegedly plotting to overthrow the
government.
Maurice Kamto, leader of the Cameroon
February 25
TEXAS:
Texas Rebuffed On Mental Fitness Review For Death Row
A Texas court relied on outdated and stereotypical rationales to determine that
a death row inmate who struggled as a teenager to grasp basic math was not
intellectually disabled and should be executed, the
February 24
IRAN:
International watchdog urges Iran to stop execution of 3 Kurdish teenagers
Amnesty International said on Friday that Iran must immediately halt the
execution of 3 teenagers found guilty of crimes that were committed when they
were under the age of 18.
One teenager
February 24
TEXAS:
Hearings rescheduled for 3 men accused of murdering Tyler gas station clerk
Hearings for 3 men accused of murdering a Tyler gas station clerk in 2017 have
been rescheduled.
According to Smith County judicial records, Lamarcus Hannah, 32; Kedarias
Oliver, 23; and
February 23
EGYPT:
Court recommends death sentence to Monks accused of killing Bishop Epiphanius
Damanhur Criminal Court ruled on Saturday to refer 2 Coptic Christian monks to
Egypt's top religious authority for consideration of the death penalty against
them over killing Head of
February 23
TEXAS:
‘Violent death’: Man accused of killing 2-year-old daughter with hammer
A Texas man who is charged in the "violent death" of his 2-year-old daughter
appeared in court this week, KHOU reported.
Yovahnis Roque has been charged with capital murder after allegedly
February 22
PAKISTAN:
India fails to answer critical questions in Jadhav case: Pakistan
Thursday was the last day of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case hearing at the Peace
Palace in The Hague. Khawar Qureshi, representing Pakistan, began his final
rebuttal before the International Court of
February 22
INDIANA:
Judge grants death penalty trial postponement
An Allen County judge today granted a request by lawyers for a man facing the
death penalty to postpone his trial.
Marcus Dansby, 23, had been scheduled to stand trial in April, but defense
attorneys Michelle Kraus
February 22
TEXAS:
Texas man confesses to beating daughter, 2, to death with hammer
An office’s body camera recorded the confession Tuesday from Yovahnis Roque,
26, in the death of the girl in a home in Orange, the affidavit says.
Police say the toddler’s body was found in a
February 21
OHIO:
Anti-Death Penalty Group Pleased But Still Concerned About Upcoming Executions
Advocates against capital punishment say they’re pleased with comments from
Gov. Mike DeWine, who says executions won’t proceed until the prisons
department comes up with a new lethal
February 21
TRINIDAD:
Why bother with death sentence?
THE EDITOR: Our justice system is such an a-- with the implementation of one
law for the rich and another for the poor, which is used here on a daily basis.
It is at times difficult to believe we have a justice system at all.
February 21
TEXASimpending execution Death Watch: Flawed Testimony Cited to Challenge
Death SentenceBillie Coble challenges 2nd death sentence
Billie Coble, 70, has already evaded death once. In 2007, the U.S. 5th Court of
Appeals granted him a punishment-phase retrial, but he
February 20
EGYPTexecutions
Egypt hangs 9 for 2015 murder of top prosecutor
Egypt hanged 9 men on Wednesday for the 2015 assassination of the prosecutor
general, judicial sources said, bringing to 15 the number of executions it has
carried out this month.
Hisham Barakat was
February 20
SOUTH DAKOTA:
South Dakota Death Penalty Exemption Fails Twice
Most of the bills which have been introduced this year are now starting to see
action in the committees and on the floor. Several of the bills which I
prepared and introduced have now been resolved one way or
February 20
OHIO:
Gov. Mike DeWine freezes all Ohio executions while new method developed
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that there will be no more executions in Ohio
until a new method of carrying them out can be developed and deemed
constitutional by the courts.
“As long as the
February 20
TEXASdeath sentence overturned
Supreme Court reverses death sentence for Texas inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a man on death row in Texas is
intellectually disabled and therefore cannot receive the death penalty.
The justices ruled 6-3 in favor
February 19
YEMEN:
Yemen Urges UN Intervention to Save Detainee from Houthi Execution
The legitimate Yemeni government called on the United Nations and its envoy
Martin Griffiths to intervene and halt the execution of a female detainee held
by the Iran-backed Houthi militias.
The
February 19
TENNESSEE:
Sgt. Daniel Baker Act: Plan to fast track death penalty cases up for review
The Senate Judiciary Committee will review a plan that would fast track death
penalty cases.
