A look at the 194 inmates currently on Texas’ death row. Texas, which reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Since 1977, lethal injection has been the method for executing criminals sentenced to death.
State Terror
Israel’s new political crisis is rooted in foundations of the racist state
Israel’s government looks headed for collapse. Questions of the occupation of Palestine and the very existence of the Israeli state itself, are at the heart of the crisis. Prime minister Naftali Bennett is in deep trouble.
Daniel Morgan murder: Met anti-corruption measures ‘dire’, damning report finds
Measures taken by the Metropolitan police to tackle corruption are “fundamentally flawed” and “dire”, with continued failings down to arrogance, secrecy and lethargy, a devastating independent report has said.
The Ukrainian refugee crisis has already begun (the UN reports)
The UN estimates that about 100,000 Ukrainians have already been displaced due to the Russian invasion, and that number could grow to 1 to 5 million. Is the international community responding quickly enough?
The dark truth about closing the Guantánamo Bay prison
It’s now more than 20 years on, and that US symbol of mistreatment and injustice, Guantánamo Bay, is still open. In fact, as 2021 ended, it was reported the Pentagon’s plans to build a brand-new courthouse at the base.
Iraq abuse inquiries have closed with no prosecutions
The investigations into allegations of abuse by British soldiers in Iraq have now closed without any prosecutions being brought, the Defence Secretary has said in a written statement to the House of Commons.
Police killed their sons. Their unmovable friendship uncovered a system of lies
Narene Stokes couldn’t help notice the only white woman in the crowd. Sheila Albers had come to grieve. Like all the mothers gathered for the meeting, her son had been shot and killed by police.
Sierra Leone’s parliament votes to abolish capital punishment
Lawmakers in the West African nation voted unanimously Friday to outlaw capital punishment and replace it with life imprisonment or a minimum 30-year sentence for such crimes as murder or treason.
