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Soldiers who brutalised Ashaiman residents must be punished – Parliamentary committee

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior which was tasked to probe the mayhem unleashed on residents of Ashaiman has submitted its report and, among other things, recommended that the military personnel responsible for the May 7, 2023, dawn raid be sanctioned. The committee, in its report, indicated that the actions of the military contravene […]

Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals

The Supreme Court has refused to grant a last-minute reprieve to an Alabama death row inmate facing the first ever US execution by nitrogen inhalation. The justices have twice declined, along with a federal appeals court, to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith’s lawyers call a “cruel and unusual” punishment. Opponents say using nitrogen gas could

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