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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 

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) 

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

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) 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sant'Egidio visit abolitionist association in Tashkent   (IT)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

Rickey Lynn Lewis, execution postponed. (EN)

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Greg Summer  (EN)

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.

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

Rickey Lynn Lewis. 40 years old (EN)

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

James Rexford Powel. 56 years old (EN)

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

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

We Keep on supporting Thomas Miller El.  (IT)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

H.E. Armando Larios Jim�nez, Bishop of Riohacha (Colombia) signed the appeal for a world moratorium of the death penalty.

H.E. Archbishop Francesco Monterisi, Secretary of the Congregation for the Bishops signed the appeal  for the Wordl moratorium of the death penalty.

The execution of Napoleon Beazley will be carried out next May 28th. Napoleon was sentenced to death for a crime he did not committed when he was juvenile, 17 years old. We call for everybody to subscribe our urgent appeal so that his life is spared. (EN)

William R. Jones, has been for 7 years on death row. He asked for our help. You can send the petition and use the form on the web-site (in English, French, German).

Seijiro Yamano - aged 64. (EN) 

Zafran Bibi (Pakistan) -  aged 26 -  was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.  (EN)

Altogether to abolish capital punishment everywhere. On May 13^th numerous Leaders of abolitionist associations meet in Rome, on the invitation of the Sant�Egidio Community, to found the World Coalition against the death penalty. (IT)

H.E. Mgr. Joseph Dale MELCZEK, the Catholic Bishop of GARY, Indiana (USA) signed the appeal supporting the International Campaign of Sant�Egidio Community  for a World moratorium of the death penalty.

Bill Pelke, president and cofounder of �Journey of Hope�, one of the most important associations against death penalty in the US, will be in Northern Italy on May 6th-10th with the Community of Sant�Egidio, for a series of public conferences (Verona, Bologna, Piacenza, Parma, Novara, Torino). (IT)

Abok Alfa Akok. Governement of Sudan to the Community of Sant'Egidio: �Death penalty has been reversed by the Upper Court"

�This is a judicially imposed moratorium on the death penalty in Florida," said death penalty opponent Michael Radelet, a sociology professor and leading authority on capital punishment in Florida

192 inmates in the prison of Rome sign the appeal of the Community of Sant�Egidio to save Safiya

On Feb. 21st the execution of Thomas Miller El is scheduled. By Feb. 15th the Supreme Court will take a decision.We invite all to send an urgent appeal to save Thomas, to Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

Community of Sant'Egidio - New hearing for Johnny Paul Penry  

Mario Marazziti of  the Community of Sant�Egidio presented in Barcelona the new book ��No matar�s�, a book which explains why it is necessary to abolish death penalty 

From Rome to Venice: in the year 2002 a monument will be lit up for life, against death penalty. Mario Marazziti speaks out 

Venice for life. The Council and the Community of Sant�Egidio present the initiative against the death penalty  

Not in our name! In Trieste George and William, special testimonials against death penalty, meet students and people    

George White, the founder of the Association of Murder Victims Families met University students in Milan  

Kofi Annan Wins Nobel Peace Prize, for his commitment for human rights. In Dec. he received signatures for a moratorium of death penalty - 13/10/01 

International Meeting Men and Religions - Barcelona 2nd-4th september 2001 - On the frontiers of dialogue: religions and civilizations in the new century  - Round tables - Third Millennium without Death Penalty. 

The Death Penalty Moratorium: cause and effect: the intervention of Mario Marazziti (Sant'Egidio Community) at ABA Annual meeting in Chicago. 

The execution of Napoleon Beazley (juvenile) is scheduled on Aug. 15th.

The Community of Sant�Egidio launches an appeal which can be supported.

Committee of experts asks for Constitutional reform and abolition of death penalrtye.

European Parliament backs appeal for a world moratorium of executions, launched in Strasbourg at the 1st Congress against death penalty (where many abolitionists and the Community of Sant�Egidio too  participated).

Joaquin Jose Martinez, who after spendine 3 years on death row in Florida, was freed,  because he was found not guilty.

Sant�Egidio: Colosseum Lights Are Gold for abolition in  Chile, For 

Joaquin Jose Martinez, who after spendine 3 years on death row in Florida, was freed,  because he was found not guilty; for the decision of US Supreme Court which has overturned the death sentence of Johnny Paul Penry.

Menda, spendine 34 years on death row in Japan and then released, in Italy, on the invitation of Sant�Egidio.

Community ofi Sant'Egidio: signs of hope from death row. 10 friends of ourssaved from death sentence

"Joaquim Jos� Martinez, out of the death row because found innocent.

Is travelling in these days through the main Spanish cities to meet and greet all those who supported him in his struggle to be freed.

After visiting Madrid, on Thursday, June 12th 2001 he will be in Catalonia to meet the Community of Sant'Egidio of Barcelona."

HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE OF JOHNNY PENRY.

Press review inside  

Sunday, May 27th at Citt� della Pieve the Rally "Fitness for life", another initiative to back the campaign of Sant'Egidio, against the death penalty. 

On March 22nd in Rome there will be the presentation of a book about the case of Rocco Barnabei.

The Communioty of Sant�Egidio has  organized a conference on death penalty, in collaboration with Amnesty International in Lieges

Let us stop the death penalty all over the world! Marazziti (Sant'Egidio): in 2001 the moratorium of the executions.

Second Exonerated Inmate Released from Louisiana's Death Row.

The commitment of the Community of Sant'Egidio - 2000