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State Killings, commutations & stays

January
6 - Billy Don Alverson - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
Alverson is the first person to be executed in the US this year.
Oklahoma inmate executed for 1995 slaying
© The Oklahoman
11 - Jeffrey Matthews - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma inmate executed for 1994 slaying
© The Oklahoman
12 - Richard Clay - Missouri - commuted
Gov. Nixon commutes sentence of death row inmate
© St. Louis Post-Dispatch
13 - Leroy White - murdered by the state of Alabama
Leroy White executed for killing estranged wife, refuses final meal and last words
© The Huntsville Times
25 - Emanuel Hammond - murdered by the state of Georgia
Georgia man executed for 1988 killing of teacher
© The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

February
9 - Martin Link - murdered by the state of Missouri
15 - Michael Hall - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas first execution this year
17 - Frank Spisak - murdered by the state of Ohio
22 - Timothy Adams - murdered by the state of Texas

March
10 - Johnnie Baston - murdered by the state of Ohio
Toledo man's execution the first of its kind in nation
© Toledo on the Move
Baston becomes the first prisoner executed by US with a drug used to euthanize animals.
Ohio Executes Inmate With 1st Use Of New Solo Drug
© NBC 4i
29 - Eric King - murdered by the state of Arizona
Arizona executes man for deadly 1987 armed robbery
© The Arizona Republic
31 - William Glenn Boyd - murdered by the state of Alabama

April
5 - Daniel Wayne Cook - Arizona - stayed
Supreme Court grants stay of execution for Arizona inmate
© The Arizona Republic
12 - Clarence Carter - murdered by the state of Ohio

May
3 - Cary Kerr - murdered by the state of Texas
Kerr becomes the first person executed by TX with new drug
Texas executes its 1st inmate with new 3-drug combo after Supreme Court denies stay
© StarTribune
6 - Jeffrey Motts - murdered by the state of South Carolina
SC inmate 1st to die in SC with new combo of drugs
© The State
10 - Benny Joe Stevens - murdered by the state of Mississippi
Mississippi executes convicted killer Benny Joe Stevens
© The Clarion-Ledger
17 - Daniel Bedford - murdered by the state of Ohio
Killer of 2 is executed after 27 years
© The Columbus Dispatch
17 - Rodney Gray - murdered by the state of Mississippi
Mississippi executes convicted killer Rodney Gray
© The Clarion-Ledger
19 - Jason Williams - murdered by the state of Alabama
Jason Oric Williams executed for 1992 murders
© The Birmingham News
24 - Robert Simon Jr. - Mississippi - stayed
Court grants stay of execution for Miss. death row inmate
© The Clarion-Ledger
25 - Donald Beaty - murdered by the state of Arizona
DOJ Tells Arizona it Illegally Obtained Death Penalty Drug
© ABC News
Arizona inmate put to death by lethal injection
© The Arizona Republic

June
1 - Gayland Bradford - murdered by the state of Texas
Dallas man executed in 1988 robbery-slaying
© Houston Chronicle
14 - Shawn L. Hawkins - Ohio - commuted
Kasich commutes convicted killer's sentence to life without parole
© The Columbus Dispatch
14 - Carey Dean Moore - Nebraska - stayed
Moore execution postponed
© The Omaha World Herald
15 - John Balentine - Texas - stayed
Supreme Court halts execution of Texas killer
© Houston Chronicle
16 - Eddie Powell - murdered by the state of Alabama
Alabama inmate Eddie Duval Powell dies by lethal injection for 1995 murder
© The Birmingham News
16 - Lee Andrew Taylor - murdered by the state of Texas
Galveston native executed for fellow prisoner's stabbing death
© Houston Chronicle
21 - Milton Mathis - murdered by the state of Texas
Milton Mathis executed for Houston double slaying
© Houston Chronicle
Milton Mathis, Convicted Killer, Executed In Texas Despite Evidence Of Retardation
© Huffington Post
22 - Frank Williams Jr. - Arkansas - stayed
23 - Roy Willard Blankenship - murdered by the state of Georgia
Ga. judge orders 1st execution with new drug combo
© AccessNorthGa
Savannah killer executed with new drug mix
© Rome News-Tribune
30 - Richard Bible - murdered by the state of Arizona
Arizona executes man who killed girl 23 years ago
© The Arizona Republic

as of June 30

info by Rick Halperin and i .... thanks, my dear friend !!!

