A French woman and four others detained in Malaysia on suspicion of growing cannabis could face the death penalty after police said Saturday they were "very likely" to be charged with drug trafficking. The French woman, an Indonesian maid and three Malaysian men were arrested on Wednesday in a raid on two luxury apartment units in the capital of... A French woman and four others detained in Malaysia on suspicion of growing cannabis could face the death penalty after police said Saturday they were "very likely" to be charged with drug trafficking. The French woman, an Indonesian maid and three Malaysian men were arrested on Wednesday in a raid on two luxury apartment units in the capital of eastern Sabah state on Borneo02
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Riyadh: Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the northeastern city of Arar on Sunday after he was convicted of murder, the interior ministry said. Habib Al Shammari was accused of killing fellow tribesman Meshaal Al Shammari following a dispute, the ministry said in a statement published
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And the Wedding That Wasn’t. Our regular cross-post from Bitchflicks. By Lady T. Joss Whedon’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is soaked in sex, languidness, and alcohol, as any decent adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy should be
Jury selection is underway for the 1st death penalty trial in the state of Hawaii. Capital punishment was abolished in Hawaii in 1957, but the U.S. attorney's office is seeking the federal death penalty in the trial of Naeem Williams who is accused of beating his 5-year-old daughter to30
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National Voter Registration Day is taking place on 5 February. Far too many people who should be able to cast their vote at election time are not registered to do so – and at present only around half of all young people are currently registered to vote. National Voter Registration Day30
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Some of the research results were as you might expect, some were surprising. EAVES has just released a new report which looks at young people’s views on forced marriage and its gendered differentials. The research, which was partially funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth
In an image released by South Korea's Yonhap news agencyon December 9, 2013, Jang Song-Thaek is reportedly beingdragged away from his chair by two police officialsduring a meeting in Pyongyang. January 26, 2014: the Seoul-based Yonhap news agency reported that all relatives of29
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‘This Bill would ensure that private companies running services are more accountable and transparent.’ Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, has launched a new bill as part of a campaign to give people more control over public services. Her Private Member’s28
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In a letter to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) obtained by the Observer, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3807 advocates for TDCJ to house death-row prisoners who pose the lowest security risk in cells with other inmates. The28
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Jakarta. Indonesian officials welcomed the release of two domestic workers sentenced to death in Malaysia on Tuesday, drawing to a close a protracted legal battle over the fate of two men who accidentally killed a home intruder during a scuffle at their employer’s home. Brothers28
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Lawyers for a Missouri inmate said Monday that they would appeal a decision not to grant a delay in his execution, arguing that the drug to be used was likely to be substandard, and thus could cause him severe pain, because it was produced in a compounding pharmacy not subject to federal28
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Using a Black mannequin as an object, Melgaard has reproduced racialised stereotypes of hyper-sexualised Black women. Guest post from writer, activist and feminist Louise Pennington. This is the question currently doing the rounds on social media and in countless columns and articles31
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Mothers’ names and occupations should be recorded on marriage certificates alongside fathers’. In England and Wales mothers’ names and occupations are not on marriage certificates but fathers’ names and occupations are. This is not fair. Women are routinely31
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There are two types of human rights violators: those who commit the crimes, and the violation enablers. Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, went on an official visit to the Middle Eastern state of Bahrain recently to promote the UK as part of Britain’s “Great” campaign to boost30
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Washington state will allow witnesses to executions to see the entire process, including the insertion of intravenous catheters during a lethal injection, state officials told The Associated Press. The new witness protocol, currently a draft that is in its final stages of approval30
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Herbert Smulls Missouri has executed a man convicted of killing a jewellery store owner during a 1991 robbery after the US supreme court denied last-minute appeals that in part challenged the drug used in the execution. "After the United States supreme court
January 28, 2014: Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister says the execution of 13 people currently on death row will happen this year, despite vocal opposition from human rights groups. Members of the country's Constitutional Law Reform Commission have recently returned from a tour to see29
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Iran Human Rights, January 29, 2014: Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani have been executed. According to sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with the two Ahwazi Arab activists Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani have been executed. Iranian intelligence ministry offcials have29
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New initiative aims to attract more women into the engineering industry. The trade association for the UK’s glass industry is behind a new initiative to encourage the next generation of women to consider careers in engineering and manufacturing. The Sheffield-based British GlassChristopher Sepulvado is scheduled to be executed Feb. 5 for 1992 death of his stepson. The Louisiana Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute child killer Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5. But it is trying to obtain some, defense attorney Gary Clements said today28
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Utah's contraption for executions by firing squad Most states abandoned those execution methods a generation ago St Louis: With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering
Dennis McGuire The inmate who gasped for air and choked during an unusually long execution process this month was urged by his attorney to put on a “big show” that could single-handedly bring capital punishment to a halt in Ohio, the head of the prison’s
‘It is clear that he did not behave in the way that a chief executive should behave’. Sources have rejected suggestions by Lord Rennard that he could resume his roles in the Liberal Democrat party after being cleared of sexual harassment. Lord Rennard, the Liberal Democrats Chief31
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‘A lot of people think they don’t have any ownership in Europe and we want to give them that back’. Germany’s Ska Keller and France’s Jose Bovehave been selected to lead the Greens in their upcoming European campaign. The two won the four-person and30
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Boston Marathon finish linemoments prior to the explosions WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday that it would seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the man accused of killing and maiming people with homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon finish30
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Public beheading in Saudi Arabia It marks the third execution so far this year; 78 beheaded in 2013 Riyadh: An Indian worker convicted of murdering a Saudi was beheaded by the sword in the Riyadh region on Thursday, the interior ministry said. Mohammad Latif was found30
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The struggle to make ends meet could trigger depression and relationship breakdowns. Citing the need to make more than £60 billion of additional savings, including £17 billion this year, the chancellor George Osborne said in a recent speech, “Welfare cannot be protected from29
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An Arizona death-row inmate died Monday in an apparent suicide, state Department of Corrections officials said. Gregory Dickens, 48, was pronounced dead after lifesaving measures failed, according to a news release. Dickens was sentenced to death for his part in a double murder near Yuma
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David Cameron said today that he is “deeply concerned” about the case of a mentally unwell British man sentenced to death and that “the Pakistani authorities can be in no doubt of the seriousness with which we take these developments.” Speaking during Prime29
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Legal aid lawyers call on government to rethink benefit cuts. Many of the government’s cuts to benefits only came into full effect in April 2013, so the full consequences are yet to be understood. What can be seen, however, are the results of initial changes in access to and the
A delegation of Italian MPs met in New Delhi Monday with Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, Italian marines who may face the death penalty in India for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen. "We are soldiers, Italian soldiers. We must suffer with dignity," said Latorre, who
Qazvin public execution, Jan 28, 2014 Iran Human Rights, January 28, 2014: One prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Qazvin (west of Tehran) today Tuesday January 28, reported the official Iranian media. Based on the official and unofficial reports Iran Human Rights28
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Edgar Tamayo 27 de enero de 2014 - Washington, D.C. — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) condena la ejecución judicial de Edgar Tamayo Arias, la cual tuvo lugar el 22 de enero de 2014 en Texas, Estados Unidos, en violación de sus28
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‘The first female head of a major automaker walked the auto show floor in a conservative black suit past women in skimpy dresses.’ General Motors’ new CEO Mary Barra hopes her engineering background and position as the first woman to lead the top U.S. automaker will encourage