Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, as human rights organizations demand death penalty pardons
Biden commutes sentences of roughly 1,500 and pardons 39, but includes no current political prisoners who continue to languish behind bars
Missouri has decided to execute an innocent man
Despite DNA evidence indicating that Marcellus Williams is innocent, the Governor of Missouri has chosen to proceed with his execution
Advocates fight to stop execution of innocent death row prisoner Marcellus Williams in less than a week
William’s execution is set for September 24 despite DNA evidence proving him innocent, his legal team pledges to keep up the fight
Alabama prisoners organize against a system rigged to maintain a system of modern day slavery
Alabama prisoners lead struggle against “most violent and inhumane prison system in the country”
LGBTQ+ Ugandans face deadly threat as “Anti-Homosexuality Act” signed into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved an anti-LGBTQ+ law that makes the “offense of homosexuality” punishable by life imprisonment and even death.
Rights groups express concern over proposed anti-terrorism bill in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s latest anti-terror legislation gives greater powers to law enforcement agencies, which human rights groups fear will be used to suppress the democratic rights of citizens
Israeli bill advocating death sentence in ‘terror’ cases passes first reading in Knesset
The bill mandates the death penalty in cases where an Israeli citizen is killed in a ‘terrorist act’ by a Palestinian, but will not apply to an Israeli citizen committing the same crime against a Palestinian. Israel classifies resistance acts against its occupation as terrorism
Is the US legal system at war with its people?
Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the US. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.
Colombian ex-military officers admit role in killing 120 civilians and other stories
Today we look at a public hearing in Colombia’s False Positives scandal, acute food insecurity and drought in the Horn of Africa, and more
Execution postponed for wrongfully convicted Texas mother
Across the United States, public figures and everyday people came together in support of Melissa Lucio, sentenced to death without evidence
The politics of the death penalty in the US
Eugene Puryear talks about the death penalty in the US in light of Jewish groups suing the state of Arizona for planning to use Zyklon B in executions.
Egyptian court condemns 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for carrying out attacks against security forces
The death sentences were issued a day after the US government canceled military aid worth USD 130 million to Egypt over the declining human rights record
- Demonstrations planned across the globe on April 25 in solidarity with Gaza
- Noor Abdalla, wife of Mahmoud Khalil, gives birth while husband languishes in ICE detention
- The People’s Forum condemns right-wing attempts to silence dissent and solidarity with Palestine
- Palestine solidarity protests in Morocco delay Maersk ship
- With mass protests across the country, movement against Trump’s agenda grows
