On AlterNet: death penalty
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "death penalty"
Bramantyo Prijosusilo, New America Media. November 12, 2008.
If Obama upholds democratic values abroad without double standards, jihadi ideologues will have a much harder time recruiting.
Michael J. Carter, IPS News. November 7, 2008.
As prisoners across the country spend decades awaiting execution, the psychological effects are devastating.
Jonathan Springston, IPS News. October 28, 2008.
The Georgia prisoner was scheduled to die, again, but a federal court has opened the door for a new round of appeals.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 24, 2008.
How many times does a man have to face death before it is considered cruel and unusual punishment?
Campaign to End the Death Penalty AlterNet: Rights and LibertiesOctober 24, 2008.
"Like Troy, we were denied justice. Like Troy, we spent years, locked up 23 hours a day, waiting to die."
Federica Valabrega, American Observer. October 23, 2008.
Twice, Davis has said goodbye to loved ones but had his life spared. Now, he faces execution a third time.
Kim Sengupta, Independent UK. October 22, 2008.
Sayed Pervez Kambaksh was sentenced to death for downloading information on women's rights. He still faces 20 years in prison.
Amnesty InternationalOctober 14, 2008.
"The Supreme Court has effectively ended a longstanding battle to have new evidence in Davis' favor heard in a court of law."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 14, 2008.
An innocent man could die in two weeks if the state of Georgia seeks a new death warrant.
AlterNetOctober 11, 2008.
Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions.
Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 8, 2008.
Hundreds of "insurgents" have been executed since 2003, victims of the same summary justice they mete out to their own captives.
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 25, 2008.
The Supreme Court will decide Monday whether it will take Davis' case. If it doesn't, he likely will be executed, despite evidence of his innocence.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 23, 2008.
Two hours before his scheduled execution, the Georgia prisoner who has maintained his innocence for almost 20 years, gets a temporary reprieve.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 23, 2008.
Troy Davis is scheduled to die tonight. His sister Martina: "This is not just about Troy Davis, this is about a bigger system of injustice."
Staff, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. September 23, 2008.
Davis is scheduled to be executed tonight for a murder he says he didn't commit.
Marlene Martin, International Socialist Review. September 19, 2008.
Troy Davis faces execution on September 23rd. Will Georgia knowingly kill an innocent man?
Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 17, 2008.
Georgia inmate Davis faces execution next week, but a groundswell of critics say he may be innocent.
Michelle Garcia, Amnesty International Magazine. September 17, 2008.
The case of Troy Davis led to a global call to save his life. But in Savannah, Georgia, a legacy of racism and fear has kept people silent.
Julien Ball, Campaign to End the Death Penalty. September 10, 2008.
Troy Davis faces execution in less than two weeks, despite shocking evidence that he is likely an innocent man.
Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor. September 8, 2008.
Charles Dean Hood is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday despite serious questions over the fairness of his trial.
Adrianne Appel, IPS News. September 3, 2008.
More than 25 years after being sentenced to death, Mumia Abu-Jamal is fighting for his life and against oppression at home and abroad.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. August 20, 2008.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has unanimously denied clemency for Jeff Wood, a man who killed no one. This cannot be tolerated.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 18, 2008.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will make a decision tomorrow in the case of Jeff Wood, who faces execution for killing no one.
Maura Kelly, Comment Is Free. August 15, 2008.
Jeff Wood was sentenced to death under Texas' draconian Law of Parties for a murder that he did not plan or witness. He faces execution next week.
Christopher Moraff, In These Times. August 5, 2008.
"The government's use of criminal informants is largely secretive, unregulated and unaccountable."
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