bricalu: August 2017

National Justice Museum lets visitors step on to Britain's last working gallows

National Justice Museum lets visitors step on to Britain's last working gallows
© The Guardian

Pyongyang 'Sentences' 4 South Korean Journalists To Death

Pyongyang 'Sentences' 4 South Korean Journalists To Death
© NDTV

Iran » at least 3 Prisoners Executed

Sunni Prisoner Hanged on Moharebeh Charges

Iran: At Least Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges

© Iran Human Rights

Many Inmates Scheduled for Execution in Ohio Have Mental Impairments, According to Harvard Study

Many Inmates Scheduled for Execution in Ohio Have Mental Impairments, According to Harvard Study
© Cleveland Scene

International Day of the Disappeared » Syria

Syria: Tens of thousands of disappeared must not be forgotten
© Amnesty International

Tortured and abused: hidden horror of 'disappeared' women in Syrian prisons

On International Day of the Disappeared, campaigners are calling on the UN to bring the world’s attention to the terrible plight of Assad’s detainees

Syria’s ‘disappeared’ are murdered on an industrial scale. The UN must step in

source for both: The Guardian

Inside Assad's prisons: Horrors facing female inmates in Syrian jails revealed

Inside Assad's prisons: Horrors facing female inmates in Syrian jails revealed
© Zaman Alwasl

We Are Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Illegal and Cruel Ban on Transgender Service Members

We Are Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Illegal and Cruel Ban on Transgender Service Members
© ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union

Global Drum Prayer

Global Drum Prayer

United We Rise
One People, One Planet.

Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30pm PDT

from Standing Rock to Black Rock
Indigenous Wisdom Keepers will lead a Prayer
broadcasted Live Worldwide.

Unite with us as One Global Family for what may become the world’s largest synchronized drum circle. Hundreds of locations will Unify and tune into a live prayer amplified from the heart of Burning Man.

18 inmates to get execution dates after California Supreme Court ruling

just can't believe !!!!! not again !!!!!

18 inmates to get execution dates after California Supreme Court ruling
© SFGate

Analysis: Arkansas returns to center of execution debate

Analysis: Arkansas returns to center of execution debate
© Associated Press

Mark Asay murdered by Florida

no words !!!!! damn you, Rick Scott !!!!!

Jacksonville man executed in Starke, the first execution in Florida in more than 18 months
© WOKV

Florida conducts its first execution in a year and a half
© Amnesty International USA

Florida Death-Penalty Practices, Mark Asay Execution Draw Criticism From Human Rights Groups, Johnson & Johnson
© DPIC - Death Penalty Information Center

California court rejects mandatory deadlines in death penalty cases

California court rejects mandatory deadlines in death penalty cases
© Reuters

Jorge Luis Borges Birthday

by Sara Facio, 1968

❝ Las dictaduras fomentan la opresión, las dictaduras fomentan el servilismo, las dictaduras fomentan la crueldad; más abominable es el hecho de que fomentan la idiotez.

Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy.

❝ Soy dios, soy héroe, soy filósofo, soy demonio y soy mundo,
lo cual es una fatigosa manera de decir que no soy.

I am god, I am hero, I am philosopher, I am demon and I am world, which is a tedious way of saying that I do not exist.

from El inmortal (The immortal)

- Jorge Luis Borges -

August 24, 1899 - June 14, 1986

Borges & his cat Beppo, 1980
by Paola Agosti

90 years on, legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti executions lingers

90 years on, legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti executions lingers
© Boston.com

Iran: The Terrible Year of 1988

Iran: The Terrible Year of 1988
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

Here’s Another Example of Why the “Death Penalty System In Florida Is in Absolute Chaos”

Here’s Another Example of Why the “Death Penalty System In Florida Is in Absolute Chaos”
© Mother Jones

Greitens stays Marcellus Williams execution !!!!!

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss !!!!!

