25 de Abril Sempre !!!!

25 de Abril: Desfile na Avenida da Liberdade | LUSA
 

For the first time in 50 years,
our fascist government didn’t allow 25 Abril celebrations ...
they are in national mourning in honor of Pope Francisco ...
they set Carnation Revolution celebrations to May 1 ...
Shame on you !!!!

We cannot cancel this Date !!!!
We cannot confound the Pope with our Freedom Day !!!!

this is how we reacted to this insane decision:
Thousands march on the streets to commemorate this day
with Red carnations & singing Grândola !!!!

fortunately we go have new elections soon ...

25 de Abril Sempre !!!! Fascismo Nunca Mais !!!!
25 Abril Always !!!! Fascism Never Again !!!!

 
PORTUGAL COMEMORAÇÕES DO 25 DE ABRIL
photo gallery © LUSA

USA » April/June 2025 - Scheduled executions

April - June 2025

April

8 - Michael Tanzi - murdered by Florida 

A Florida man is executed for killing a Miami Herald employee
© AP News

11 - Mikal Mahdi - South Carolina - murdered by firing squad

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
© AP News


23 - Moises Mendoza - murdered by Texas 

Moises Mendoza is executed
© AP News

Moises Mendoza to Be Third Person Killed by State of Texas This Year
© The Texas Observer » pub. April 22

24 - James Osgood - murdered by Alabama - volunteer

Alabama puts James Osgood to death in second execution of the year
© Alabama Reflector

Alabama inmate seeks his execution, saying he believes in 'an eye for an eye'
© Spectrum News » pub. April 22

 
May

1 - Jeffrey Hutchinson - Florida *

15 - Glen Rogers - Florida *

20 - Matthew Johnson - Texas *

20 - Benjamin Ritchie - Indiana *

22 - Oscar Franklin Smith - Tennessee *

June

12 - John Hanson - Oklahoma *

18 - Percy Hutton - Ohio


as of April 24

* serious dates    

for scheduled executions, check ►
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Take Action for All at ► Catholic Mobilizing Network
&
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Recent State Killings& stays ►

January - March 2025

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Coordinated Rallies Worldwide Mark Anniversary of Political Executions in Iran - NCRI

Coordinated Rallies Worldwide Mark Anniversary of Political Executions in Iran

© NCRI National Council of Resistance of Iran

Woman Executed for Poverty: Marziyeh Esmaeili Hanged in Qazvin Prison

Woman Executed for Poverty: Marziyeh Esmaeili Hanged in Qazvin Prison

© NCRI Women Committee

World Press Photo of the Year 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine

by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times

Palestinian photographer


Samar Abu Elouf

World Press Photo

World Press Photo of the Year ► April 17

World Press Photo

The World Press Photo of the Year and two finalists of the 2025 Contest will be announced tomorrow April 17.

stay tuned !!!!

Silent Scream: Almost 50 Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran - Iran HRM

Silent Scream: Almost 50 Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole

Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole

Vietnam is considering a significant proposal in the draft amendment to the 2025 Penal Code by replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole, and the proposal was discussed at a thematic session on law-making of the government in Hanoi on April 13.

© VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam

Over 5 Executions Per Day on Average: 26 Prisoners Executed Across Iran Since Start of the Week

Over 5 Executions Per Day on Average: 26 Prisoners Executed Across Iran Since Start of the Week

© Hrana

Khamenei Initiates New Wave of Executions Amid Domestic and International Crises

© Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad

Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad

© NCRI Women Committee

Iran's Regime Executes Five Political Prisoners After Ten Years in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison - NCRI

Farhad Shakeri, Taj Mohammad Khormali, Abdolrahman Gorgij, Abdolhakim Azim Gorgij and Malek Fadaei ♥

Iran's Regime Executes Five Political Prisoners After Ten Years in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Global: Recorded executions hit their highest figure since 2015 - Amnesty International

Global: Recorded executions hit their highest figure since 2015

© Amnesty International 

Executions at 10-year high after huge increases in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

© The Guardian

Iran responsible for 64% of global executions in 2024, says Amnesty

© Iran International

Growing Fears over Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi - Iran HRM

Growing Fears over Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

At Least 59 Hanged in March in Iran; 230 Executions Recorded in 2025

At Least 59 Hanged in March in Iran; 230 Executions Recorded in 2025

© Iran Human Rights

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the execution spree in Iran at the European Parliament - Iran HRM

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the execution spree in Iran at the European Parliament

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

Impact Iran: Historic decision by the UN top human rights body to allow broad investigations into violations and crimes committed by Iranian authorities

© Iran Human Rights

Pakistan: Don't send them to die

sign & share, thanks !!!!

