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Latest News

UN: Majority support expected in UN vote on death penalty moratorium
November 19, 2008

Afghanistan: Afghanistan moves towards a wide use of executions
November 13, 2008

Afghanistan: Stop Move Toward Wide Use of Executions
November 12, 2008

Indonesia: Make today's executions the last
November 08, 2008

USA: President-elect Obama: 100 days to demonstrate commitment to human rights
November 05, 2008

Indonesia: Bali bombers to face firing squad
October 31, 2008

Somalia: Girl stoned was a child of 13
October 31, 2008

Japan: Two men hanged in Japan
October 29, 2008

USA: Another stay of execution for Troy Davis
October 29, 2008

USA: In Final Days Before Troy Davis Execution Date, Concerned Public Worldwide Demands Action
October 23, 2008

Nigeria: Corrupt justice system targets the poor
October 21, 2008

Nigeria: "Waiting for the hangman"
October 21, 2008

Iran: Juveniles still to face the noose
October 20, 2008

Iran: The end of child executions
October 17, 2008

Iran: Announcement of end of child executions a welcome step
October 16, 2008

Saudi Arabia: Executions disproportionately target foreign nationals
October 14, 2008

USA: Amnesty International Decries U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Deny Troy Davis Petition
October 14, 2008

USA: Stay of execution for Troy Davis
September 24, 2008

USA: Amnesty International Praises Stay of Execution for Troy Davis
September 23, 2008

USA: Activists, Concerned Citizens March for Davis on Thursday
September 17, 2008

USA: Amnesty International Condemns Parole Board Decision to Allow the Execution of Troy Davis
September 15, 2008

Japan: Should adopt death penalty moratorium
September 15, 2008

Argentina: Death penalty abolished
September 12, 2008

USA: Groundswell of Support for Troy Davis in Days Leading Up to Clemency Hearing, Reports Amnesty International
September 12, 2008

USA: Amnesty International, NAACP Rally for Troy Davis
September 08, 2008

Sudan: Hundreds held without charge after 10 May attack
August 20, 2008

Iran: Suspension of stoning executions a welcome step if carried out
August 15, 2008

Mexican national executed in Texas
August 07, 2008

USA: Texas execution violates international law
August 06, 2008

Iran: Announcement of suspension of stoning a welcome step if carried out
August 06, 2008



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Testimonials from Ray Krone (sentenced to death in the U.S. for a crime he didn't commit) and Mpagi Edward Edmary (sentenced to death in Uganda for a crime that never happened)

Dan Rather Reports: Did Texas Execute Innocent Men?

Deadly Silence (about Phillip Workman, executed in Tennessee on May 9)

Death Penalty Mistake (about Leonel Herrera, executed in Texas in 1993)

Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti

Insanity on Death Row - CBS 60 Minutes (about Gregory Thompson, a mentally ill prisoner facing execution in Tennessee)

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