Governor Greitens issues stay of execution, appoints Gubernatorial Board of Inquiry in Marcellus Williams Case
© Office of the Governor

Greitens stops execution after questions about DNA evidence
© STLtoday.com

Missouri governor issues stay of execution for Marcellus Williams
© KSHB

right decision, Governor !!!!! thank you !!!!!

Maldives to restore death penalty after 60 years: Official

Maldives to restore death penalty after 60 years: Official
© Hindustan Times

Stealing Children: A Look at Indigenous Child Removal Policies

Stealing Children: A Look at Indigenous Child Removal Policies
© Indian Country Today

Most American Indian tribes opt out of federal death penalty

Most American Indian tribes opt out of federal death penalty
© Huron Daily Tribune

Indonesia to Reject UN Recommendation to Scrap Death Penalty

Indonesia to Reject UN Recommendation to Scrap Death Penalty
© Tempo.co

2017 Total Solar Eclipse

image courtesy Predictive Science, Inc.

a simulation of the sun's corona on August 21, 2017, during the total solar eclipse.

♥♥♥ Happyyyyy Total Solar Eclipse ♥♥♥

***^-^*** & mum

Coronal Prediction for the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
© Predictive Science, Inc.

Eclipse2017 | Total Solar Eclipse 2017
© NASA

Avert Your Eyes: Eclipse Viewing Taboo in Navajo and Other Cultures

Avert Your Eyes: Eclipse Viewing Taboo in Navajo and Other Cultures
© Indian Country Today

Morocco King Pardons 415 Prisoners, Including 14 Convicted Terrorists

King Mohammed VI Grants Royal Pardon to 415 people, including 14 Convicted for Terrorism
© Morocco World News

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona

We Are Not Afraid !!!!!
Viva Barcelona !!!!!

Freddie Mercury's final concert.
Live at La Nit, Barcelona, 1988

Fighting for Indigenous Inmates and Religious Rights

Fighting for Indigenous Inmates and Religious Rights
© Indian Country Today

Secret sedative: How Missouri uses pentobarbital in executions

Secret sedative: How Missouri uses pentobarbital in executions
© St. Louis Public Radio

Eight Prisoners Hanged in One Day in Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison

Eight Prisoners Hanged in One Day in Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison
© Iran Human Rights

Iran: Torture and Death Penalty for Another Teenager
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

We Are The SEEDS: New Indian Art Market in Santa Fe

We Are The SEEDS: New Indian Art Market in Santa Fe

4-day event ‘We Are The SEEDS’
held during Santa Fe Indian Market
in the Railyard Park

August 16-19

© Indian Country Today

'Embarrassing' for US, Trump Defense of Neo-Nazi Rally Stuns People Worldwide

nazis are nazis !!!!! impeach this guy !!!!!

'Embarrassing' for US, Trump Defense of Neo-Nazi Rally Stuns People Worldwide
© Common Dreams

Iran: Execution of 3 Prisoners After 21 Years of Imprisonment

Iran: Execution of 3 Prisoners After 21 Years of Imprisonment
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

Indonesia » The journey from death row

The journey from death row
© SBS

Requiem for Aleppo

Requiem for Aleppo: 'I couldn't keep watching the news. I had to do something'
A hard-hitting new dance show uses the stories of Syrians to capture the horrors of Aleppo – and the hope that will not die
© The Guardian

► with trailer

Requiem for Aleppo

Requiem for Aleppo will performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on August 16th, 2017, 7.30pm

tickets available at Requiem for Aleppo

All money raise from ticket sales will be donated to Syria Relief.

Horrific photos show ISIS terrorists throwing a gay man off a roof

Horrific photos show ISIS terrorists throwing a gay man off a roof
© PinkNews

Iran: Call to Save 7 Prisoners on the Verge of Execution

Iran: Call to Save 7 Prisoners on the Verge of Execution
© Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran: Execution Sentence Issued for Two Afghan Juvenile Offenders
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran: Scheduled execution of man arrested as teenager is an all-out assault on children’s rights
© Amnesty International

LIFE's 25 Most Meow-Worthy Pictures of Cats

LIFE's 25 Most Meow-Worthy Pictures of Cats

See 25 of the most meow-worthy cats in LIFE Magazine's archive
of iconic photography.
© LIFE Magazine

soooooooo cooli !!!!!
miauuumi not theri ???

