Tag Archives: Death Penalty
30+ Dead After Police Clash With Islamic Hardliners In Bangladesh
May 7, 2013
NAMIBIA – More than 30 people were killed in Bangladesh on Sunday and Monday in clashes between police and tens of thousands of protesters who demanded the passage of an anti-blasphemy bill in the Islamic state, ruled under...
Conservative Senators Call For Militaristic Response To “Islamic Jihad” On US Soil
By Martin Michaels
Martin Michaels
“We’re at war with a radical ideology that hates everything that we stand for,” said Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in a public statement Tuesday. “As a matter of fact, radical Islam is regenerating. And the way they are coming after us, is to find...
Polls: Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party Likely To Win Senate Seat In Australia
By Katie Rucke
Katie Rucke
Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks Party are likely to win Senate seats in the Australian states of Victoria — where Assange announced his intention to run for Senate — and New South Wales, according to research by...
Ellison Fights Back Against Calls For Police Surveillance Of Muslim American Communities
By Mint Press News Desk
“This individual came to the attention of the FBI because of things he said and things he did. That’s appropriate. What should not be cause for alarm is somebody’s status as a member of a particular religious faith or how devout they may happen to be,” Congressman...
The Disease of War, A War Of Disease: The Health And Human Rights Cost Of Our “Liberation” Of Iraq
By Edward Rhymes
Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes twenty years of peace to make a man; it takes only twenty seconds of war to destroy him —- Baudoin I of Belgium, address to joint session of U.S. Congress, May 12, 1959.
There has been a tremendous...
Obama, In Colorado, To Press For Gun Measures
By The Associated Press
In danger of losing congressional momentum, President Barack Obama is drawing attention to Colorado’s newly passed gun control laws as he applies public pressure on Congress to pass similar federal measures.
Obama was traveling to the Denver suburbs Wednesday, stepping...
In India, Frenzy Over Gang Rape Trial
By Mary Kinney
Across town from the district courthouse, employees of Ambedkar University’s Center for Community Knowledge argued about India’s most infamous trial.
“The defense lawyers are saying, ‘well, you know, she was out late,’” said Ranjani Prasad, 24, gesturing with...
Indian Parliament Signs Off On Anti-Rape Bill
By Jessica Phelan
India’s new anti-rape bill has now cleared both houses of parliament and is set to become law.
The Rajya Sabha, or upper house, passed the bill on Thursday after only a brief debate, IANS news agency reported. The Lok Sabha, the lower house, approved it two days...
Maryland Poised To Be 18th State To Ban Death Penalty
By The Associated Press
It’s been eight years since Maryland executed a convicted killer, but that could be the last time if the General Assembly, as expected, gives final passage this week to a bill to abolish capital punishment.
Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, has been pushing...
Alleged Ringleader Of India Gang Rapists Found Dead In Delhi Prison Cell
By Freya Petersen
The alleged ringleader of the gang accused of raping and murdering a young woman in Delhi last year has reportedly committed suicide in prison.
Ram Singh, the driver of the bus in which the 23-year-old physiotherapy student was allegedly beaten and gang raped, hung himself...
