May 7
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Generations of MadnessCharles death penalty raises question of
mental illness
Next up on Texas' execution schedule - May 12 - is 32-year-old Derrick Charles.
On July 2, 2002, then-19-year-old Charles beat, strangled, sexually
May 7
USA:
Tsarnaev: The Cost Of A Death Sentence Versus Life Imprisonment
The penalty phase of the trial of the Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, is well under way. The jury heard Tsnarnaev's family from Russia give
tearful testimony on Monday of how delicate and emotional
May 7
INDIANA:
Gary man charged with killing 2 told death penalty possible
A judge on Wednesday formally informed a Gary man charged with murder in the
deaths of 2 women and suspected of killing 5 others that he could face the
death penalty.
Darren Vann, 44, told Lake Superior Court
May 7
GLOBAL:
The execution debate The recent riots and protests in cities as diverse as
Baltimore and Ferguson after police killings have highlighted how trigger-happy
the police can be. In no instance has a law enforcement officer ended up in
death row despite a number of
May 7
EUROPEAN UNION:
Civil liberties MEPs to debate how return to death penalty could hurt EU status
The possible effects of an EU member state decision to reintroduce the death
penalty, including those on its rights and status as a member state, will be
debated in the Civil
May 7
CHINA:
Kiwi's China drug trial to begin
A young New Zealander facing drugs charges and a possible death penalty goes on
trial today in China.
Peter Gardner, 25, has been detained in China accused of trying to smuggle 40kg
of methamphetamine out of the country.
A trial for
Action Alert
Call Texas Senators to vote against SB 1697. The vote was delayed on Tuesday
and will come up soon in the Texas Senate.
MESSAGE:
No matter what you think of the death penalty, you care about open and
transparent government and
accountability of government to the
