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Another US Inmate To Be Executed By Nitrogen Gas
A man was put to death by lethal injection Thursday in the US state of Oklahoma, officials said, while Alabama was scheduled to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, the second such execution in the country.
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Alabama Set To Carry Out Second Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
Alabama is set to carry out the second execution in the United States using nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture.
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Why Recent Execution By Nitrogen Gas In US Has Sparked Controversy
The US state of Alabama carried out the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday using nitrogen gas.
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"Deeply Troubling, Cruel": Huge Outcry Over 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution In US
The White House said Friday it was "deeply troubled" by the first-ever execution in the United States using nitrogen gas, an untested method which also drew condemnation from the United Nations and European Union.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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In A First, US State Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Gas Suffocation
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.
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First Nitrogen Gas Execution In US: How It Works, What Critics Say
The US state of Alabama on Thursday used nitrogen gas to put to death a convicted murderer.
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US To Carry Out 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution Of Murder Convict
Alabama plans to carry out the first known judicial execution of a prisoner using asphyxiation with nitrogen gas on Thursday evening, a closely watched new method the state hopes to advance as a viable, simpler alternative to lethal injections.
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"Grave Suffering": Experts As US Plans To Execute Inmate By Nitrogen Gas
United Nations experts on Wednesday called on US authorities not to go ahead with the planned execution of an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, saying the method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture".
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US Man, Convicted Of Murder, Executed Despite Objection From Victim's Family
A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend was executed in the southern US state of Alabama on Thursday despite objections from the victim's family.
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US Man Executed By Lethal Injection For Role In Killing Of Three Cops
The US state of Alabama on Thursday executed a man found guilty of murdering of three police officers, despite a campaign to save him by activists including celebrity Kim Kardashian.
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US Supreme Court Backs Killer Who Forgot Crime In Death Penalty Case
States cannot execute prisoners who are incapable of rationally understanding the reasons for their punishment, the US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, siding with an Alabama man who has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his memory of murdering a police officer in 1985.
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Alabama Executes Inmate, 83, Oldest In Modern US History
Alabama on Thursday executed an 83-year-old man convicted of a deadly 1989 serial bombing spree, making him the oldest known person put to death in the modern era of US capital punishment.
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Alabama To Execute 83-Year-Old Inmate, Oldest In Modern US History
Alabama is set on Thursday to execute an 83-year-old convicted pipe-bomb killer, believed to be the oldest person put to death in the modern era of US capital punishment.
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Another US Inmate To Be Executed By Nitrogen Gas
A man was put to death by lethal injection Thursday in the US state of Oklahoma, officials said, while Alabama was scheduled to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, the second such execution in the country.
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Alabama Set To Carry Out Second Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
Alabama is set to carry out the second execution in the United States using nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture.
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Why Recent Execution By Nitrogen Gas In US Has Sparked Controversy
The US state of Alabama carried out the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday using nitrogen gas.
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"Deeply Troubling, Cruel": Huge Outcry Over 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution In US
The White House said Friday it was "deeply troubled" by the first-ever execution in the United States using nitrogen gas, an untested method which also drew condemnation from the United Nations and European Union.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Who Was Kenneth Eugene Smith, US Prisoner Executed With Nitrogen Gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas. It's the first time the controversial method - criticised by human rights advocates - has been used in the country.
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In A First, US State Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Gas Suffocation
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.
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First Nitrogen Gas Execution In US: How It Works, What Critics Say
The US state of Alabama on Thursday used nitrogen gas to put to death a convicted murderer.
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US To Carry Out 1st Nitrogen Gas Execution Of Murder Convict
Alabama plans to carry out the first known judicial execution of a prisoner using asphyxiation with nitrogen gas on Thursday evening, a closely watched new method the state hopes to advance as a viable, simpler alternative to lethal injections.
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"Grave Suffering": Experts As US Plans To Execute Inmate By Nitrogen Gas
United Nations experts on Wednesday called on US authorities not to go ahead with the planned execution of an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, saying the method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture".
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US Man, Convicted Of Murder, Executed Despite Objection From Victim's Family
A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend was executed in the southern US state of Alabama on Thursday despite objections from the victim's family.
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US Man Executed By Lethal Injection For Role In Killing Of Three Cops
The US state of Alabama on Thursday executed a man found guilty of murdering of three police officers, despite a campaign to save him by activists including celebrity Kim Kardashian.
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US Supreme Court Backs Killer Who Forgot Crime In Death Penalty Case
States cannot execute prisoners who are incapable of rationally understanding the reasons for their punishment, the US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, siding with an Alabama man who has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his memory of murdering a police officer in 1985.
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Alabama Executes Inmate, 83, Oldest In Modern US History
Alabama on Thursday executed an 83-year-old man convicted of a deadly 1989 serial bombing spree, making him the oldest known person put to death in the modern era of US capital punishment.
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Alabama To Execute 83-Year-Old Inmate, Oldest In Modern US History
Alabama is set on Thursday to execute an 83-year-old convicted pipe-bomb killer, believed to be the oldest person put to death in the modern era of US capital punishment.
