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NO to the Death Penalty
International Campaign
     Comunità di Sant'Egidio

 

09/07/04   

Whispers from death row. M. Marazziti (Sant'Egidio) examines the status of the death penalty worldwide.  (IT) 

 

19/06/04  Virginia/USA    Urgent Appeals

Mark Bailey - 34 years old - Sentenced to death.   (EN) 

 

06/06/04  Uzbekistan    Urgent Appeals

Azizbek Karimov - 25 years old - Sentenced to death.   (EN) 

 

29/05/04  Urgent  Appeals
Now you can send our urgent appeals on-line, directly from our web-site!

 

21/05/04  Sudan    Urgent Appeal

Alakor (Madina) Lual Deng - Sentenced to death by stoning.   (EN) 

 

17/05/04  Texas/USA

James Allridge to be executed on August 26th. We renew the invitation to send our urgent appeal.   (EN) 

 

06/05/04  Nigeria

On internet a false appeal for Amina, but that's a spoof story. She was acquitted definitively in 2003.  (IT-EN) 

 

25/04/04  Italy

On April 28th public meeting in Salerno with Tamara Chicunova, founder of the Association “Mothers against the Death Penalty and Torture, from Uzbekistan. (IT) 

 

23/04/04  Illinois/USA

Community of Sant'Egidio - Our interview with Rev. D. Kantzavelos, President of Illinois Coalition Against The Death Penalty.  (EN-IT) 

 

02/04/04  Comunità di Sant'Egidio

The speech of Tamara Chicunova, founder of the Uzbek Association "Mothers against the death penalty and torture", during the evening prayer of the Sant'Egidio Community in Brussels.   (IT) 

 

30/03/04  Belgio

A Delegation of Sant'Egidio took part in the General Assembly of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty at the European Parliament in Brussels. (IT-EN) 

 

30/03/04  Texas/USA

On the invitation of the Community of Sant'Egidio, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu visited Dominique Green on death row (EN) 

 

24/03/04  Comunità di Sant'Egidio

Tamara Chicunova, founder of the Uzbek Association "Mother against Death Penalty and Torture, will talk during the evening prayer of the Community of Sant'Egidio in Brussels on March 25th, at 8.00 p.m.  (IT-FR-NL) 

 

09/03/04  Libano

On the Lebanese newspapers the statement of the Community of Sant'Egidio against the resumption of executions.  (IT-FR-AR) 

 

08/03/04  Comunità di Sant'Egidio

Nobel Prize winners, Members of Parliament, Mayors and City Councils, from all over the world sign to save the life of Dominique Green.

 

27/02/04  Italy

First Forum of Italian Cities against the Death Penalty.  (IT) 

 

31/01/03  Texas/USA        Urgent Appeal

Efrain Perez - 27 years old- Sentenced to death    (EN)

 

22/01/04  NEW

See the 2003 archives site about the International Campaign for the World Moratorium on the Death Penalty.  (EN)

 

18/01/03  Texas/USA        Urgent Appeal

Scott Panetti - 45 years old- Sentenced to death    (EN)

 

11/01/04  Italy/Japan

Our dossier on the death penalty in Japan. Future perspectives also in view of a moratorium.  (IT)

 

15/12/03  Italy-Irak

Sant'Egidio calls for a fair trial and no to a death sentence even for Saddam and other Iraqi prisoners.

 

15/12/03  USA

The Community of Sant'Egidio participated to the meeting calling for the abolition of the death penalty to the juveniles.   (IT)

 

15/12/03  Uzbekistan

Sant'Egidio visit abolitionist association in Tashkent   (IT)

 

01/12/03  Cities for Life
30 NOVEMBER - WORLD DAY -  Cities for Life Cities Against the Death Penalty  - No justice without life

 

14/11/03  North Carolina/USA

We support the appeal launched by the MVFR to stop the execution of John Dennis Daniels (exec. scheduyled on Nov. 14th).  (EN)

 

27/10/03  Uzbekistan

We invite everyone to support the appeal presented by Tamara Chicunova, in order to urge the President of Uzbekistan to fulfil a moratorium of executions (IT)

 

18/10/03  Italy

The intervention of the Community of Sant'Egidio at the Human Rights Commission of Italian Parliament. (IT)

 

15/10/03  Iran        Urgent Appeal

Afsaneh Nouroozi - 32 years old - Sentenced to death by stoning.   (EN)

 

07/10/03  World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Oct.10th 2003 - World Day Against the Death Penalty - The initiatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio"  (IT-EN)

