Feb. 29
IRAQ:
24 people executed by ISIS in Mosul including group's finance minister
At least 24 people including a top official of the Islamic State in Mosul were
executed on various charges by the group on Monday. 213 others were also
captured, a Kurdish official told Rudaw.
"On Mo
Feb. 29
CONNECTICUT:
Connecticut Supreme Court rejects ex-death row inmate's appeal
The Connecticut Supreme Court has rejected a former death row inmate's appeal
of 1 of his murder convictions.
Justices ruled 7-0 Monday that a lower court didn't violate Russell Peeler
Jr.'s rights wh
Feb. 29
TURKEY:
Deputy PM urges Parliament to restore honor of coup victims
The Constitutional Conciliation Committee of Parliament will soon convene to
relaunch talks to replace the current Constitution, which was written during
the Turkish military coup of the 1980s.Urging all polit
Feb. 29
MISSOURI:
25 Years Later, Ozark Murder Case Back Before Supreme CourtWalter Barton
appeals his 3rd death sentence
Gladys Kuehler was viciously murdered in her trailer home in Ozark, Missouri on
an October afternoon in 1991. The man who has been convicted 3 times for her
d
Feb. 29
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Halt executions
For the Monitor
As an Episcopalian and long-term opponent of capital punishment, I appreciate
any measure that moves New Hampshire closer to total repeal of the death
penalty. I am especially gratified that Senate Bill 463, a bill suspending
exe