***^-^***

Daughter Of Iran's 'Hanging Judge' Breaks Silence About Her Notorious Father

Daughter Of Iran's 'Hanging Judge' Breaks Silence About Her Notorious Father
© Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona

APOD: Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona
Image Credit & Copyright: Miloslav Druckmüller (Brno U. of Tech.), Martin Dietzel, Peter Aniol, Vojtech Rušin

© APOD

♥ thankssssssssssssssssssssssssss, APOD ♥♥

Iran parliament softens drug death penalty laws

wowwwww this is big news !!!!!

Iran parliament softens drug death penalty laws

The amendment will apply retroactively, thus commuting the sentences for many of the 5,300 inmates currently on death row for drug trafficking. Under the new bill, the punishment for those already convicted and given the death penalty or life in prison, other than those meeting the new execution requirements, will
be commuted to up to 30 years in jail and a cash fine.

© The Indian Express

The bill must still be approved by the conservative-dominated Guardian Council.

'It's Very Easy to Die There': How Prisoners Fare in Vietnam

'It's Very Easy to Die There': How Prisoners Fare in Vietnam
© New York Times

on the moon ;-)))))))))))))))))))))))))

♥ victorious gals ♥

on the moon at last ;-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

***^-^*** & mum

aug. 2017

photo (& painting) by my brother João

Support the Dream Act

Support the Dream Act
ACLU Action

add your name !!!!!

Florida Supreme Court strikes blow to death row inmates

Florida Supreme Court strikes blow to death row inmates
© Palm Beach Post

Nobel laureates call on Saudi to halt executions

Nobel laureates call on Saudi to halt executions
© Middle East Eye

Iran: Confession of a State Mullah to the Execution of Innocent People

Iran: Confession of a State Mullah to the Execution of Innocent People
© National Council of Resistance of Iran

National Gathering of Elders 2017

National Gathering of Elders 2017

The National Gathering of Elders hosted in Edmonton
in September 2017 will invite 623 First Nation groups
of Canada as well as Metis and Inuit groups of Canada.

Edmonton Expo Center
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

September 11-14, 2017

Native Tribes Continue Fight Against Pipelines

Native Tribes Continue Fight Against Pipelines
© EcoWatch

Iran judiciary in conflict over executions

Iran judiciary in conflict over executions
© Al-Monitor

Iran: 13 Executions in One Day

Iran: 13 Executions in One Day
© Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran: At Least 12 Prisoners Executed on the Same Day
© Iran Human Rights

Iran: Shameful execution of Alireza Tajiki arrested at 15

Alireza Tajiki was murdered today !!!!!

outrageousssssssssssssssssss, Iran !!!!!

Iran: Shameful execution of man arrested at 15
© Amnesty International

Iran: Brutal Execution of a Young Prisoner Who Was 15 Years Old When Arrested
© Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Iran: Juvenile Offender Faces Execution at Any Moment

Alireza Tajiki is scheduled to be executed tomorrow !!!!!

Stop NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!

Iran: Juvenile Offender Faces Execution at Any Moment
© Iran Human Rights

Iran: Man arrested at just 15 is hours away from execution
© Amnesty International

what have we become ???
sometimes i just have no words !!!!!

