Jan. 27
KUWAIT:
Rights panel chief rejects calls for cancellation of death penalty - Need to
broadcast execution process: Tabtabaei
Chairman of parliament's Human Rights Committee MP Dr Adel Al-Damkhi and one of
its members MP Dr Waleed Al-Tabtabaei support death penalty, based on t
Jan. 27
TEXASexecution
A man convicted of committing a fatal robbery at a Balch Springs Subway shop
weeks after he was fired from his job there was executed at a Texas prison.
43-year-old Terry Edwards was put to death by lethal injection late Thursday
for the $3,000 holdup at a S
Jan. 26
TEXAS:
Supreme Court rejects appeal for inmate convicted of Dallas-area murders
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the execution of a Texas prisoner
condemned for committing a fatal robbery at a Balch Springs sandwich shop weeks
after he was fired from his job there.
Terr
TEXAS:
Execution delayed for inmate convicted of Dallas-area murders
Texas prison officials have temporarily delayed the scheduled execution of a
43-year-old convicted killer while the U.S. Supreme Court considers multiple
appeals intended to keep him from lethal injection.
Attorneys fo
Jan. 26
OHIO:
Federal judge rejects Ohio's new lethal injection process
A federal judge has declared Ohio's new lethal injection process
unconstitutional and delayed three upcoming executions.
The ruling Thursday by Magistrate Judge Michael Merz followed a weeklong
hearing over the 3
Jan. 26
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
On the mornings of Monday January 23 and Wednesday January 25, 4 prisoners were
hanged in 2 different prisons on drug related charges.
According to close sources, at least 2 prisoners were hanged at Karaj's Ghezel
Hesar Pri
Jan. 26
TEXASimpending execution
Unequal Under the Law: The Troubling Case of Terry Edwards, Set to Be Executed
on Thursday
They removed all the black folks from the pool of potential jurors.
In the trial of a black man convicted of killing 2 white folks.
Not in 1950 ... but in 20