Legislation named for fallen Dickson County Sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Baker would
provide
February 19
TEXASimpending execution
Local man convicted of killing 3 scheduled to die
Billy Wayne Coble, 70, who was convicted of the 1989 slayings of his
brother-in-law Bobby Vicha, a Waco police sergeant, and Vicha’s parents in
Axtell, is set to die on Feb. 28, having
February 18
INDIA:
In 2:1 verdict, SC upholds constitutional validity of death penaltyHas
death penalty in the statute served as a deterrent for heinous crime?
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court in a verdict on Wednesday expressed
different opinions on this with one saying
February 18
CALIFORNIA:
DA: Gang Member Charged With Triple Murder At Torrance Bowling Alley
A 47-year-old man has been charged with killing 3 men at a bowling alley in
Torrance last month.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney John Chang said Reginald Leander Wallace,
of Los
February 17
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan submits reply before ICJ in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Pakistan on Saturday submitted its reply in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case to the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) before the Monday’s hearing where India
will contest the convicted spy’s death row.
February 17
TEXAS:
Wilkins-Dember, champion of racial justice, dies at 89
Jean Wilkins-Dember, a fierce champion for racial justice and passionate Third
Ward community organizer, died last week at the age of 89.
Wilkins-Dember served a founding member of the National Black United
February 16
ZIMBABWE:
Granny killer sentenced to death
A BEITBRIDGE man, who waylaid a 65-year-old flea market trader in the driveway
of her house in the border town before fatally stabbing the woman and robbing
her of 2 cellphones, was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging.
February 16
NEVADA:
Nevada lawmakers introduce bill to end death penalty
Nevada lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the death
penalty in the state.
20 states have abolished or overturned the death penalty, while Colorado,
Pennsylvania and Oregon have a
February 15
GLOBAL:
Executions for gay sex: 13 nations threaten it, 4 do it.
How many countries execute people for being gay? This blog’s best estimate: The
laws of 13 nations call for the death penalty for gay sex, but only four
countries go through with it.
This blog’s updated
February 15
WYOMING:
Wyoming Senate defeats death penalty repeal bill
The Wyoming Senate defeated a bill Thursday that would have repealed the
state's death penalty, ending the most successful legislative attempt to do
away with capital punishment in recent memory.
Having passed
February 15
NORTH CAROLINA:
Erica Parsons' Parents To Face Death Penalty In Murder TrialCasey and Sandy
Parsons are accused of abusing, killing and dismembering their adopted
daughter, Erica, in 2011.
Casey and Sandy Parsons are facing the death penalty and will go on trial for
February 14
MALAYSIA:
Group says death penalty in the way of seeking truth behind Altantuya’s murder
A group campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty says doing away with
the punishment would help bring to justice those responsible in the Altantuya
Shaariibuu murder case.
February 14
NORTH CAROLINA:
Adoptive parents of Erica Parsons, facing death penalty, due in court
The adoptive parents of Erica Parsons, accused of killing the girl in 2011, are
due in court Thursday morning.
Thursday’s hearing could bring us one step closer to the trial for Casey
February 13
IRAN:
Iranian environmentalists fear death penalty after a year behind bars
A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar
Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad
Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.
February 13
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Now is our chance to end the death penalty
This year can be the culmination of many years of effort to end the death
penalty in New Hampshire if those who are convinced that the practice is
wrongheaded will contact legislators and let them know how and why
February 12
BOTSWANA:
Death penalty not a deterrent- Chief Justice
The newly appointed Chief Justice, Terrence Rannowane says the death penalty
has not worked as a deterrent to murder.
Rannowane said this when delivering his maiden speech at the opening of the
legal year on
February 12
OHIO:
Final jury selection delayed in start of quadruple homicide trial
Final jury selection was delayed Monday in a Pedro, Ohio, quadruple homicide
case being held at the Lawrence County Courthouse.