Kill Death Penalty NOW !!!!

USA 2010 - State Killings, commutations & stays

Socialism 2011 - Revolution in the Air

Socialism 2011 - Revolution in the Air

Chicago, July 1 - 4

Socialism Conference »
Fighting Racism and the Criminal Justice System
at Socialism 2011

Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center Chicago-O'Hare,
Rosemont, Illinois

Unusual circumstances of Ga. execution to be cited in challenges to new drug's use

Unusual circumstances of Ga. execution to be cited in challenges to new drug's use

ATLANTA - The thrashing, jerking death of Roy Willard Blankenship has lawyers for death row inmates plotting fresh arguments against
the drug used to execute him, even though they may never be able
to prove that it caused the spasms in his last moments.

Medical experts say it's possible that Georgia prison staff botched
the procedure last week using a controversial new sedative, that Blankenship had some sort of jarring reaction to the drug, or even
that he faked it. Still, defence attorneys around the nation say they plan to cite Blankenship in requests to stop executions using pentobarbital, a chemical being adopted by a growing number
of states as they run out of another commonly-used drug.

© Star Tribune

read more ...

Starvin’ for Justice 2011

Starvin' for Justice:
Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty

The 18th Annual Fast & Vigil in Washington, DC

June 28th - July 2nd, 2011

GENERAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS in 2011

The Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC)

Oglala Commemoration 2011

Oglala Commemoration
 
June 26th is the 36th anniversary of the firefight at Oglala.
 
Join us on June 26, 2011, in Oglala South Dakota.
(Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) as we,

"HONORING OUR WARRIORS".
 
A day of solidarity calling for Leonard Peltier's freedom.
A day of prayer and remembrance. Honoring those who lost their lives during the conflict on Pine Ridge in the 70's. Which lead to Leonard Peltier injustices.

© Oglala Commemoration

2011 Oglala Commemoration

missmiaumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ???

miaumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii & lulu are still on building repairs till the end of juni ....
mommy can't almost walki Upidown uPidown eyes wide like an yo-yo
and all the time left is to pet miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ;-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

lots of weekend ♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥
♥♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥ ♥♥♥ !!!!!

*^-^* & Kaput mommyyyyyy

colagens

© joão & luisa brehm

Colagens - cartaz da exposição
Collages - exhibit poster

Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisboa - 1984

Death in Prison: No One Held Accountable

Death in Prison: No One Held Accountable
© International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran

DPIC Releases New Report as 35th Anniversary of Reinstatement of the Death Penalty Approaches

DPIC Releases New Report as 35th Anniversary of Reinstatement of the Death Penalty Approaches

The Death Penalty Information Center has released a new report "Struck by Lightning: The Continuing Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty Thirty-Five Years After Its Reinstatement in 1976."

The report shows that despite the changes to sentencing schemes approved by the U.S. Supreme Court on July 2, 1976, race, geography, money and other factors continue to make the implementation of the death penalty arbitrary and unfair.

© Death Penalty Information Center

America's Barbaric Death Penalty

America's Barbaric Death Penalty
© Bay Area Indymedia

Kings, presidents and PMs who were put to death for treason

Kings, presidents and PMs who were put to death for treason
© The News International

i think the “list” is much longer but no time to research right now ....

The True Crime of the Rosenberg Execution

The True Crime of the Rosenberg Execution
© Truthout

on this day, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (American Communists)
were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during
a time of war.
this was the first execution of civilians for espionage in US history.

Julius and Ethel were murdered by electric chair.

"All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer"

"All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer"
is respecting each others' traditions, culture and religions.
There is one Creator and one grandmother earth that we all share. We have gone all over the world once a year to pray
with other Indigenous nations at their Sacred Sites and to the United Nations to talk about prophecies. We as the First Nations have committed ourselves to maintaining our sacred way of life.

- Chief Arvol Looking Horse -

All are invited to come to Bdote (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota USA) June 18-21, 2011 to pray.

