For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.
And next year’s words await another voice.

- T. S. Eliot -

W. Eugene Smith Centenary ♥♥

♥♥♥

 
I’ve never made any picture, good or bad,
without paying for it in emotional turmoil.

- William Eugene Smith -

December 30, 1918 - October 15, 1978 

William with his cat by Cartier-Bresson, 1960
© Magnum Photos
 

W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos

The Smith Legacy | W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
 
W Eugene Smith, the photographer who wanted to record everything
© The Guardian


 
by Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography

Year 2018 in Illustration

The Year In Illustration 2018
© The New York Times

Review of the Year 2018: Top 25 Illustration
© It's Nice That

Court ruling lets Mumia Abu-Jamal renew his appeals

Court ruling lets Mumia Abu-Jamal renew his appeals
© Workers World

niew homi 4 mi ;-))))))))))))))))

 

surprisi, miauuUUUUmi goti niew homi ...
mi & mummi veri independenti
;-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

ronronronsssssssssssssssssssssssss
♥♥♥ love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ♥♥♥
***^-^***

Google erases Kurdistan from maps in compliance with Turkish gov.

holy shit !!!!!
Long Live Kurdistan !!!!!
 
Google erases Kurdistan from maps in compliance with Turkish gov.
© Kurdistan 24

The prospective gassing of human beings in Alabama is an abomination

The prospective gassing of human beings in Alabama is an abomination
© San Francisco Bay View

Japan hangs 2 inmates, matching highest-ever year's total of 15

Japan hangs 2 inmates, matching highest-ever year's total of 15
© Kyodo News Plus

♫ ♥ mi 10 hohoho ♫ ♥

kishma dreami ...
do u kishhhhhmi, mummi ???

of course, Kido, you are my life !!!!!

♥♥♥ Hooppyyyyyyy Santa Paws ♥♥♥♥ 

♫ celebrating 10 years we adopted each other ♫ 

***^-^*** & mum

Flora ♥ 10 years

Dec. 26, 1862: 38 Dakota Men Executed on Approval of Lincoln

Dec. 26, 1862: 38 Dakota Men Executed on Approval of Lincoln

The 1862 Hangings Were Remembered in Mankato with Ceremonies & Prayer

© Native News Online

'This Must End. Now.': 8-Year-Old Boy Dies in US Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day

'This Must End. Now.': 8-Year-Old Boy Dies in US Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day
© Common Dreams

The second death of a migrant child detained by the agency 
this month alone.

Malaysia » 'Please forgive us, we are people too'

'Please forgive us, we are people too'
© The Star Online

Pakistan death-sentence courts ‘are funded by UK’

Pakistan death-sentence courts ‘are funded by UK’

Parliamentary response shows government spent £10m 
on Islamabad’s terror prosecution programme
© The Guardian

TIME's Best Photojournalism & Photos of 2018

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2018
From the Editors of TIME

TIME Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2018
© Time Magazine

China’s death penalty is popular and releasing data will fuel calls for more executions, judge says

China’s death penalty is popular and releasing data will fuel calls for more executions, judge says
© South China Morning Post

wintercountry

welcome to winter,
the country of the frozen angels ...

***^-^*** & mum

Portraits: Women Defenders of the Amazon

Portraits: Women Defenders of the Amazon

An unforgettable photo essay with ten stunning portraits by photographer Santiago Cornejo to honor some of the courageous women defenders of the Amazon in Ecuador.
© AMAZON WATCH

Saudi Crown Prince oversaw DOUBLE the number of executions at the start of his rule, figures show

Saudi Crown Prince oversaw DOUBLE the number of executions at the start of his rule, figures show
© Daily Mail

Antonio Aragón Renuncio wins UNICEF Photo of the Year 2018

Togo: Every child matters

© Antonio Aragón Renuncio
Spain (Free Lance Photographer)

UNICEF Photo of the Year 2018: Antonio Aragón Renuncio wins the award

Antonio Aragón Renuncio

Malaysia » Minister: Bill to abolish death penalty to be tabled at next Dewan Rakyat sitting

Minister: Bill to abolish death penalty to be tabled at next Dewan Rakyat sitting
© Malay Mail

181 Nations Just Voted to Help Refugees. Only the Far-Right United States and Hungary Voted "No"

181 Nations Just Voted to Help Refugees. Only the Far-Right United States and Hungary Voted "No"
© Common Dreams

Death penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions

Death penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions
© Amnesty International

♫ yayyyyy mi mummi 2 sexiiiiiii ♫

via GIPHY

u ari simpli the besti !!!!!!

