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Remembering Reyhaneh Jabbari
On the anniversary of Reyhaneh Jabbari's execution by the Iranian government, it's important to remember her through her own words.
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Richard Glossip to Be Executed in Oklahoma Today Despite New Evidence
Death row prisoner Richard Glossip is slated to be executed this afternoon.
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Dahr Jamail | Free Speech Gets the Death Penalty
The US Department of Defense's Law of War Manual gives the US military the legal opportunity to censor, capture and even kill US journalists.
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On Pursuing the Death Penalty for Dylann Storm Roof
The justice that our legal system seeks tends to be more interpersonal than institutional.
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Richard Glossip Granted Two-Week Stay of Execution
An Oklahoma appeals court granted death row prisoner Richard Glossip a last-minute stay.
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Oklahoma Delays Richard Glossip’s Execution, Scheduled Despite Mounting Evidence of His Innocence
His new execution date is September 30.
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Is Oklahoma Set to Execute an Innocent Man?
Time is running out for Richard Glossip.
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Prosecutors Practice Racism in US Courts
A member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty describes how racism is aided and abetted by prosecutors in America's injustice system.
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Time to Kill the Death Penalty
This is a tragic little corner of US “culture wars,” where their moral beliefs require them to execute thy neighbor.
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Coerced Confessions and Jailhouse Snitches: Why the Death Penalty Is So Flawed
The death penalty makes errors irreversible and in the most serious criminal cases.