51. Onoprienko might not face execution, because Ukraine has imposed a moratorium on capital punishment and pledged to eventually ban it. 52. Opponents also contend minority defendants are more likely to face execution than whites. 53. Priekbe, who was extradited from Argentina last year, claims he had to follow orders or face execution. 54. Protests are frequently raised when an American inmate faces execution, and the Vatican has interceded at least four other times in U.S. capital cases. 55. Protests are frequently raised when an American inmate faces execution. 56. A man facing execution for a triple murder at a Houston bowling alley had his conviction reversed by a federal appeals court. 57. A trial judge concluded in December that Provenzano believed he faced execution because he is Jesus. 58. A U.N. Human Rights envoy to Iraq filed a report in October saying that Iraqi citizens face arbitrary execution, religious persecution, torture and forced relocation. 59. A U.S. human rights activist who sneaked into Chinese prisons to expose abuses was charged Saturday with espionage and could face execution if he is convicted. 60. ALGIERS, Algeria -- Armed Islamic militants fighting to overthrow the army-backed government order Algerian television and radio journalists on Sunday to stop work or face execution. |
|