I Am Troy Davis - Action in Heidelberg
The call for action came from the German-American Institute, the locally well-known group „Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal“ and the student branch of Amnesty International.
The opening speech critisized the death penalty in general and drew the connection to individual cases like the one of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kenneth Foster, and others. The speaker expressed deep concern for the serious situation of Mumia Abu-Jamal, too. He might receive a reinstation of the death sentence very soon and is in gereat danger yet again.
The focus of this action, though, was clearly on Troy Davis’ outrageous ordeal, and he was the one whose incredible situation had drawn the attention of pupils from eight school in Heidelberg, of students from many faculties, from peace activists, artists and just ordinary interested people.
The local press covered the event and will report it with big photos in the paper. The organizers as well as the attendants were very happy with what they felt was a huge success. They send their greetings to all other rallies and actions on this worldwide day of action to save Troy Davis.
The opening speech critisized the death penalty in general and drew the connection to individual cases like the one of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kenneth Foster, and others. The speaker expressed deep concern for the serious situation of Mumia Abu-Jamal, too. He might receive a reinstation of the death sentence very soon and is in gereat danger yet again.
The focus of this action, though, was clearly on Troy Davis’ outrageous ordeal, and he was the one whose incredible situation had drawn the attention of pupils from eight school in Heidelberg, of students from many faculties, from peace activists, artists and just ordinary interested people.
The local press covered the event and will report it with big photos in the paper. The organizers as well as the attendants were very happy with what they felt was a huge success. They send their greetings to all other rallies and actions on this worldwide day of action to save Troy Davis.
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Ergänzungen
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Pending Executions
May
19 Michael Lynn Riley - Tex*
20 Dennis Skillcorn - Mo*
27 David Eugene Johnston - FL*
June
2 Terry Hankins - Tex*
3 Daniel Wilson - Ohio*
3 James A. Dellinger -Tenn*
11 Jack Trawick - Ala*
Recent Executions
April
28 William Mark Mize - GA
30 Derrick Johnson - Tex
May
14 Donald Gilson - Okla
14 Willie McNair - Ala
* "serious" execution date / (s) stay believed likely / (V) Volunteer [Sources include: DPIC, Rick Halperin & press accounts]
Why President Obama should have Georgia on
A death row prisoner with a particularly strong claim that he was wrongly convicted could be just weeks away from execution. Would the president stand by and let that happen? It might be difficult for him if he did. Here's why.
The case in question is that of Troy Davis, a 40-year-old man who has been on death row in the state of Georgia since 1991. On Saturday his "stay" of execution was lifted leaving it open to state officials to set an execution date. It won't be his first. Last September he was just two hours from a lethal injection until, at the eleventh (tenth?) hour, the Supreme Court stepped in and the execution was halted.
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Former judges support Troy Davis
Group asks Supreme Court to send death row case back to federal court
By BILL RANKIN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Twenty-seven former judges, justices and prosecutors are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow death-row inmate Troy Davis’ innocence claims to be heard in federal court.
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