 

07/10/03  Italy

"The Friends" against the Death Penalty. (IT-EN)

 

03/10/03  Nigeria        Urgent Appeal

Jibrin Babaji - 43 years old - Sentenced to death by stoning.   (EN)

 

28/09/03  North Carolina/USA        Urgent Appeal

Edward Ernest Hartman - 39 years old- Sentenced to death - Execution set on October 3rd 2003   (EN)

 

25/09/03  India-Nigeria

Sona Khan, lawyer and expert of Islamic law, has been working on the case of Amina. She explains why Amina will not be executed. (IT-EN)

 

09/09/03  Germany

The Abolition of the Death Penalty: a Target for the XXI Century  (EN)

 

28/08/03  Texas/USA

Rickey Lynn Lewis, execution postponed. (EN)

 

20/08/03  North Carolina/USA
Henry Lee Hunt execution date set for Sept. 12. We invite again everyone to send our appeal. (EN)

 

13/08/03  Florida/USA

We invite everybody to join the appeal launched by  Paul Rougeau Committee to save the life of Tommy Zeigler  (see our urgent appeal of sometime ago)  (IT-EN)

 

06/07/03  Uzbekistan

Re-launch of the the appeals in favour of Evgenij Jurevic Gugnin and Azamat Uteev. Support the appeals of Amnesty International for other 3 young people. (IT-EN)

 

21/06/03  Virginia/USA        Urgent Appeal

Bobby Wayne Swisher - 27 years old - Sentenced to death - Execution set on July 1st 2003  (EN)

 

12/06/03  Sudan        Urgent Appeal

24 people sentenced to death in the region of South Darfour - Sudan   (EN)

 

07/06/03  Japan

Moratorium bill at Parliament. A. Quattrucci (Sant'Egidio Community) from Japan: "Many changes in Japan. The number of those who are against the death penalty is increasing a lot."   (IT -EN)

 

24/05/03  Nigeria        Urgent Appeal

Sarimu Mohammed Mallam Ado Baranda (55 years old)  -  Sentenced to death by stoning.   (EN)

 

01/05/03  Nigeria             Urgent Appeal

Fatima Usman (34 years old) and Ahmadu Ibrahim (34 years old) - Sentenced to death by stoning   (EN)

 

08/04/03  Texas/USA       Urgent Appeal

Bruce Jacobs - 57 years old -  Sentenced to death  (EN)

 

29/03/03  Nigeria

Sant'Egidio: we invite to send your appeal to save Amina.      (EN)

 

14/03/03  Usa/Community of Sant'Egidio

The Community of Sant’Egidio backs “Under our wings” and the Rev. Masters, calling for the abolition of the death penalty for the juveniles. (EN)

 

08/03/03  Italy-Nigeria

In the Square for Amina with the Mayor of Rome, on the Woman’s Day. (IT)

 

06/03/03  Alabama/USA       Urgent Appeal

Michael Thompson - 43 years old -  Sentenced to death - Execution set on March, 15th 2003 (EN)

 

06/03/03  Italy

Meeting at Sant'Egidio with "Under our wings", against the death penalty for the juveniles. (IT-EN)

 

15/02/03  Texas/USA       Urgent Appeal

Keith Bernard Clay - 35 years old - Sentenced to death Execution set on March, 20th 2003.  (IT)

 

12/02/03  Brazil

Sant'Egidio at the Forum of Porto Alegre: "Peace, abolition of the death penalty, development for the benefit of man, are inalienable targets."  (IT)

 

09/02/03  Uzbekistan       Urgent Appeal

Azamat Uteev - 21 anni  - Sentenced to death  (EN)

 

04/02/03  Dem.Rep.of Congo        Appello Urgente

Urgent appeal to save 30 people sentenced to death.  (EN)

 

30/01/03  Texas/USA     Urgent Appeal

Gregory Van Alstyne -  37 years old  - Sentenced to death  - Execution set on February, 18th 2003.   (EN)

 

22/01/03  Uzbekistan     Urgent Appeal

Ilchomzhon Chakimzhon Karimov - 22 years old - Evgenij Jurevic Gugnin - 22 years old     (EN)

 

19/01/03  Texas/USA     Urgent Appeal

Elkie Taylor - Texas - USA -  42 anni - Sentenced to death - Execution set to January, 24th 2003.    (EN)

 

16/01/03  Texas/USA

The execution of Henry Earl Dunn is set to next February, 6th 2003. We call for sending again our urgent appeal to Texas authorities.   (EN)

