July 18
TEXASimpending execution//foreign national
Stop Texas' execution of Bernardo Tercero
Friends and supporters of Nicaraguan citizen Bernardo Tercero rallied outside
of the Nicaraguan Consulate on July 9, to encourage the consul general to
intensify efforts to stop Tercero's
July 18
PENNSYLVANIA:
Ballard's lawyers: Don't move to execute convicted murderer until lethal
injection suit resolved
Convicted murderer Michael Ballard has not appealed his death sentence, but his
attorneys argued in court documents Friday it's too early to push for his
execution
July 18
KANSAS:
Judge refuses to step down from Jewish site shootings case
A judge rejected a series of defense motions Friday in the death penalty case
of a white supremacist charged with killing 3 people last year at 2 Jewish
sites in Kansas.
Johnson County Judge Thomas Kelly
July 18
IRAN:
Imprisoned Founder of Spiritual Group Awaits Clarification on His
SentenceMay Still Face Death Penalty for Peaceful Practice of Beliefs
Uncertainty surrounds the sentence of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned
founder of a spiritual healing and cultural group. The
