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Akmal Shaikh was put to death by lethal injection on 29 December, in a prison in Urumqi.
Akmal Shaikh's execution highlights the injustice and inhumanity of the death penalty, particularly as it is implemented in China. Much information about the death penalty is considered a state secret, but what is known of Akmal Shaikh's treatment is consistent with what is known from other cases: he received a short, almost perfunctory trial, where not all the evidence was presented and investigated. [ Lire la suite » ]