Aug. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Execution of Daniel Lopez August 12, 2015
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a request for a stay of
execution by Daniel Lee Lopez. Daniel had previously asked the Court to waive
his herbs corpus review. After granting
Aug. 5
MISSOURI:
Which Greene County murder cases could end with a death sentence?
Prosecutor explains the death penalty is only an option in cases that meet
certain criteria.
Greene County Prosecutor Dan Patterson says the death penalty should be
reserved for the most heinous of
Aug. 5
CANADA:
Town mayor wants death penalty to become election issue
The mayor of Louiseville QC, a small town just west of Trois-Rivieres would
like to see the return of the death penalty to the Canadian justice system, and
he would like to hear about the candidate's opinion on the
Aug. 5
PAKISTANexecutions
2 more murder convicts hanged in Punjab
Authorities on Tuesday sent 2 more death row prisoners to gallows in Sialkot
and Gujrat cities of Punjab.
According to Samaa correspondent, a murderer Laghir Maseeh was hanged in
Sialkot District Jail this
Aug. 5
INDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA:
Jakarta saves 12 citizens from Saudi death penalty
Indonesia said it has secured the release of 12 citizens from death row in
Saudi Arabia this year.
The number of Indonesians freed from death row in Saudi Arabia since 2011 is
68, the Foreign
Aug. 5
TEXAS:
Capital murder charge dropped in 2012 death of Hearne city councilman
A contaminated crime scene and lack of evidence prompted Robertson County's top
prosecutor to drop capital murder charges Tuesday against a man accused of
killing former Hearne City Councilman Charles
Aug. 5
IRAN:
UN High Commissioner alarmed at execution sentence in Iran
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on
Wednesday expressed alarm at the imposition of the death penalty on Mohammad
Ali Taheri, the founder of a spiritual movement, writer
