Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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South AfricaPretoria is sticking to the wire: the chosen angle is that of the legal recourse, with the request to preserve evidence of a failed execution and the grievance of "cruel and unusual punishment".
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SwitzerlandBern notes, through the German-speaking and French-speaking press, that Christa Pike's failure does not interrupt the American machine: a Texan is executed a week later, while Tennessee suspends its own.
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by the first historical account
the narrative highlights the unprecedented nature of the attempted execution of a woman.
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SwitzerlandPolitical
the narrative focuses on the decisions of the governors and the president rather than the method of execution.
- South Africa
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Switzerland onlySwitzerlandReliance on lawyers
the condition of the condemned is reported based on the sole statement of the defense.