Jan. 9
PHILIPINES:
Arroyo still opposed to death penalty - Palace exec
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not keen on accommodating suggestions
to revive the death penalty in the wake of the "Alabang Boys" drug
scandal, a Malacaang official said Friday.
In her report, radio dzBB's Aile
Jan. 9
NORWAY/AFGHANISTAN:
Norway regrets executions in Afghanistan
Norway deeply regrets the renewed use of executions in Afghanistan on
November 8th, and has together with EU sent a note of protest to the
Afghan authorities.
Norway underlines its opposition to the use of capital punis
Jan. 9
NEBRASKA:
Lethal injection to face fight
An Omaha lawmaker said Thursday there's plenty of fight left among death
penalty opponents, even if their champion is gone.
"I will debate it to the end," said State Sen. Brenda Council of Omaha, a
lawyer who said death sentences are incon
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
Grayson Co. death row inmate gauges out other eye
A Grayson County man sentenced to die for killing his wife, her daughter
and their son, gouged out his other eye in prison last month.
According to the warden at the state prison in Huntsville, death row
inmate Andre Thomas
Jan. 8
PHILIPPINES:
2 congressmen oppose reimposition of death penalty vs drugs
2 congressmen on Thursday voiced their opposition on the move to restore
the death penalty for drug trafficking, a proposal which is being revived
amid the controversy over the so-called "Alabang boys" case.
Jan. 8
KENTUCKY:
Bill would expand use of death penalty in Kentucky
Kentucky's use of the death penalty could be expanded to include more
child killers, under a proposal before the state House.
The proposal by state Rep. Joe Fischer, a Fort Thomas Republican, would
give prosecutors anoth
here is a current breakdown of impending USA executions thus far in 2009:
execution by month:
January (8 total)--in Texas--6
in rest of USA2
February (6 total)-in Texas--3
in rest of USA3
March (6 total)---
Jan. 8
GAZA STRIP:
Hamas executes 'collaborators', restricts Fatah movement
Since the aerial attack on Gaza began, Hamas has sought to suppress
individuals it believes endanger the group's fight against Israel and its
hold on power in the Strip, as well as public morale. Prime targets
in
Jan. 8
OHIO:
Attorneys for death row convict want life sentence
Prosecutors continued to insist Wednesday that convicted killer Daniel
Wilson's death sentence should stand for the 1991 murder of an Amherst
woman he locked in a car truck before setting the vehicle ablaze.
But attorneys for
Jan. 8
TEXASnew execution date
Kenneth Morris has been given an execution date for March 4; it should be
considered serious. In addition, Jose Briseno, who was scheduled to be
executed on January 15, has been given a new execution date of April 7;
this remains a serious date.
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