The verdict came as the prosecution accused all the 8 of 5 charges relating to crimes like mass murders, abductions, tortures and looting.3 Islamists were handed down death penalty while 5 others jailed until death by a special tribunal in Bangladesh for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war with Leggi Tutto
Medieval, barbaric punishments... Public hanging in Iran.Medieval, barbaric punishments...Public hanging in Iran.Iran Human Rights (July 18 2016): At least 29 people were hanged in Iran in the past week, according to official and unofficial sources. Most of the executions were reportedly carried out on Sunday July 17. Iranian official sources, including
Attorney General Muhammad PrasetyoAttorney General Muhammad PrasetyoThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) is waiting for a Supreme Court ruling to set the date of the third round of executions of drug convicts, an AGO official said on Friday.The Supreme Court will soon announce its decision on a case review and cassation submitted
MidazolamArizona lawyers seek records of Florida's triple-drug lethal injection protocolLawyers representing seven Arizona death row inmates want information about the drugs used in Florida's lethal-injection procedure, but corrections officials are asking a judge to keep the documents secret.The Arizona
John ConnerJohn ConnerGeorgia executed John Conner on Thursday, ending a two-month death penalty hiatus for the United States. Conner was pronounced dead at12:29 a.m.Conner didn't make a final statement and declined to have a prayer said for him.Conner becomes the sixth person executed by Georgia this
Gov. Asa HutchinsonArkansas Gov. Asa HutchinsonGov. Asa Hutchinson is hoping Arkansas will resume executing death row inmates before January, when 1 of the 3 drugs used in the state's lethal injection mixture will expire.On Tuesday the Arkansas Department of Correction announced the state had replenished supplies of
Iran Human Rights (July 11 2016): After a short break on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the executions have resumed in Iran. At least 12 prisoners are scheduled to be executed in three different Iranian prisons in the coming days. According to Iran Human Rights' (IHR) sources
Hussain HumaamHussain HumaamThe Maldives are preparing to resume executions, and Hussain Humaam Ahmed will be the 1st death row inmate to be killed in over 60 years.There are serious concerns about the fairness of the murder trial, and without your help Humaam could be hung within 30 days. Call Leggi Tutto
On Sept. 27, 1913, the 58th General Assembly of Tennessee approved Senate Bill 125, making the electric chair the state's official method of execution. The chair, which Tennessee has used to kill 126 prisoners - the 1st of whom was executed nearly 100 years ago on July 13, 1916 - is the Leggi Tutto
Gallows, MalaysiaThe government must stop dragging its feet in amending the death penalty law, following the recent announcement that a review of capital punishment in Malaysia has been completed.Anti-death penalty groups have urged for prompt reform, saying that proposed changes to capital punishment sentences
DodomaTanzania government has once again been ordered by the African Court of Human and People's Rights (AfCHPR) to halt the execution of 2 murder convicts facing death the penalty.In its ruling after 2 applications by the convicts, 11 judges of the judicial organ based in Arusha unanimously orders the
"Many child offenders started as petty thieves who were forced by hunger and poverty to commit such crimes""Most Child offenders start as petty thieves who are forced by hunger and povertyto commit such crimes"Is the Philippines ready to put to death a 9-year old?Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV posed this challenge Leggi Tutto
President Recep Tayyip ErdoğanTurkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAfter an attempted military coup, Turkey's president said he's considering bringing back the death penalty. As part of its ongoing attempt to join the European Union, Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004.In 1987, Turkey applied to join the then-European
JAKARTA —Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism is seeking up to 90 trillion rupiah (S$9.2 billion) worth of investment in nine tourism destinations outside of Bali, with plans to hold roadshows in the region to attract potential investors.Mr Hiramsyah Sambudhy Thaib, the chairman of a working group at
President Joko Widodo has pledged to increase the number of executions this year"President Widodo has pledged to increase the number of executions this year."Jakarta. Indonesia plans to execute this year at least two foreign convicts, one from Nigeria and another from Zimbabwe, the attorney general said on Wednesday.President Joko Widodo has Leggi Tutto
Serge Atlaoui, his wife Sabine and their sonSerge Atlaoui, his wife Sabine and their sonIndonesia will not execute a European this year,Indonesian Attorney GeneralH. M. Prasetyo said on Wednesday.Prasetyo thus confirmed that the death sentence against French drug convict Serge Atlaoui will not be carried out in the next and forthcoming
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged 9 prisoners collectively on Wednesday in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.3 of the executed prisoners were identified as Seyyed Mohammad Taheri, Amir Khadem Rezaiyan and Saeid Ahmadi.The victims had been transferred to solitary confinement in