Arron L. Lawson, 24, of Township Road 1051, Ironton, faces 4 counts
February 12
NORTH CAROLINA:
Murdered, pregnant prostitute ‘matters,’ prosecutor says as death penalty trial
beginsThe death penalty trial of Seaga Gillard, accused of fatally shooting
a pregnant woman inside a Raleigh hotel room in December of 2016, began on
The case of a
February 11
GREAT BRITAIN:
Sajid Javid accused of evading questions about suspects facing death
penaltyHome secretary delayed to answer questions by Caroline Lucas about
fate of British citizens allegedly part of Isis cell
A senior Conservative MP has reprimanded the home
February 11
TEXAS:
Texas Gives Billie (Billy) Coble Execution Date of February 28, 2019
Billie (Billy) Wayne Coble is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on
Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State
Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Seventy-year-old
February 10
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh makes record drugs seizure amid crackdownThe country has
struggled to control a surge in yaba imports crossing the border from Myanmar,
where the pills are manufactured by the millions
Bangladesh seized a record 53 million methamphetamine
February 10
VIETNAM:
Australian detained in Vietnam, Chau Van Kham, investigated for crime that
carries death penalty
When Chau Van Kham abruptly stopped responding to messages on a trip to Vietnam
in January, his prolonged silence led to a seeping dread.
His family, based in
February 10
ALABAMA:
Execution raises uncomfortable constitutional questions
The State of Alabama put a man to death Thursday. He was the 217th person to
die under the state’s death penalty – the 64th execution since a moratorium on
executions in Alabama was lifted in 1983.
Dominique
February 9
IRAQexecutions
ISIS executes 3 brothers after kidnapping in Iraq’s Salahuddin
Islamic State militants on Friday killed 3 brothers after kidnapping them in
the north of Salahuddin Province, a local security source has confirmed.
The 3 brothers were abducted 3 days
February 9
NORTH CAROLINA:
Man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend in High Point could face death
penalty
A judge told William Hayes III, 20, that he could face the death penalty or
life in prison without patrol for the alleged killing of his girlfriend
Tontoria York.
Hayes
February 8
SRI LANKA:
Sri Lanka President Confirms Death Penalty For Drug Convicts
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena had declared war on drug traffickers
in the country, as he insisted on imposing a death penalty on convicted drug
traffickers within the next 2 months.
The
February 8
ALABAMAexecution
Alabama executes Domineque Ray for 1995 Selma murder
Alabama death row inmate Domineque Ray died by lethal injection Thursday
evening.
Prison officials recorded his time of death as 10:12 p.m.
Ray was executed after an 11th-hour ruling from the U.S.
decision.
(sources: Associated Press & Rick Halperin)
***
USAcountdown to nation's 1500th execution
With the execution of Dominique Ray in Alabama on February 7, the USA has now
executed 1,492 condemned individuals since the death penalty was
relegalized on July 2,
February 7
ALABAMAstay of execution lifted
Supreme Court: Execution of Muslim inmate can proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected claims from a Muslim inmate who
said his religious rights were being violated, clearing the way for the lethal
injection to go forward
February 7
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:
MEPs want to prohibit trade with countries that still have death penalty
Speaking at the opening of seventh World Congress Against the Death Penalty on
February 5, a number of European Parliamentarians took the opportunity to
demand that the EU
February 7
MISSOURI:
Proposed Law For Death Row Organ DonationsHouse Bill 630 would give inmates
on death row the chance to donate organs, but there are concerns.
The controversial bill introduced a couple of weeks ago in the Missouri House
of Representatives would give those
February 7
PENNSYLVANIA:
Execution date set for York County man who murdered friend's ex-wife during
burglary
Pennsylvania Corrections Secretary John Wetzel has signed a notice of execution
for Timothy Jacoby, a man who fatally shot his friend's ex-wife when he
burglarized her home
February 6
ALABAMA:
Court grants Muslim death row inmate stay of execution
The U.S. Court of Appeals has granted a stay of execution for a Muslim death
row inmate in Alabama as he continues his ongoing bid to have an imam present
at his execution.
Domineque Ray on Monday motioned
February 6
BANGLADESH:
4 receive death penalty for murdering minor in Sylhet
4 people have been sentenced to death for killing a schoolboy in Chatak upazila
of Sunamganj district in 2015.
Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Rezaul Karim passed the order on
Wednesday.
February 7
WYOMING:
Death penalty vote a proud moment for Wyoming House
“Riveting.” It’s not a word I’ve ever used before in connection with the
Wyoming Legislature, and I’ve covered about 20 sessions over the past four
decades.
But it’s the best descriptor I can think of for the
February 6
TEXAS:
DNA testing results released on death row case of Larry Swearingen
More than a year after prosecutors agreed to DNA testing on decades-old
evidence in a Montgomery County death row case, the results are in - and they
didn't reveal anything new.
