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Somalia: imminent execution of two children must be stoppedPress release 28 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action: Man arrested at 15 faces imminent execution in Iran
Peyman Barandah, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, is due to be executed on 10 May in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, Fars Province, Iran. He was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial which violated principles of juvenile justice.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2017 -
USA: Arkansas executions 'heinous' and 'shameful'Press release 25 Apr 2017
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Urgent Action update: Arkansas conducts first execution since 2005
Ledell Lee was executed in Arkansas on 20 April shortly before the death warrant in his case expired at midnight. He was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1993.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Virginia governor commutes death sentence in USA
On 20 April, the Governor of Virginia commuted the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national who was scheduled to be executed on 25 April and who has continued to maintain his innocence.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Court blocks execution and remands for hearing in USA
The Arkansas Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for Stacey Johnson, who was due to be put to death in Arkansas on 20 April for a murder committed in 1993.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Stay of execution for Bruce Ward in Arkansas
Bruce Ward, who was due to be put to death on 17 April in Arkansas, received a stay of execution. His lawyers maintain that his mental disability deprives him of a rational understanding of his punishment, rendering his execution unconstitutional.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Stay of execution for Don Davis in Arkansas
The execution of Don Davis, scheduled for 17 April in Arkansas, did not go ahead. Minutes before midnight, when the death warrant was set to expire, the US Supreme Court refused to lift the stay issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court that afternoon.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Apr 2017 -
Global executions down more than a third, but death sentences at record high - new reportPress release 11 Apr 2017
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Theresa May's "Global Britain" - prosperity over peace?The Met police is investigating allegations of war crimes by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Meanwhile, Theresa May is visiting Saudi Arabia, and her government continues to supply weapons to the country. What kind of messages is our Prime Minister sending out?
Blog post 11 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Texas appeal court blocks execution in USAOn 7 April, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution in the case of Paul Storey, who was scheduled to be put to death on 12 April. The case has been remanded to a lower court for further review of the claim that the prosecution…
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Urgent Action: Legal representation in spotlight as execution set in Arkansas
Ledell Lee, aged 51, is due to be executed in Arkansas on 20 April for a murder committed in 1993. There have been serious concerns about his legal representation.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Execution for crime committed at age 20 in USA
Kenneth Williams, aged 38, is due to be executed in Arkansas on 27 April for a murder committed during a prison escape in 1999.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Juror and victim's parents oppose execution in USA
Paul Storey, aged 32, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 12 April. Among those who are calling for clemency are the parents of the man he was convicted of killing in 2006. One of the jurors who voted for the death sentence also opposes the execution.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Bipolar disorder not raised at trial for man set to be executed in USA
Jack Jones, aged 52, is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 24 April for a murder committed in 1995. The jurors who sentenced him to death did not know he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a serious mental disability, shortly before the crime.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action: Fair trial concern revisited as execution looms in Arkansas, USA
Stacey Johnson, aged 47, is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 20 April for a 1993 murder. Three state Supreme Court Justices argued that he was deprived of a fair trial by being denied access to information regarding the credibility of a key…
Urgent action outcomes 28 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action: Execution set despite diagnosis of schizophrenia in USA
Bruce Ward is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 17 April. He has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In custody since 1989, he has been on death row for nearly 25 years. Thirty-two years old at the time of the crime, he is now aged 60.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action correction: Virginia USA execution reset as doubts persistIvan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 25 April. He maintains his innocence of the 2001 murder for which he was sent to death row in 2006.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Brothers hurriedly executed in secretive manner in Malaysia
Despite a pending clemency application before the state’s Pardon Board, brothers Suthar Batumalai and B. Rames Batumalai were executed at dawn on 15 March 2017.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Three Bahrainis executed by firing squad
On 15 January the Bahraini authorities executed three men by firing squad. Seven others continue to serve life sentences which were upheld by the Court of Cassation on 9 January along with the three death sentences.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Mar 2017