Held in Chains in Russia

Held in Chains in Russia

Investigate Abuse Allegations at the ‘Mercy’ Wing
© Human Rights Watch

Malaysia » Abolish the death penalty, MP urges government

Abolish the death penalty, MP urges government
© Malay Mail Online

Egyptian Court Sentences 12 to Death Penalty, 140 for Life in Prison

Egyptian Court Sentences 12 to Death Penalty, 140 for Life in Prison
© Asharq Al-awsat English

Iraq to hang 27 over IS Camp Speicher killings

Iraq to hang 27 over IS Camp Speicher killings
© The New Arab

Iran » Executioner Replaces Another Executioner

Executioner Replaces Another Executioner

© Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

US » Women and the Death Penalty

Women and the Death Penalty

As of October 1, 2016 there were 54 women on death row.
© Death Penalty Information Center

now, there is 55 !!!!! so truly dramatic lives !!!!!

Arizona woman becomes 55th sent to death row in US

Sammantha Allen

Arizona woman becomes 55th sent to death row in US
© Washington Post

Who are the women on death row in Arizona?

Iran: 5300 drug-related criminals await execution

Iran: 5300 drug-related criminals await execution

About 5,300 drug-related criminals held in Iran’s prisons have been sentenced to death and are waiting for execution, Hassan Norouzi, Spokesperson of the Parliamentary Judicial and Legal Commission said Aug.8.

© Trend News Agency

in my hand ....

Death behind bars: Buried in Alabama's prison cemeteries, life sentences last beyond death

Malaysia » Cabinet agrees to amend death penalty for drug traffickers

Maldives ready for executions in September, president declares

Maldives ready for executions in September, president declares
© Maldives Independent

Urgent !!!!! Take Action !!!!!

Stop imminent executions in the Maldives
Reprieve

2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year - Winners

stunning !!!!!

2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year - Winners
© National Geographic

Congratssssssssssssssssss to All !!!!!

The President of South Korea Just Adopted a Dog Who Was Rescued From a Meat Farm!

The President of South Korea Just Adopted a Dog Who Was Rescued From a Meat Farm!
© One Green Planet » pub. July 28

oh that's sooooo nice ♥♥
we truly hope Moon bans dog/cat meat trade & Boknal !!!!!

Labels: Yulin & Boknal 2017

Turkey » Parliament issues report on capital punishment

Six Prisoners Executed in Iran

Iranian authorities still silent !!!!!

Iran: Three Young Prisoners Hanged on Murder Charges

Two More Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges While Iran Authorities Still Silent

Iran: Another Prisoner Executed on Drug Charges

© Iran Human Rights

Canada » Shallow gallows

With Gen. Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System

US

Saudi Justice Ministry: Terrorists Get Fair Trial Like All other Suspects

Saudi Justice Ministry: Terrorists Get Fair Trial Like All other Suspects
© Asharq Al-awsat English

go behead yourself !!!!!

UN Int. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2017

© Survival International

August 9

10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
© United Nations

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2017
© UNESCO

Survival International - The movement for tribal peoples

Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found
a truth." Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather,
"I have met the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

- Kahlil Gibran -

Labels: Kahlil Gibran

blooming lotus

***^-^*** & mum ♥♥

UK marks 50 years of decriminalization of homosexuality

The gown and the gallows

The gown and the gallows

How prisoners dressed for their executions says a lot about the condemned and the pageantry of American capital punishment, according to a new UC sociology study.
© University of Cincinnati

Syria: Extrajudicial execution of Bassel Khartabil a grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors

Iran vilifies human rights defenders as ‘enemies of the state’

Turkey puts hundreds on trial over failed coup; many facing life sentences

Iran: 100 Executions Carried Out in the Month of July

Iran: 100 Executions Carried Out in the Month of July

100 executions were carried out in Iran in the month of July, but only eight of these executions were announced by Iranian officials. Most of the executions were for drug related charges.

Iran: Prisoner Hanged in Public in Front of Large Crowd

© Iran Human Rights

alarming escalation of executions !!!!!!

US » A state-by-state look at juvenile life without parole

A state-by-state look at juvenile life without parole

States are responding to U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have found mandatory life-without-parole sentences unconstitutional for juveniles except for the rare homicide offender incapable of rehabilitation.
© Washington Post

except for the Juvenile offenders ...
incapable of rehabilitation ???

bricalu

Thursday, August 31, 2017