 

14/01/03  North Carolina/USA     Urgent Appeal

Henry Lee Hunt -  USA - Texas - 58 years old - Sentenced to death - Execution set to January, 24th 2003.  (EN)

 

07/01/03  Texas/USA     Urgent Appeal

Hector Torres Garcia -  USA - Texas - 41 years old - Sentenced to death  (IT)

 

25/12/02  Japan

Seijiro Yamano could be executed bifore the end of this year.
 Appello Urgente. 
   (IT-EN)

 

15/12/02  USA

The Augustinians join the Community of Sant'Egidio in the research of funds for the legal counsel of Dominique Green.    (EN)

 

11/12/02  Texas/USA      Urgent Appeal

Granville Riddle -  USA - Texas - 33 years old  Condannato a morte.   (EN)

 

10/12/02  USA

Community of Sant'Egidio -  Interview with Peter Neufeld, founder of Innocence Project. Several inmates were exonerated thanks to his DNA tests.   (IT-EN)

 

30/11/02  The Cities for Life 

1st  World Day against the Death Penalty -  The Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty.   (EN)

 

27/11/02  Nederland 

The section on the campaign against the dead penalty has been translated in dutch and is now available online.  (NL)

 

23/11/02  Italia  

On Nov 30th - 1st  World Day against Death Penalty - The initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio to involve the "Cities for Life" against the Death Penalty.  (IT)

 

20/11/02  Italy  

Rome - Commnity of Sant'Egidio - World Day against Death Penalty - Press Conference.   (IT)

 

14/11/02  Texas/USA  Appello Urgente

James Allridge -  USA - 40 years old - Sentenced to death   (EN)

 

08/11/02  Texas/USA   Urgent Appeal

Greg Summer  (EN)

 

31/10/02  Italia     

S.E. Jan Sergiusz Gajek M.I.C., Minsk (Bielorussia) signed the appeal supporting the International Campaign of Sant’Egidio Community  for a World moratorium of the death penalty.

 

31/10/02  Missouri/USA   Urgent Appeal

Sign and send the appeal for William R. Jones (Nov. 20th execution date scheduled)  (EN)

 

03/10/02  Texas/USA    Urgent Appeal

Rickey Lynn Lewis40 years old (EN)

 

26/09/02  Italia   

Initiatives and proposals within the campaign against the death penalty illustrated by Sant’Egidio at Italian Senat (IT)

 

22/09/02  Texas/USA    Urgent Appeal

James Rexford Powel56 years old (EN)

 

04/09/02  Italy

International Meeting Peoples and Religions - Palermo 1-3 settembre 2002 - Round tables - Third Millennium without the Death Penalty?  (IT-EN)

 

21/08/02  Italy/Nigeria  
M. Marazziti (Sant'Egidio): "Our conscience rejects sentences like this". (IT)

 

13/08/02   Texas/USA    Urgent Appeal

Let us save the life of Javier Medina! Urgent Appeal (Execution scheduled on Aug. 14th).  (EN)

 

09/08/02   Texas/USA    

We Keep on supporting Thomas Miller El.  (IT)

 

03/08/02  California/USA   Urgent Appeal                          Juveniles

Charles Andy Williams  -  16 years old - He will be tried next August 15th by a court for adults. He may be sentenced to life prison without parole.  (EN)

 

03/08/02  Florida/USA      Urgent Appeal                          Juveniles

Derek and Alex King  -  13 e 12 years old - They are waiting for a trial by a court for adults. They are risking life prison without parole. (EN)

 

24/07/02  Pakistan          Urgent Appeal

Anwar Kenneth, 45 years old. Sentenced to death for blasphemy.  (EN)

 

17/07/02  Nigeria             Urgent Appeal

Yunusa Rafin Chiyawa, 35 years old. Sentenced to death by stoning.  (EN)

 

15/07/02  Italy     
On the RAI Televisions Network a spot will invite people to sign several million post-cards (available at the post office, too) in order to stop the death penalty all over the world. (IT)

 

11/07/02  Italy    
From Venice against the death penalty, the Community of Sant'Egidio launches a new initiative to collect 5 millions signatures. (IT)

 

10/07/02  Texas/USA      Urgent Appeal

Javier Saurez Medina - (Texas) - 32 anni - is scheduled for execution on  august 14, 2002     (IT)  

 

07/07/02  Sudan             Urgent Appeal

To save the life of 15 people sentenced to death in Sudan.  (EN)

 

03/07/02