Alabama's death rowAlabama's death rowAlthough nearly 3,000 people are on death row in America, there has not been an execution in the country for 2 months - and few executions are expected in the coming months.It has been 2 months since any state in the United States has carried out an Leggi Tutto
Jakarta. Indonesia will execute at least two convicts, including foreigners, this year, the attorney general said on Monday (11/7).HM Prasetyo said the prisoners would be executed by firing squad soon, but did not elaborate upon the crimes of which they were convicted."The implementation of the
A.M. "Marty" StroudA.M. "Marty" StroudThe Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project will honor a local attorney with its annual Champion of Justice Award this week.When it came to selecting this year's recipient of the award, Shawn Armbrust, executive director of the organization, found the perfect honoree in Shreveport
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgJustice Ruth Bader GinsburgWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — "whoever she will be" — will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Leggi Tutto
Al Shabaab militants SomaliaThe Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab fighters in central Somalia have publicly executes 2 men by firing squad on Thursday afternoon, for killing unarmed civilians in the past.Sources say a firing squad from Al Shabaab carried out the execution against the men at a square in the coastal city Leggi
Johnny BennettJohnny BennettColumbia, S.C. - Below is a brief (4'12") film which illuminates the shocking racial injustice that permeates the capital sentencing system in the state of South Carolina and highlights those injustices specifically in the case of death row inmate Johnny Bennett.On June 15th, 2016
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged 18 prisoners over the weekend, including 2 cases in public. A woman was among those hanged on Sunday.11 prisoners were hanged en masse in Qezelhesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, on Sunday. 2 of the prisoners were identified as Saeed Saberi and Moslem
Public execution of a Burmese woman in Saudi Arabia (file photo)Public execution of a Burmese woman in Saudi Arabia (file photo)RIYADH: Saudi authorities executed a murderer in the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, the first death sentence to be carried out since before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Fahd al-Hasni, Leggi Tutto
OMAHA, NE – Speaking out today against Nebraska’s death penalty, religious leaders representing the largest church denominations in Nebraska said Christians recognize that humans are fallible and that Government does not need to take a life to protect society.Religious leaders from the Roman
Relatives of murder victims, death-row exonerees, and family members of the executed will speak at a series of public meetings about why they oppose the death penalty.The meetings will be held in Omaha, Lincoln and across Nebraska.Journey of Hope will start its speaking tour at 10 a.m. Sunday at
Lin Hsin-yi (林欣怡), executive director the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death PenaltyLin Hsin-yi, executive director the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty.Lin Hsin-yi (林欣怡), executive director the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP), believes that at least three people who are currently on death row in Taiwan Leggi Tutto
"The executions were widely criticized by foreign governments and NGOs."It is a case of domestic considerations trumping international image.If you want to point at one incident that transformed Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo from an inspiring, hopeful candidate to the oft-criticized
Mary Jane VelosoMary Jane VelosoMary Jane Veloso and 87 other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) languishing in death row in overseas prisons will be deprived of a chance of absolution as soon as the capital punishment is restored in the Philippines, Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza warned.Meantime, the Catholic
Midazolam"Not only is midazolam not an ultra short-acting barbiturate, it is not a barbiturateat all," say both appeals.2 Mississippi death row inmates have filed fresh challenges to the state's lethal injection procedures with the Mississippi Supreme Court.The move came after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Nebraska Governor Pete RickettsNebraska Governor Pete RickettsThe Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge of a ballot question that asks voters to reinstate the death penalty.Lawyers for death penalty opponents had argued a successful petition drive was legally invalid because organizers failed to list Gov. Pete
becoming increasingly paranoid as the borders of their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks."Becoming paranoid as the borders of their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks."The extremists are becoming increasingly paranoid as the borders of their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks.The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has executed 6 of their own fighters and 5 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq
Linda CartyLinda CartyA hearing this week for Linda Carty presents her with hope that she might avoid death penalty amid evidence prosecutors coerced false witness testimoniesA British woman who has been on death row in Texas for 14 years has been given renewed hope that she might be spared execution by