Pakistan: Don't send them to die

In just days, 60 brave human rights defenders in Pakistan could be deported to Afghanistan, where they face prison, torture,
or even death.

They have raised their voices for women’s rights, democracy, and freedom, and the Taliban want to silence them forever.

© Avaaz

Trees are poems by Khalil Gibran

Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
that we may record our emptiness.

- Khalil Gibran -

January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931

Lebanese writer

Today is Poetry & Tree Day !!!!

USA » Jan/March 2025 - Scheduled executions

January - March 2025

March

7 - Brad Sigmon - murdered by South Carolina & Scotus

Brad Sigmon: South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
© CNN

13 - David Wood - Texas - stayed

Stay granted for Texas death row inmate David Leonard Wood
© The Texas Tribune » pub. March 11

17 - Christopher Sepulvado - Louisiana - passed away

Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
© CBS News » pub. Feb. 24

18 - Jessie Hoffman - murdered with gas by Louisiana 

Louisiana conducts its first nitrogen gas execution, ending 15-year death penalty hiatus
© Louisiana Illuminator

Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
© Lethbridge News Now » pub. March 18

Louisiana to use nitrogen execution method it bans for cats and dogs
© The Guardian » pub. March 17

19 - Aaron Gunches - murdered by Arizona 

Aaron Gunches executed for 2002 murder, marking Arizona's first execution since 2022
© USA Today

Arizona prisoner set to be executed next week passes up chance to ask for reprieve
© AP News » pub. March 10

 

20 - Wendell Grissom - murdered by Oklahoma 

Oklahoma executes Wendell Grissom
© AP News

Wendell Grissom will be first Oklahoman executed in 2025
© KOSU » pub. March 19

 

20 - Edward James - murdered by Florida 

Florida executes Edward Thomas James in 2nd execution of the day in the US, 4th this week
© USA Today

Florida man who raped, killed 8-year-old, murdered her grandma asks SCOTUS to block execution
© FOX 35 Orlando » pub. March 19

 

as of March 20

* serious dates    

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

Take Action for All at ► Catholic Mobilizing Network
&
Execution Petitions – Death Penalty Action

 

Recent State Killings ► 

January

31 - Marion Bowman - murdered by South Carolina 

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
© AP News

February

5 - Steven Nelson - murdered by Texas 

Texas executes Steven Nelson
© The Texas Tribune

6 - Demetrius Frazier - murdered with gas by Alabama 

Alabama puts man to death in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas
© AP News

13 - James Ford - murdered by Florida 

James Ford is executed for the 1997 killing of a couple
© AP News

13 - Richard Tabler - murdered by Texas 

Texas executes Richard Tabler
© The Texas Tribune

Recent State Killings & stays ►

October - December 2024

Kill Death Penalty NOW !!!!!

Israel’s Assault Marks One of the Deadliest Days for Children in Gaza History

Israel’s Assault Marks One of the Deadliest Days for Children in Gaza History

“Israeli forces have signed a death warrant for Palestinian children in Gaza,” one rights group worker said.

Israel killed at least 174 children in its ceasefire-shattering assault on Gaza on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest 24 hours for children in Gaza’s history, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) has said.

© Truthout

Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Firing Squad as State’s Primary Execution Method

Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Firing Squad as State’s Primary Execution Method

© Death Penalty Information Center

The Situation of Women Prisoners in Evin Women's Prison - Iran HRM

The Situation of Women Prisoners in Evin Women's Prison

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

Two Women Executed in Urmia Central Prison

 today ...

Two Women Executed in Urmia Central Prison: Mojgan Azarpisheh and Kowsar Baghernejad

© NCRI Women Committee

Two Women and Kurdish Man Hanged in Urmia

© Iran Human Rights