♫ Hooooooppi birthdai, Mummiiiiiiiii ♫
66, luckiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii number, si ???

♥♥ love uuuuuuuuuuuu, pet miauuumi ♥♥
your belovedi littli fairi 
***^-^***

i see i’m your minnie toy, Flora ;-)))))))))))))))))) 
okie dokie, let's party ... 
love uuuuuuuuuu 2222222222, Kido ♥♥ 
mum

IHR Calls for Urgent International Attention to Prison Conditions Following Death of Detained Political Prisoner

IHR Calls for Urgent International Attention to Prison Conditions Following Death of Detained Political Prisoner
© Iran Human Rights

♥♥ 4 you, Mom ♥♥♥

Meu Amor,
this is your day … all days …
look, the garden is dressed in golden wow
& i brought a lotus, the flower of eternal births and rebirths.

you always said i was your most wonderful birthday present.
sorry, Mom, i was born next day …
but i was a good girl, you said too, i didn’t hurt …

and today ??? well, you live in me, my Eternity,
so, don’t get the blues.
 
♥ to ♥ mind to soul ♥
 
Happyyyyy Birthday, Mom !!!!!
♥♥ Adorooooooo-te, Meu Amor ♥♥♥

Forever and Always
yours,
Bé

Belarus » Lukashenko: Decision on capital punishment should be made by people

Lukashenko: Decision on capital punishment should be made by people
© Belarus News

Prisoner executions in Belarus ‘simply unacceptable’, says UN rights body
© UN News

Iran: Billionaire To Be Hanged After Government Collects Its Money

Billionaire To Be Hanged After Government Collects Its Money
© RadioFarda

DPIC Releases 2018 End Report

DPIC Year End Report 2018

© Death Penalty Information Center

Capital punishment in the US continues to decline despite slight rise in 2018
© The Guardian

USA » Oct/December 2018 - State Killings & stays

USA ends 2018 with 25 executions for the year,
(more 2 than in 2017).

for 2019 scheduled executions, check ►
Rick Halperin page, thanks !!!!!

October/December - 2018 

December
4 - Joseph Garcia - murdered by Texas
'Texas Seven' Joseph Garcia set to be executed under controversial law
© The Guardian » pub. Dec. 4
'Texas 7' Inmate Executed for Officer's Killing 
© NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
6 - David Miller - murdered by Tennessee !!!!!
David Earl Miller picks electric chair
© The Tennessean » pub. Nov. 26
Tennessee executes David Earl Miller by electric chair
© The Tennessean
11 - Alvin Braziel - murdered by Texas
Alvin Braziel executed for killing Mesquite man 
© The Texas Tribune
13 - Jose Jimenez - murdered by Florida 
Florida executes Miami’s Jose Antonio Jimenez 
© Miami Herald

as of December 13
 
Take Action for All at ► Catholic Mobilizing Network

Kill Death Penalty NOW !!!!!