Most of the aging
February 5
UNITED KINGDOM:
UK, Stand Firm against Data Demands in Death Penalty CasesUS Could Use Data
Demanded from UK – But Pretend It Didn’t
After heated debate, the United Kingdom has just inched closer to adopting laws
that would allow the United States to demand and obtain
February 5
MISSOURI:
Controversial Missouri bill would allow organ donations from death row inmates
A controversial bill before state lawmakers in Jefferson City would allow death
row inmates to voluntarily donate organs moments before they are executed.
Supporters say Missouri
February 5
ALABAMAimpending execution
Judge Denies Muslim death row Inmate's '11th-Hour' Requests for Imam in
Execution Chamber, Plea for Gas
Once a stay was tossed, a devout Muslim inmate on Alabama’s death row who is
set to be executed on February 7 failed to sway a federal
February 5
TEXAS:
Anthony Graves, Wrongfully Convicted Death Row Inmate, Gives Voice to Voiceless
Since August 23, 1992, Anthony Graves has been behind bars for the gruesome
murder of a family in Somerville, Texas. There was no clear motive, no physical
evidence connecting him to
February 4
JAMAICA:
Crime, punishment and reform
I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone who goes out to commit crimes with a
lethal weapon. Anyone who has no respect for life deserves anything that he/she
gets. But I don’t believe in capital punishment. Even killers can be
February 4
ILLINOIS:
Exoneree band doesn’t lack conviction
The Defenders of the Innocent keynote speaker isn’t really a speaker.
It packs a powerful message just the same.
The Exoneree Band, a touring group of ex-prisoners-turned-musicians, will be
the main attraction at the March
February 3
IRANexecutions
Secret Executions at Rajai Shahr Prison
2 prisoners were executed secretly last Wednesday at Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj
city.
According to IHR sources, 2 prisoners were executed on the morning of
Wednesday, January 30, at Rajai Shahr prison. IHR could
February 3
TEXAS:
20 years later, justice for the lynching of James Byrd Jr. might finally be
complete
John William King did not wear a white sheet or a pointed hood in court. When
his February 1999 trial began, his plain street clothes covered prison tattoos
defense attorneys did
February 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Female Activist Spared Death Penalty Amid Outrage
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have confirmed that its public prosecutor is no
longer recommending the death penalty for female activist Israa al-Ghomgham,
who has been held since 2015 after
January 31
INDIA:
On death row, prisoners turn over a new leaf
Datta was 20 when he was arrested for the rape and murder of a minor girl.
Following a trial, he was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. He has
been serving time awaiting his execution ever since. He is now
---Patrick Murphy--561
44-Apr. 11Mark Robertson--562
45-Apr. 24John King---563
46-May 2------Dexter Johnson--564
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
NORTH CAROLINA:
80-Year-Ol
be put to death since Greg Abbott
became Governor of Texas in 2015.
Jennings becomes the 1st condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the
USA and the 1,491st overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17,
1977.
(sources: ABC News & Rick Halperin)
Execution
January 30
GREAT BRITAIN:
The death penalty is a brutal relic – Britain must seize today’s chance to make
that clear to Donald TrumpThe government is not being sufficiently robust
in its dealings with the US, for fear the president might hold a ‘grudge’
It was more than half a
560
43-Mar. 28Patrick Murphy--561
44-Apr. 11Mark Robertson--562
45-Apr. 24John King---563
46-May 2------Dexter Johnson--564
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
January 29
BANGLADESH:
Death penalty handed to wife of murdered lawyer Rathis Bhowmik
The wife of Rathis Chondro Bhowmik, the lawyer whose body was found buried in a
construction site last year, has been sentenced to death for the murder of her
husband. Dipa Bhowmik was present in
January 29
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Man sentenced to death for 2 2005 murders appears in Georgetown County
courtroomStephen Stanko appears in Georgetown County courtroom, seeking
post-conviction relief of death sentence
A man sentenced to death for 2 2005 murders appeared in a
January 28
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Saudi Arabia executes 4 Yemenis for guard's murder
Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed 4 Yemenis found guilty of murdering a security
guard, the kingdom's interior ministry said.
