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Germany has already recalled its ambassador to Iran over Jamshid Sharmahd’s execution. (Representational) Berlin: Germany will shut all Iranian consulates in Germany but allow the embassy to remain open in reaction to the execution of a German-Iranian national, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The killing of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd has put “extreme” strain […]
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CAPITAL CASE By Amy Howe on Oct 17, 2024 at 6:44 pm The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, where Roberson was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday evening. (Mark via Flickr) This article was updated on Oct. 18 at 9:07 a.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday evening refused to stop the execution […]
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An unusual legal move bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed on Thursday evening. A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers, who said Robert Roberson was actually innocent and shouldn’t be executed, issued a subpoena for the death row inmate. Roberson was convicted of the capital murder of his 2-year-old […]
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