May 9
BELARUSexecution
Statement by the Spokesperson on the execution of Syarhey Iwanow and of the
confirmation of the death sentence against Sergei Khmelevsky
Despite the many calls made by the European Union, another execution has been
carried out in Belarus. The case of
May 9
FLORIDA:
Miami judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional
A Miami-Dade judge has ruled that Florida's death penalty is unconstitutional
because jurors are not required to agree unanimously on execution - a ruling
that will add to the ongoing legal debate
May 9
INDONESIA:
Bali 9 lawyer calls for death penalty discussion a year on from executions
The Indonesian lawyer for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran says it is time for
activists fighting to end the death penalty in the country to engage with the
Islamic community about the cause.
May 9
IRANexecution
1 Prisoner Hanged Publicly In Western Iran
1 prisoner was hanged publicly in the "Azadi" (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah,
western Iran. The public execution was carried out in front of hundreds of
people Sunday morning May 8.
According to the Iranian state-run
May 9
TEXAS:
Bluntson's attorney speaks on death penalty
Death penalties are rare, but they could become a thing of the past believes
one of the attorneys who represented Demond Bluntson.
For nearly 25 years, Webb County had not seen a death penalty case, but that
changed on
