United States 2011

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News on United States in 2011

DECEMBER 20, 2011United States
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USA - European Union. European Union restricts sale of execution drugs
USA - European Union. European Union restricts sale of execution drugs
DECEMBER 15, 2011United States
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USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100
DECEMBER 12, 2011United States
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USA - European Union. Europe Restricts Export Of sodium thiopental
USA - European Union. Europe Restricts Export Of sodium thiopental
NOVEMBER 11, 2011United States
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'INTO THE ABYSS' REVIEW: EMOTIONS ON DEATH ROW
"Into the Abyss", a Werner Herzog documentary about a killer on Death Row, opens
OCTOBER 20, 2011United States
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USA - Federal. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf threw out the federal death penalty against Gary Sampson, 52, white
USA - Federal. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf threw out the federal death penalty against Gary Sampson, 52, white
OCTOBER 13, 2011United States
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USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011United States
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USA - Former Justice John Paul Stevens: I Was Wrong on the Death Penalty.
USA - Former Justice John Paul Stevens: I Was Wrong on the Death Penalty.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011United States
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USA - Georgia. White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama
USA - Georgia. White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama
JULY 13, 2011United States
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USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access
JULY 11, 2011United States
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USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white
JULY 8, 2011Mexico
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USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism
JULY 8, 2011Mexico
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USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution
JULY 7, 2011United States
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USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.
USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.
JULY 7, 2011United States
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USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures
JULY 1, 2011United States
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USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high
JULY 1, 2011United States
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USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal
JUNE 22, 2011United States
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USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
JUNE 11, 2011Denmark
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USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
JUNE 9, 2011United States
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EP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BE IMPOSED BY US MILITARY COURT
the European Parliament urged US authorities not to impose the death penalty on Saudi
MAY 31, 2011United States
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USA - Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters
USA - Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters
MAY 13, 2011United States
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USA - At the Guantanamo Bay detention center, 174 men were still being held
USA - At the Guantanamo Bay detention center, 174 men were still being held
MAY 6, 2011Italy
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BIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION
“Regarding Osama Bin Laden, we know too little to say if it was an ‘extra-judicial execution’ or an act of ‘legitimate defence’,” Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia said.
APRIL 22, 2011United States
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USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
APRIL 20, 2011United States
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USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
APRIL 17, 2011United States
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USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
APRIL 11, 2011United States
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USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
APRIL 7, 2011India
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INDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS
An Indian drug company that supplied a key execution drug to U.S. prisons has decided to halt future sales following objections from death-penalty opponents.
APRIL 1, 2011United States
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USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
MARCH 30, 2011United States
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USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
MARCH 16, 2011United States
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PAKISTAN: BLOOD MONEY – CIA CONTRACTOR ACQUITTED OF MURDERS
Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor, who was alleged to have shot and killed two men

United States 2011

USA - European Union. European Union restricts sale of execution drugs

USA - The death penalty in 2011: Year end report - Executions Decline, Death Sentences Fall Well Below 100

USA - European Union. Europe Restricts Export Of sodium thiopental

'INTO THE ABYSS' REVIEW: EMOTIONS ON DEATH ROW

USA - Federal. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf threw out the federal death penalty against Gary Sampson, 52, white

USA - Galluo Pool: Death penalty support lowest ever

USA - Former Justice John Paul Stevens: I Was Wrong on the Death Penalty.

USA - Georgia. White House: No Troy Davis Call By President Obama

USA - The Leal Case. The Washington Post: Congress should act before another foreign national is denied consular access

USA - Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the death penalty of Joseph Edward Duncan, 48, white

USA - Texas. Governor defends Leal’s execution despite criticism

USA - Texas. UN reaction to Humberto Leal's execution

USA - Texas. U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case.

USA - Texas. Humberto Leal, 38, hispanic, was executed despite Obama's pressures

USA - Survey: support for the death penalty remains high

USA - The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to the Texas governor to commute the death sentence of Humberto Leal

USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.

USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection

EP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BE IMPOSED BY US MILITARY COURT

USA - Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters

USA - At the Guantanamo Bay detention center, 174 men were still being held

BIN LADEN: HANDS OFF CAIN- WE DO NOT SHARE OBAMA'S OPINION

USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution

USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.

USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions

USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black

INDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS

USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it

PAKISTAN: BLOOD MONEY – CIA CONTRACTOR ACQUITTED OF MURDERS

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