June 29
ARIZONA:
Arias attorneys seek to vacate death eligibility
Jodi Arias' attorneys have asked a judge to vacate the jury's decision in her
murder trial that the 2008 killing of her boyfriend was "especially cruel," a
finding that allowed the panel to consider the death penalty.
June 29
TEXAS:
Playing the race card in US executions
The 500th execution carried out by Texas this week has brought the spotlight
back on the treatment of black offenders in the United States, and the case of
Duane Buck looms large.
Like Kimberley McCarthy, the 52-year-old woman giv
June 29
NORTH CAROLINA:
Repeal of NC Racial Justice Act leaves questions about future executions,
legacy in its wake
With the repeal of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act after just four years on
the books, it's uncertain how quickly the state will resume executions or what
the lega
June 29
NIGERIA:
Nigeria won't drop death penalty - FG
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru Federal Government has
sealed the fate of homosexuals and those clamouring for the abolition of the
death penalty in the Criminal Code.
It has rejected the recommendation by
June 29
TEXAS2 new execution dates
Jamie McCoskey has been given an execution date on November 12, 2013, and
Rigoberto Avila, Jr., who just had his July 10 execution date delayed, is now
set for execution on January 15, 2014. Both dates should be considered serious.
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June 29
MALAYSIA:
64 of the Iranians in Malaysian jails have death sentences
Most of the hundreds of Iranians now jailed in Malaysia have been detained
under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (DDA 1952.).
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said 341 have been detained
under the