World Peace & Prayer Day

World Peace & Prayer Day

June 18 - 21, 2011

WPPD 2011 Home Page

Saudi beheads Indonesian woman

Saudi beheads Indonesian woman convicted of murder
© Straits Times

oh gods !!!!!

Saudi Arabia: Surge in executions in recent weeks
Press release - June 10, 2011
© Amnesty International

Historic Decision at the United Nations

Historic Decision at the United Nations

Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
© Human Rights Watch

U2's Conspiracy of Hope

U2's Conspiracy of Hope

Twenty five years ago today, on June 15th, 1986, the Amnesty International A Conspiracy of Hope tour broadcast live on MTV
from Giants Stadium.
The Conspiracy of Hope tour was a celebration of our 25th anniversary and it introduced countless Americans to human rights and made life-long Amnesty members.

U2 was part of our movement then (watch their amazing performance
in 1986 above!) and they are still with us fighting for justice today.

© Amnesty International USA Blog

Siempre Che !!!!

 image source


June 14, 1928 - October 9, 1967


Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world.
This is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.

- Che Guevara - 
from Che last letter to his children


The Che Reader 
© Aleida March, Che Guevara Studies Center and Ocean Press

Che Guevara Internet Archive

Sto António day ;-))))))))))))))))))

© luisa brehm

Sto António give miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii a lady bug
for miauuuuuUUUUUuuuumi to fly and play
a huge basil and sardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiines for luck
and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lots to cherish mi day !!!
;-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

**^-^**
Flora, the rebel

In memory of Geronimo ji Jaga

In the Event of My Demise by Tupac Shakur
Poem by Tupac Shakur, read by Geronimo ji Jaga

On June 3, 2011 Geronimo ji Jaga transitioned to the realm of the ancestors.
We made this video to celebrate Brother G's life and the powerful impact he made in Tanzania through his work with the United African Alliance Community Center.

Geronimo ji Jaga
Rest in Freedom, Power and Eternal Paradise!

Geronimo ji Jaga never surrendered

Geronimo ji Jaga never surrendered
© Workers World

The Pentagon & slave labor in U.S. prisons - 2

The Pentagon & slave labor in U.S. prisons
» Part 2
© Workers World

check my previous post for Part 1

There's an ancient saying in Japan, that life is like walking from one side of infinite darkness to another, on a bridge of dreams. They say that we're all crossing the bridge of dreams together. That there's nothing more than that.
Just us, on the bridge of dreams.

- M. T. Anderson -
from the novel Feed

Wake Up, Portugal !!!!

by the way, i'm nuts about Japanese drums !!!
truly amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggg !!!!

PT day ;-(((((((((((((((((((

it looks more our telecommunications company but naaaaaa
it's portugal day.

hmmmmmmmm ??? sure, of course, i'm not patriotic at all.
let's wash the medals of dishonor, yes, wash not watch.
i'm so disappointed with my poor little sheep country ;,-((((((((((((((((((
left right .... left .... right .... turn !!!!
bla bla blaaaaaaa oink oink !!!!
lu

Ivone creating

© joão & luisa brehm

in her atelier

After 40 Years, the Complete Pentagon Papers

After 40 Years, the Complete Pentagon Papers
© Truthout

Prosecutor says hundreds to be executed in Iranian capital Tehran

Prosecutor says hundreds to be executed in Iranian capital Tehran
© FIDH - Human Rights for All

100 years in solitary: The 'Angola 3' and their fight for justice

USA: 100 years in solitary:
The 'Angola 3' and their fight for justice
© Amnesty International

USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement
© Amnesty International

The Pentagon & slave labor in U.S. prisons

The Pentagon & slave labor in U.S. prisons
© Workers World

we have lost ;-(((((((((((((((((((((

the right won the legislative elections in portugal ;-(((((((((((((((((((((((((
now, yesssssssssss, a total disaster !!!!

India searches for a executioner

India searches for a executioner
© Belfast Telegraph

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

Pentagon files death penalty case against five accused 9/11 plotters
© McClatchy Washington Bureau
published May 31

US Bagram Prison Dwarfs Guantanamo

US Bagram Prison Dwarfs Guantanamo
© Reader Supported News

Worldwide Death Penalty Abolition Timeline

Worldwide Death Penalty Abolition Timeline
© Amnesty International USA