Recent State Killings & stays ► 

November
1 - Edmund Zagorski - murdered by Tennessee & Scotus !!!!!
Tennessee executes Edmund Zagorski by electric chair
© The Tennessean
7 - Emanuel Kemp - Texas - stayed
Execution date called off for Fort Worth man convicted of murdering bus rider 
© Houston Chronicle » pub. Oct. 8
14 - Robert Ramos - murdered by Texas & Scotus !!!!!
(Mexican national)
"I'm ready," Mexican citizen says before being executed in Texas
© CBS News
México condena la ejecución en Texas del Roberto Ramos Moreno
© La Vanguardia

October
10 - Juan Segundo - Texas - stayed
Texas court halts Juan Segundo execution amid questions of intellectual disability
© Texas Tribune » pub. Oct. 6 
24 - Kwame Rockwell - Texas - stayed
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of Kwame Rockwell
© The Texas Tribune » pub. Oct. 19
29 - Rodney Berget - murdered by South Dakota & Scotus
South Dakota executes Rodney Berget after SCOTUS clears way 
© Sioux Falls Argus Leader


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

Recent State Killings & stays ►

July/September - 2018

US: The electric chair is back and the death penalty is on life support.

The electric chair is back and the death penalty is on life support.
© Slate Magazine

Inside the Supreme Court’s latest case on cruelty and the death penalty

Inside the Supreme Court’s latest case on cruelty and the death penalty
© America Magazine

A right delayed is a right denied.
 
- Martin Luther King, Jr. - 

To deny people their human rights is to challenge 
their very humanity.
 
- Nelson Mandela -

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, 
where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free.

- Dalai Lama -

2018 A Year in Rights

Rights Today | Amnesty International

2018 National Geographic Photo Contest

2018 National Geographic Photo Contest

AWARD-WINNING PHOTOS
 
We received thousands of incredible entries from countries 
around the world. 
Take a look at which photos stood out to our judges.
© National Geographic

Human Rights 70 years on ...

don't be hypocrite ...
Stand Up 4 Human Rights All Days !!!!!
 
December 10
 
Human Rights Day 2018 
will mark the 70th anniversary 
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

70 years on, landmark UN human rights document as important as ever
© UN News
 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations
 
Illuminating the Skies for Human Rights
30 Landmarks Across the Globe to Shine Blue on December 10
© Human Rights Watch

After years in jail without trial or hope, Syria’s hunger strikers fight for justice

After years in jail without trial or hope, Syria’s hunger strikers fight for justice
 
Political prisoners forgotten by the world protest on behalf of hundreds of thousands detained or ‘disappeared’
© The Guardian

South Sudan: Execution spree targets even children and threatens nursing mothers

South Sudan: Execution spree targets even children and threatens nursing mothers
© Amnesty International

Iran: Mass Execution of 12 inmates in Kerman Central Prison

Iran: Mass Execution of 12 inmates in Kerman Central Prison
© Iran Human Rights Monitor

Malaysia: Bill to abolish death penalty will only be tabled later, says MP

yes, what happened ???

Bill to abolish death penalty will only be tabled later, says MP
 
Expedite reforms or you’ll lose credibility, Ambiga warns PH
 
What happened to bill to abolish death penalty, asks rights group
 
© Free Malaysia Today

Zimbabwe To Abolish Death Penalty

Zimbabwe To Abolish Death Penalty
© African News Network (press release)

Iran committing crimes against humanity by concealing fate of thousands of slaughtered political dissidents

Iran committing crimes against humanity by concealing fate of thousands of slaughtered political dissidents
© Amnesty International

RSF: Vincent Munier 100 Photos 4 Press Freedom

 




















Vincent Munier 100 Photos 4 Press Freedom 
 

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Reporters sans frontières/Reporters Without Borders 

Vincent Munier

Iran: Execution of the Sixth Juvenile Offender in 2018

Omid Rostami

Iran: Execution of the Sixth Juvenile Offender in 2018
© Iran Human Rights

oh december, shine again ...

oh december,
of lights and darkness ...
be Hope & Love to All in need ...
Shine again !!!!!
 
Welcome Loneliness !!!!!

***^-^*** & mum

photo by Jim Livingston

Sirius is the brightest & sometimes called the Dog Star.

image source EarthSky

Aasia Bibi banned from leaving Pakistan

Aasia Bibi, in hiding after blasphemy acquittal, is banned from leaving Pakistan
© Sight Magazine

Iran: Public Execution of a Person with Mental Illness

Iran: Public Execution of a Person with Mental Illness
© Iran Human Rights