Aug. 28
SAUDI ARABIA/CANADA:
What's behind surge in Saudi beheadings?Saudi Arabia has executed 1 person
every 2 days since last August, new Amnesty International report finds
One person has been executed in Saudi Arabia every 2 days since last August,
making the Gulf kingdom "one
Aug. 28
ALABAMA:
Charge against Columbiana man in death of girlfriend changed to capital murder
A Columbiana man now faces the possibility of a death penalty if convicted in
the July death of his girlfriend.
The Shelby County District Attorney's Office late Thursday filed a document i
Aug. 28
IRANexecutions
7 Prisoners Executed in Western Iran
According to unofficial reports, at least 7 prisoners charged with murder were
hanged to death at Kermanshah's Dizel Abad Prison on the morning of Wednesday
August 26. 2 of the prisoners have been identified as Behrouz Nou
Aug. 28
MISSOURIimpending execution
Doubting Jennifer Herndon An appeals lawyer who has represented more than
a half-dozen men put to death in Missouri faces questions about her competency.
In 6 days, on Sept. 1, Missouri is scheduled to execute 50-year-old Roderick
Nunley, w
Aug. 28
TEXAS:
Scheduled Execution Date Withdrawn for Joe Franco Garza
The scheduled execution date for Joe Franco Garza has been withdrawn.
Garza was scheduled for execution on September 2. He was found guilty of the
1998 murder of Silbiano Rangel and sentenced to death.
There is an