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Hang us, don’t deport us: 5 Americans held on terror charges
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Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) Hang us but don’t deport us: That’s the plea five US nationals arrested for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities have made to the Pakistani government.They said that if they were handed over to the US, there was a possibility that they would be treated inhumanly and didn’t ...2 days ago -
Saudi Arabia urged to quash witchcraft death sentence – BBC News
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BBC NewsSaudi Arabia urged to quash witchcraft death sentenceBBC NewsThe New York-based group Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to overturn a death sentence given to a man convicted of practising witchcraft. …Rights group rejects Saudi witchcraft chargesThe Associated PressSAUDI ARABIA: Kingdom steps up ...3 days ago -
China to execute mentally-ill Briton next week
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The daughter of British man sentenced to death in China has pleaded with the authorities to spare his life.3 days ago -
East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death – San Jose Mercury News
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KCBS East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death San Jose Mercury News A jury this afternoon sentenced Alberto Alvarez to death for murdering East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May in 2006. More here: East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death – San Jose Mercury News4 days ago -
China’s high court condemns mentally ill Brit
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The British government says that it is “alarmed and deeply concerned” by the Chinese high court’s decision to execute British citizen Akmal Shaikh, age 53, accused of smuggling heroin. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s request 21 December to reprieve the man appears to have been turned down, with a Chinese ...4 days ago -
Gordon Brown signs Britons death warrant in China
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Being implacably opposed to the death penalty, I hope that China will put to one side the dishonest, unprincipled, British government and media dissembling over Copenhagen and show mercy to Akmal Shaikh, the British man caught smuggling four kilograms of heroin. It now appears he was mentally ill and deserving of ...5 days ago -
Additional Coverge of DPIC Report
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The Death Penalty Information Center report, “The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report ," is in Adobe .pdf format. The Los Angeles Times reports" Californias death row grows as death sentences decline nationwide ," written by Carol Williams and Jack Leonard. Los Angeles County sent more people to ...5 days ago -
January 2010 Releases
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Done with December 2009 Releases ? Then get ordering these January 2010 Releases. For titles even further into the future, check my Reading Wishlist . As always, this list doesn’t include everything, release dates may change, etc. US, Canada, UK and Australia represented. Kylie Chan Earth to Hell (Journey ...6 days ago -
Moonshine trade in Gujarat will invite death
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Gandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) After a marathon debate that stretched from afternoon into the night, the Gujarat assembly has again passed a bill proscribing the maximum of death penalty for those trading in spurious liquor.The Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 2009, was first passed in July after a liquor ...1 week ago -
Ohio News Coverage of the DPIC Report
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Capital punishment issues were a major news topic in Ohio this year with the botched execution attempt of Romell Brown and the first use of a single-drug lethal injection. Ohio newspapers, as with Texas papers, have given the DPIC report serious attention. Both the Columbus Dispatch and Middletown Journal have ...1 week ago -
International News Coverage of the DPIC Report
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The Guardian reports, " US imposes fewer death penalties as DNA evidence see more people cleared ," is by Chris McGreal in Washington. The number of death sentences imposed by US courts has fallenbecause of a growing number of exonerations through DNA testing,according to a report by a prominent anti-death penalty ...1 week ago -
Texas News Coverage of the DPIC Report
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" Death sentences in Texas declining along with nationwide trend, anti-capital punishment group says ," is the title of the Dallas Morning News report by Tom Benning. Deathsentences issued in Texas remained at historically low levels thisyear, part of a nationwide trend, an anti-capital punishment groupreports ...1 week ago -
National News Coverage of the DPIC Report - UPDATED
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The DPIC report, “The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report ," is in Adobe .pdf format. " Death Sentences Dropped, but Executions Rose in 09 ," is John Schwartz report for the New York Times. More death row convicts were executed in the United States this yearthan last, but juries continue to grow more ...1 week ago -
Death Penalty Information Center Releases 2009 Report
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The DPIC report, " The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report ," is in Adobe .pdf format. The next posts will link to news coverage of the report.1 week ago -
Life sentence to 18 Coimbatore blasts convicts confirmed
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Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) The Madras High Court Friday upheld the life sentences to 18 of the total 40 people convicted in the 1998 Coimbatore blasts, while 21 others were acquitted. Petitions challenging the acquittal of People’s Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Maudany and seven others were also dismissed.The ...1 week ago -
The Shanbaug case: Right to die?
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The Supreme Court has admitted a plea on the right to end life in the case of Aruna Shanbaug who has been lying in a vegetative state for 36 years following a sexual assault on her. The Supreme Court has till now upheld the sanctity of life. Are we about to see a change there? Over the years it has ...1 week ago -
Weekend Picks: 12/17-21
The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music —
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Thursday : Arrington de Dionyso , Death Sentence: Panda! , San Francisco Water Cooler , ButterClaw , William Winant Percussion Group @ Amnesia (9pm, $7) Death Sentence: Panda! – “New China Blazers” Friday : Ellie Fortune , Appetite , Joe Finkel , Mason Lindahl @ Adobe Books (7pm) Apetite – ...1 week ago -
Saudi Arabia urged to quash witchcraft death sentence – BBC News
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BBC NewsSaudi Arabia urged to quash witchcraft death sentenceBBC NewsThe New York-based group Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to overturn a death sentence given to a man convicted of practising witchcraft. …Rights group rejects Saudi witchcraft chargesThe Associated PressSAUDI ARABIA: Kingdom steps up ...1 week ago -
A Bold New Plan For Revitalizing The Ailing Fly Fishing World (or, Death Becomes You…)
The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog —
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Would all sports – including fly fishing – attain a new sense of urgency if the price for failure was death? Incentive to improve your fly fishing game? Frankly, the Underground’s band of dropouts, slackers and drug users Editorial Board says yes . That’s why we’re at the forefront of a bold new ...1 week ago -
Crew of plane carrying arms may face death sentence
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Bangkok, Dec 16 (RIA Novosti) The Kazakh and Belarusian crew of a plane caught transporting arms from North Korea may face the death penalty, a Thai paper said Wednesday, citing the police.The Il-76 cargo plane, carrying about 40 tonnes of weaponry, was seized after landing for refuelling at Bangkok’s Don Muang ...1 week ago
