Rodrigo DuterteThe Catholic Church in the Philippines will petition the new president against reintroducing the death penalty in the country, according to Fides.The president of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, said he will seek a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte to urge him to
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Watching a public execution in Iran (file photo)On Wednesday, June 22, coinciding with a visit by the Iranian regime's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to France and the Netherlands, and simultaneous with the global conference against the death penalty with the participation of more Leggi
For the 4th time in 2 months, the United States Supreme Court today overturned an Alabama death penalty case in which EJI challenged the conviction and sentence affirmed by state courts. This time, the Court reversed because of concerns about racial bias in jury selection.Christopher Floyd was22
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Meth bust in MalaysiaMalaysia may amend the death sentence mandatory for 12 criminal offences after government-backed studies showed that the capital punishment had not led to the desired effects.“There are positive signs in Malaysia and a steady momentum towards possible change in the death
A senior Iranian regime judiciary official has issued the final confirmation of the death penalty for three Ahwazi rights activists, with another four sentenced to between 25 and 35 years in prison, as well as exile.Gholam-Hossein Mohsen Eie'I, the First Deputy Head of the Iranian regime's20
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Typical death-row cell, Osaka PrisonTOKYO — The head of the Japanese bar association on Friday criticized news organizations that reported the name of a man sentenced to death for a double murder committed when he was a juvenile.“It is regrettable that the news reports violated the juvenile20
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Maximum-security Northern Correctional Institution in SomersEveryday life for Maryland's death-row inmates barely changed in 2014 when Gov. Martin O'Malley commuted their sentences to life in prison without the chance of parole."They were already housed in general population," Gerard M. Shields, a
Georgia's death chamberIt's Georgia's new death penalty paradox: the state is executing inmates at a record clip, but prosecutors almost never seek the death penalty anymore, and juries refuse to impose it when they do.During each of the past 2 years, Georgia executed 5 inmates. If, as expected19
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Nie Shubin, wrongfully executed at age 20"Invisible forces" in police have delayed a retrial for Nie Shubin after fresh evidence, suggesting his innocence, emerged, says former journalistMore than 2 decades after a young man in the northern province of Hebei was executed for the alleged
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Islamist terrorism in TunisiaThe leader of a group of Takfiri Salafists has been sentenced to death for his part in the killing of a guard at a Sufi shrine in the country's southeast.Others within the group received sentences varying from life imprisonment to five years for their part
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Judge Elsa AlcalaA judge on the state’s highest criminal court, which has the last word on Texas death penalty cases, believes it’s time to reassess whether capital punishment should be allowed to continue in the nation’s most prolific state for executions.Judge Elsa Alcala, a five-year member of17
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New Bilibid Prison in MuntinlupaOf the country's 7,107 islands, 1 can have a special purpose.Sen. Vicente Sotto III said he would start his stint in the 17th Congress by reviving his proposal to have an "Alcatraz-style" prison island for convicted drug traffickers, who could allegedly still run23
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Chinese police officers rehearsing execution procedures(CNN) A new report claims that China is still engaged in the widespread and systematic harvesting of organs from prisoners, and says that people whose views conflict with the ruling Chinese Communist Party are being murdered for their22
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.For people convicted of drug crimes on Indonesia's death row, the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan has added significance this year. After moving 15 prisoners to "Execution Island" last month and announcing that their deaths Leggi
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a video message to the participants in the Sixth World Conference Against the Death Penalty, taking place this week in Oslo, Norway.The Holy Father put his message in the key of the Year of Mercy, saying, “The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is an auspicious21
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Gaborone, BotswanaCurrently, South African law prohibits the extradition of criminal suspects to all countries that still use capital punishment.The South African government have proposed amendments to the Treaty on Extradition allowing for the deportation of criminal suspects to Botswana where20
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At least three prisoners were reportedly hanged in one day on drug charges.Iran Human Rights (June 18 2016): At leaast three prisoners with drug related charges were reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison (in the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) on the morning of Thursday June 16.The
Three Mexican brothers sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking in 2012While the study on whether to keep the death penalty is ongoing, the Government is open to proposals on the matter.Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy
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San Quentin's brand new death chamberA measure to abolish the death penalty has made it to the November ballot to compete with a measure aiming to increase execution rates.An initiative that would repeal the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole Leggi18
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Steven HayesNEW HAVEN >> Superior Court Judge Jon C. Blue scolded Steven Hayes for “the depravity of your character” Wednesday as he vacated the death sentence originally imposed in the Cheshire triple-homicide and resentenced him to six consecutive life terms in prison with no chance of
An Alabama appeals court on Friday ordered a Jefferson County judge to vacate her rulings earlier this year that declared the state's capital punishment sentencing scheme unconstitutional.In its order the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals says the state's capital sentencing scheme is17
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Louisiana Death RowThe state has done "little if anything" to keep the sweltering heat on Louisiana's death row below 88°F (31,1°C) degrees, a Baton Rouge federal judge said Wednesday while warning he won't shy away from making a "tough and unpopular" decision to protect the health and safety
Execution chamber at Tokyo Detention CenterA death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering 2 women and seriously injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.The case of Yutaro
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The mercy plea of 2 convicts, who killed 8 members of a family including a physically disabled youth in Jharkhand nearly 9 years ago, has been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.The President has rejected the plea of the convicts-- Mofil Khan and Mobarak Khan, officials said today.The duo had22
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Louisiana death rowNEW ORLEANS—U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson questions why the state has spent more than $1 million fighting to prevent air conditioning from being installed at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.In 2013, three death row inmates with medical problems filed a lawsuit against
The UN Secretary-General must use a meeting with the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia tomorrow to call for the release of three Saudi juveniles who face beheading after allegedly attending protests, human rights organization Reprieve has said.Prince Mohammed bin Salman will tomorrow (22nd) meet
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday failed to advance four separate measures aimed at curbing gun sales, the latest display of congressional inaction after a mass shooting.Eight days after a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State killed 49 people in an Orlando, Fla., nightclub, the Senate20
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A looming Arkansas Supreme Court decision over whether information about execution drugs should be kept secret could reveal whether the state's death penalty system is truly "broken," as Arkansas' last top attorney once claimed. It's the 1st major test for a court whose sharp divisions last year20
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Medieval punishments: Public flogging in Iran (file photo)The inhumane mullahs' regime is continuing its use of mass executions, barbaric punishments, floggings and widespread arrests during the holy month of Ramadan, which is considered amongst Muslims in Iran and all other Islamic countries as a
Cairo, EgyptCourt upholds death sentences against 6 other defendants for supplying Qatar with classified state documents under Mursi's ruleAn Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced toppled Islamist president Mohammad Mursi to a total of 40 years in prison after convicting him of jeopardising18
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Gilbert RubioA notorious killer on San Quentin's death row died after being found unconscious in his cell early Thursday, prison officials said.The Marin County coroner will now work to determine how 55-year-old Gilbert Rubio died after correctional officers found him unresponsive during a18
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California death rowCalifornia voters will be asked this fall whether to repeal the state's 38-year-old death penalty, as elections officials announced Friday that an initiative to abolish the law has earned a spot on the Nov. 8 ballot.Backers of the initiative gathered almost 405,000 voter17
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Rodrigo DuterteIN 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a "moratorium on the use of the death penalty" in member countries around the world. The resolution proposed a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty in the future. It was passed by a vote of 10417
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Robert Roberson IIIThere is breaking news in the case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, who had a June 21 execution date.Mr. Roberson received a stay of execution today, after the Court of Criminal Appeals found that the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs had presented compelling