The 4 men robbed and killed a Pakistani man who worked as a security
January 28
FLORIDA:
New conservative makeup of Florida Supreme Court is the start of DeSantis’
legacy
On the eve of the gubernatorial inauguration in early January, Florida’s new
lieutenant governor told a ballroom of supporters what she believed to be the
most lasting legacy
January 27
PAKISTAN:
1 given death penalty in triple murder case
The Additional Sessions Judge Fatehjang Saturday given death penalty and
10-year imprisonment to one Khalid Mehmood in a triple murder case.
The culprit, Khalid Mehmood of Mirza village a year ago had shot dead his
January 27
ALABAMAimpending execution
Alabama Gives Dominique (Domineque) Ray Execution Date of February 7, 2019
Dominique (Domineque) Ray is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Thursday,
February 7, 2019, at the Holeman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
January 26
VIRGINIA:
Capital murder defendant granted expert to help avoid death penalty
A man facing a capital murder charge and — if convicted — the potential of the
death penalty will be able to add an expert in prison violence risk assessments
to his team, a judge determined
January 26
THAILAND:
Woman who laundered drug money gets death penalty
The Criminal Court has handed down a death sentence to a Myanmar woman for
laundering dirty money and her connection with the methamphetamine trade.
The court passed sentence on Myint Thein Aye, 43, after
January 25
AUSTRALIA:
The story of the only woman hanged in Queensland Ellen Thompson lived in
the Douglas Shire region and became the only woman hanged in the state of
Queensland.
In Australia’s early settler days, capital punishment may have been common
practice but in
January 25
FLORIDA:
2 Jacksonville men facing the death penalty in 2 separate murder cases1 man
has been charged with shooting and killing a woman in front of her child.
The State Attorney Office said the death penalty is still on the table for 2
Jacksonville men accused of
January 24
VIETNAM:
3 detained for trafficking drugs from Laos to Vietnam
Border guards and police of Vietnam's central Ha Tinh province have arrested 3
Vietnamese men for transporting 120 cakes of heroin from Laos to Vietnam, local
media reported on Thursday.
On Wednesday, when
January 24
IOWA:
Death penalty back on the Iowa legislative agenda
Capital punishment would give the Iowa justice system another “tool” to use in
prosecuting offenders who kidnap, rape and murder juveniles, according to
proponents of reinstating the death penalty after a 54-year
January 23
ZAMBIA:
The European Union has contributed €100,000 to support the campaign towards
abolition of death penalty in Zambia implemented by the Human Rights
Commission.
The funding is approximately K1,358,841.
According to a statement, the nation-wide campaign which started
January 23
MISSOURI:
Missouri Supreme Court To Decide Whether A Part Of The State's Death Penalty
Law Is Unconstitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case
challenging the legality of one aspect of Missouri’s death penalty statute.
Marvin D.
January 23
TEXAS:
Texas Supreme Court will weigh whether state should reveal execution drug
supplierAfter 5 years, the fight over identifying a pharmacy that provided
execution drugs in 2014 is in front of the justices.
For years, the state of Texas has fought to keep the
January 21
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Teen arsonist hanged for Newburyport blaze
Editor’s note: This is the 2nd of 2 features on the comparative history of 2
sister seaports.
At the peak of Portsmouth’s shipping success as a world trade center, the fires
of 1802 and 1806 transformed the heart of
January 20
MALAYSIA:
Abolishing death sentence not made in haste: Coalition Against the Death
Penalty
The Malaysian Coalition Against the Death Penalty today refuted former
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor’s statement that the
government’s decision to
hJanuary 20
PENNSYLVANIA:
Judge tosses "emotionally disturbing" photos from Grace Packer trial
Calling the images “emotionally disturbing,” Bucks County Judge Diane Gibbons
on Friday denied prosecutors’ requests to show close-up photos of Grace
Packer’s dismembered body to a jury.
January 19
SAUDI ARABIA:
Secretive Khashoggi Murder Trial Begins in Saudi Arabia, Five Face Death
Penalty
The trial of 11 people accused of being involved in the murder of Jamal
Khashoggi has begun in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, state media report,
with 5 of the
January 19
GEORGIA:
Judge considers trial options for inmate accused of killing Putnam Co.
corrections officersDonnie Rowe faces the death penalty for gunning down
two corrections officers during an escape.
An inmate accused of killing 2 Central Georgia corrections officers could
Janaury 18
MALAWI:
Malawians have called for death sentence for anyone found guilty of killing
people with albinism.
This comes after the police in the country admitted that they were unable to
track the market where body parts of people with albinism are sold.
Malawians expressed
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