URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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Oct. 20
MOROCCO:
Death penalty sought in Morocco bombing trial
A Moroccan prosecutor requested the death penalty Thursday against 2 men
accused of roles in a cafe bombing at a Moroccan tourism destination that
killed 17 people — mostly foreigners.
8 people are on trial in Sale over the
Oct. 20
ALABAMAexecution
US man executed for 6-month-old son's slaying
A man in the state of Alabama has been executed for killing his infant son in
February 2005.
Authorities say Christopher Johnson was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. local time
Thursday after receiving a lethal i
Oct. 20
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URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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Oct. 20
NIGERIA:
Reps seek death sentence for kidnappers
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed for the 2nd reading, a bill
recommending death by hanging as punishment for kidnapping and hostage taking
in the country.
The bill, which was jointly sponsored by Honourable Fr
Oct. 20
ALABAMA:
Alabama set to execute man for 2005 death of his infant son
An Alabama man who has spent just four years on death row for the suffocation
and beating death of his infant son is set to die by lethal injection on
Thursday.
The execution of Christopher Thomas Johnson, 3
