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Nine Men Executed In China For Involvement In July's Ethnic Riots
Chinese officials have executed nine people for crimes committed during ethnic riots between Uighurs and Han Chinese in July of this year in Xinjian province. Eight of the nine men executed were of Uighur ethnicity....
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Spanish bishops apologise for silence over killings
It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for... 6 Mousavi supporters reportedly hanged in Mashhad Iran
" As the Iranian authorities warned the opposition on Tuesday that they would tolerate no further protests over the disputed June 12 presidential elections, a report emerged of the hangings of six supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Speaking after Iran's top... Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan
Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,... Executions of drug convicts on death row need to be sped up : Police chief
""To give them a lesson, drug traffickers must be executed immediately. For this purpose, BNN is coordinating closely with the Attorney General`s Office as the agency responsible for carrying out executions," Sutanto said in his speech at a function to observe International...In the Jerusalem of the North, the Jewish story is forgotten
This is in many ways a chilling reminder that race hatred and denial by ignoring is still taking place in Lithuania and some other states. Fascinating piece by Jonathan Steele for the Guardian."Follow the English signs to this elegant baroque city's Museum of Genocide... Increasing Executions, Death Sentences in Iran
Increasing Executions,
Death Sentences in Iran
by Albert N. Milliron
Iron Mill News Service
February 6, 2008 - (Washington) - Sean
McCormack spokesman for the United States Department of state... New Jersey scraps death penalty
"Lawmakers in the US state of New Jersey have approved a bill abolishing the death penalty. In a 44-36 vote, the Democrat-run state assembly replaced the death sentence with life in prison without parole. The bill is expected to be signed into law by Democratic Governor Jon...New Jersey Abolishes Death Penalty
I had no idea that New Jersey has spent such a huge amount of money maintaining the death penalty without actually executing anyone. But any move away from capital punishment is a good move indeed. "New...
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Indonesia rejects UN moratorium against death penalty
""We reject the UN resolution because death penalty remains part of our positive law and therefore we cannot support it," Indonesia`s permanent representative for UN, Marty Natalegawa, said here on Thursday.Marty said Indonesia was one of more than one hundred countries in...More Mexican Troops in Tijuana to Fight Drug-Violence
Mexico's Special Support Force Commander has sent a further 500 troops to Tijuana in the north of the country in an effort to stem the drug-related violence there."Mexicans Move on Drug-Violent Tijuana Mexico, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Special Support Force Commander Rodolfo...Iranian Girl, 20, Faces Death Penalty
Delara Darabi, a 20 year old Iranian artist is to be executed for a murder that was committed when she was 17. The details of the case seem complicated, she originally confessed to the murder to protect her boyfriend, as they had thought that she would not get maximum...China's Olympics Creating Organ Shortages
Were it not so lamentably factual, this story would have to go under some category like "incredible news." China is trying to clean up its world image for the upcoming Olympics, which are 500 days away, and part of the effort is to make some progress in human rights. The odd...Florida executions halted after injection bungled
"Florida's incoming governor said on Friday he would suspend executions after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly. Gov.-elect Charlie Crist, who takes office on...Iraq's Secret Death Chambers
"Saddam could face the gallows by year's end. But Iraqi executioners are already busy. Before he is put to death, Saddam Hussein will be allowed one last phone call. He will be given a glass of water, a moment to pray and an opportunity to make a statement about his life and...
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