August 15
TENNESSEEexecution
Tennessee Executes Stephen West for 1986 Rape and Murders
West maintained that while he raped the 15-year-old victim, his accomplice
killed the women
Stephen West has been executed in the electric chair 33 years after he was
sentenced to death for
August 15
TENNESSEEimpending execution
Inmate asks for electric chair death in Thursday execution
A Tennessee inmate has made a last-minute request to be put to death in the
electric chair, an option his lawyer described as "also unconstitutional, yet
still less painful" than the
Aug. 15
IRAN:
Iranian Regime Continues to Use the Death Penalty
The Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty as a punishment is something that
concerns human rights organisations all over the world. Despite constant calls
for the Iranian regime to stop resorting to the use of
August 15
TEXASstay of impending execution
Federal court stops execution of Dexter Johnson within 24 hours of his
scheduled deathIn his recent appeals, Johnson has claimed he is
intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty. He was
convicted of a
