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Iranian mother of 2 sentenced to death by stoning thanks her supporters for ...

The Canadian Press
But supporters say she still faces the death penalty, and that as many as 24 other people in Iran are still in line to be stoned to death. ...
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Trinidad and Tobago in a quandary over death penalty

The Guardian
These, and the countless other murders which followed that weekend of hangings, are the examples given by opponents of the mandatory death penalty in ...
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Attorney says Rubio gets automatic appeal for death penalty
Warner said once the judge delivers and signs the death sentence his office will then need to turn over court documents to the Texas Court of Criminal ...
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Death penalty book author defiant in Singapore

AFP
SINGAPORE — A British author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore's use of the death penalty was defiant following his first ...
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Singapore Court Adjourns UK Author's Trial Over Book About Death Penalty
The Singapore police have said that Shadrake's anti-death penalty views are not the issue in its investigations. The city- state, which has one of the ...
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Malaysia: Trial of Opposition Leader Proceeding Unfairly

(New York) - Government prosecutors in the trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim should turn over their evidence to...
Honduras: Ongoing Attacks Foster Climate of Intimidation

(Washington DC) - Six months after President Porfirio Lobo took office, Honduras has made little progress toward addressing the serious...
International: Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect

(Washington, DC) - Countries that have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions should join without delay, Human Rights Watch...

Livelihood crisis for Chakma, Hajong refugees
45 years after their settlement in Arunachal Pradesh, these refugees are still fighting for citizenship and livelihood rights. There is...
Uttarakhand Gujjars being ousted without compensation
A large number of Ban Gujjar tribal families remaining within the Rajaji National Park are facing constant harassment from the...
Starvation persists in Orissa
Several cases of starvation deaths have been reported in Orissa, especially in areas with high tribal populations. Added to this,...

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