April 30
TAIWAN:
Anti-death penalty activists condemn executions
Anti-death penalty activists yesterday criticized the government for the
execution of 5 death-row inmates on Tuesday, and accused President Ma Ying-jeou
of using the executions to divert attention from political controver
April 30
NEBRASKA:
Anti-death penalty group says botched execution should give Nebraska officials
pause
An official with Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty said
Wednesday the botched execution in Oklahoma on Tuesday should give Nebraska
officials pause if they are consi
April 30
LOUISIANA:
Death penalty is not the right punishment
With sadness for all concerned, I read of the close of the trial of the
perpetrator of the murder of Justin Bloxom. It is a horrendous act, and it
appears that the argument of the use of the death penalty was to describe
ju
April 30
COLORADO:
DA claims James Holmes' defense team tried to sway potential jurors over death
penalty; Single juror is enough to block execution
Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings are accusing the defense of
trying to influence potential jurors when they publicized Jame
April 30
EGYPT:
A death sentence for 683 reveals the deeper crisis in Egypt's transition
Egypt's judicial system has, once again, shocked the international community.
The death sentences that were recommended last month for more than 528 people -
ostensibly Muslim Brotherhood supporters
April 30
LOUISIANA:
Heavily amended 'Electric Chair Bill' passes in committee
A measure known as the electric chair bill was heard Tuesday afternoon in a
House committee, but the author quickly took the chair off the table to advance
the bill.
A bill that started out resurrecting Lou
