Tag Archives: death penalty

Towards Saving Tommy: new Conviction Integrity Unit should review his case FIRST

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Susan Chandler

Tommy Zeigler didn’t kill his wife and his in-laws. For 42+ years, his story has never changed, although the Orlando Sentinel and other lazy, crazy and/or corrupt news organizations have allowed seedy ‘public servants’ to assert the contrary, e.g.; former prosecutor Jeff … Continue reading →

Posted in "false light", #ColorOfLaw, #DeathPenalty, #FrameUps, #FreeTommyZ, #JudicialMisconduct, #MaliciousProsecution | Tagged #LoveFL, #MaliciousProsecution, 9th Judicial Circuit, Alice de Sturler, Aramis Ayala, David Burgin, death penalty, Jeff Ashton, Leigh McEachern, news, Orange County, Orlando Sentinel, Phillip Finch, Ray McEachern, Tommy Zeigler, William "Tommy" Zeigler | Leave a comment

Arkansas’ killing spree … #ARexecutions

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Susan Chandler

Don't forget @AsaHutchinson @AGRutledgeIt was Christ who stopped an execution by saying, "Let the one without sin cast the first stone." — Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) April 21, 2017 Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Friends, Last night, a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #ARexecutions, AG Rutledge, Aramis Ayala, Arkansas, Asa Hutchingson, death penalty, Justice Breyer, Ledell Lee, Pam Bondi, Radley Balko, Rick Scott, Terry McAuliffe | Leave a comment

Oxymoron alert: @nytimes warns of violence from death penalty opponents

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Susan Chandler

Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions By ERIK ECKHOLM A majority of the 32 states with the death penalty have imposed secrecy around their drug sources, saying that suppliers would face severe reprisals or even violence from … Continue reading →

Posted in #CruelAndUnusualPunishment, #DeathPenalty | Tagged death penalty, Erik Eckholm, New York Times, pentobarbital, Pfizer | 1 Comment

Towards saving Tommy: A 1st fair day in court today?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Susan Chandler

Innocent Florida death row inmate William “Tommy” Zeigler’s story was the same 40 years ago while he endured the physical and emotional pain of being the sole gunshot victim to survive a mass killing, the same when he took a … Continue reading →

Posted in "false light", #ColorOfLaw, #FrameUp, #FreeTommyZ, #LoveFL, #MaliciousProsecution, #MendaciousMainstreamMedia, Uncategorized | Tagged color-of-law, Connick v Thompson, death penalty, Department of Justice, failure to keep from harm, FBI, Gary Bennett, Investigation Discovery, Jeff Ashton, malicious prosecution, Orlando Sentinel, prosecutorial misconduct, Rick Scott, Tommy Zeigler, William "Tommy" Zeigler | 1 Comment

Reprieve: UK PM @David_Cameron is prioritizing trade over human rights

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Monday Nov 9, 2015 UK ended executions 50 years ago today – Reprieve comment Commenting on the 50th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in Britain, Maya Foa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ali al-Nimr, China, crucifixion, David Cameron, death penalty, Reprieve, Saudi Arabia, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights | 2 Comments

Reprieve: a mother’s plea for mercy to Pakistan’s president

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed Sept 30, 2015 Paraplegic set to hang in Pakistan appeals to President for mercy A paraplegic – whose execution was stayed after he had been dressed in black, had his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdul Basit, cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty, execution, Pakistan, Reprieve, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Pakistan to execute another man arrested as a juvenile

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve Update 9/29/15: The Pakistani authorities have this morning executed a man who was almost certainly a juvenile at the time of the alleged offence. Ansar Iqbal was arrested in 1994 on murder charges – which he denied – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ansar Iqbal, death penalty, execution, Pakistan, Reprieve, rights of the child, UN Committee on Human Rights | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UN experts decry Saudi Arabia’s pending ‘crucifixion’ of protester arrested at age 17

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8166 For immediate release: Wed Sept 23, 2015 UN experts call on Saudi to halt juvenile ‘crucifixion’ A group of UN experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia to halt its plans … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benyam Mezmur, Christof Heyns, crucifixion, death penalty, Juan Méndez, Reprieve, Saudi Arabia, UN Committee on the Rights of Child | Leave a comment

Crip solidarity Austria joins in on urging @GovJayNixon to halt executions

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Please share the note from Crip solidarity Austria (an informal group of disabled activists) on social media to raise awareness that other nations are observing and speaking out against U.S. governors who are executing the mentally ill in astonishing numbers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "those people", #Ferguson, all-white jury, Andre Cole, Cecil Clayton, Crip solidarity Austria, David Zink, death penalty, Jay Nixon, juror misconduct, Kimber Edwards, Marcellus Williams, Missouri, Postman Gambit, Richard Strong, Roderick Nunley, St Louis, Walter Storey, wrongful executions | 4 Comments

Reprieve: Pakistan plans proceduce for executing man paralyzed by their negligence

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 7792 351 660 For immediate release: Mon Aug 31, 2015 Jail to explain tomorrow how it will hang disabled prisoner Jail authorities in Lahore have been given 24 hours to explain how they will physically hang a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abdul Basit, cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty, Pakistan, Reprieve | Leave a comment