April 12
PAKISTANexecutions
2 murder convicts hanged
A murder convict was hanged at the Faisalabad Central Jail on Tuesday. A
spokesperson for the Prisons Department said Adeel Shahzad, a resident of Raza
Abad, had killed his aunt Zahida Naseem and her 3 children on February 18,
April 12
VIRGINIA:
Virginia wants to hide the names of lethal injection drug suppliers. Here's how
that is going in other states.
Virginia may soon become the latest state to shield the identities of companies
that supply drugs for lethal injections, a move Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D)
April 12
GEORGIAimpending execution
Supreme Court Won't Stop Georgia Execution Despite Juror's Racist Statement
Kenneth Fults asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution after comments
by a racist juror. "Once he pled guilty, I knew I would vote for the death
penalty
April 12
GEORGIAimpending execution
Supreme Court last hope for Kenneth Fults
Kenneth Fults is an African-American man facing execution today in Georgia,
USA. During the trial, his lawyer omitted vital evidence about Kenneth's
childhood and intellectual abilities, and was caught
April 12
TAIWAN:
Death row inmate asks for release ahead of his retrial
Relatives and supporters of Cheng Hsing-tse yesterday rally outside the
Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court during a pre-trial hearing for retrial
of the death row inmate.
After new evidence cast doubt on
April 12
VIRGINIA:
Governor says 'death penalty will come to an end' in Virginia unless bill
amendments are passed
Gov. Terry McAuliffe does not want to use the electric chair for executions, if
the state runs out of lethal injection drugs.
Virginia is running extremely low on
