Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been sentenced to death on accusations of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member of the Basij militia during a protest.
Tag: Capital Punishment
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Alabama to Execute Man Whose Jury Voted 11-1 to Spare Him
Kevin Eugene Smith was set to be put to death on Thursday evening after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from his lawyers.
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I Wish the Jury Had Not Sentenced My Family’s Killer to Death
How a killer’s death sentence can bring new pain to families of victims.
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Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland Shooter, Deserved the Death Penalty
Retribution can help restore a moral balance.
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A Prosecutor’s Change of Heart in a Capital Case at the Supreme Court
A district attorney in Texas, convinced that the evidence that sent Areli Escobar to death row was flawed, is supporting his request for a new trial.