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Indian Movie on the Death Penalty: Dhananjoy

By Book My Show, on 8 September 2020


2020

Multimedia content

India


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The story is based on the conviction Dhananjoy, accused for the gruesome murder of Hetal Parekh, which took place in the year 1990. On the basis of circumstantial evidence and on the basis of the deceased mother’s statement, Dhananjoy Chatterjee- a security guard, was executed and hanged to death on the early hours of 15th August 2004, after serving imprisonment for 14 long years and after having appealed to all levels of court in the country; and finally, to the President of India.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list India
  • Themes list Public opinion, Innocence, Death Row Conditions, Discrimination, Death Penalty,

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The State of Texas vs. Melissa

By Sabrina Van Tassel, on 25 March 2020


2020

Multimedia content

Fair Trial

United States


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Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and she now faces her last appeal.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Fair Trial

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In May 2020, While the World May Be Under a Lockdown, the Death Penalty is Not!

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 1 January 2020


2020

Multimedia content

fr
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Statement from the World Coalition calling for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty during the COVID-19 pandemics.

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Death Row Stories

By CNN, on 1 January 2020


Multimedia content

United States


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This docu-series investigate the fallibility of the death penalty in the United States.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Death Penalty,

Document(s)

The Innocence Files

By Netflix, on 1 January 2020


Multimedia content

United States

fr
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This mini-series sheds light on 8 true stories of wrongful convictions overturned thanks to the work of the Innocence Project and several organizations from the Innocence Network. One of its episode feature the case of Texas death-row exoneree Alfred Dewayne Brown.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Innocence, Legal Representation, Death Penalty,
  • Available languages Preuves d'innocence

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My Life As a Death Row Executioner

By YouTube / Real Stories, on 1 January 2020


Multimedia content

United States


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Published on Real Stories YouTube channel, this documentary casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three powerful stories – the rare perspective of a former state executioner who comes within days of executing an innocent person; a Boston Marathon bombing victim who struggles to decide what justice really means; and the parents of a murder victim who choose to fight for the life of their daughter’s killer. As the battle to overturn capital punishment comes to a head in the U.S., this provocative film challenges viewers to question their deepest beliefs about justice.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Public debate, Death Row Conditions, Death Penalty,

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There Is No Evil

By YouTube / Mohammad Rasoulof, on 1 January 2020


Multimedia content

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

fr
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There Is No Evil (Persian: شیطان وجود ندارد‎, lit. ‘Satan doesn’t exist’) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. It won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. The film relates four stories concerning the death penalty in Iran. Rasoulof explained that the film is about “people taking responsibility” for their actions, and that each story “is based on my own experience.”

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Themes list Public debate,
  • Available languages Le Diable n'existe pas

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I Spent A Day With Death Row Survivors

By Anthony Padilla, on 1 January 2020


Multimedia content

United States


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Anthony Padilla interviewed 4 death row survivors to shed light on sentencing innocent people to death for a crime they did not commit. Derrick Jamison, Nick Yarris, Peter Pringle and Sunny Jacobs spent between 15 and 23 years awaiting executions, before being finally released from death row.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States

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Darlie Lynn (song)

By YouTube / Indie Pirate Shop, on 1 January 2019


2019

Multimedia content

United States


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Darlie was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit. Ever since that conviction, new attorneys have been working to obtain a new trial and establish her innocence.This story is a tragic one, but it is not finished yet.Song performed and recorded by Indie Pirate Shop.

  • Document type Multimedia content
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Women,