after 35 years in java prison kenneth eugene smith was put to death thursday night.—row inmates in the state had requested to be executed by nitrogen. that human rights groups have condemned the method as cruel and torturous. this is how one media witness described the moment he died. he appeared conscious _ moment he died. he appeared conscious for _ moment he died. he appeared conscious for several - moment he died. he appeared conscious for several minutes | conscious for several minutes into the execution, for about two minutes following that kenneth smith shook and writhed for about two minutes on a gurney. that was followed by several minutes of deep breaths on the gurney. following that, his breath slowed until it was no longer perceptible for media witnesses. the governor's offers pronounced the death at 825 and again the curtains closed to that room at 8:15pm. as mentioned the un condemned alabama's use of nitrogen to execute smith. earlier i spoke with the un special reporter on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions. i would like to first ask you be

after 35 years in prison for murder, kenneth eugene smith was put to death thursday night.'s attorney general called the new method —— method remain and said 43 other death—row inmates in the state have requested to be executed by nitrogen. but human rights groups have condemned the method is cruel and torturous. one media witness was there and described the moment. he witness was there and described the moment-— the moment. he appeared conscious _ the moment. he appeared conscious for _ the moment. he appeared conscious for several - the moment. he appeared i conscious for several minutes into the execution. for about two minutes following that, he shook for two minutes on a gurney. that was followed by several minutes of deep breaths on the journey. following that, hip slowed until it was no longer perceptible for media witnesses. the governor's office pronounced the time of death at 8:25.— death at 8:25. the united nations condemned - death at 8:25. the united nations condemned the l death at 8:25. the united | nations condemned the use death at 8:25. the united - nation

the supreme court rejected last minute appeals by kenneth eugene smith. officials here in alabama predicted smith to fall unconscious within seconds and to die in minutes. the execution took 22 minutes as a supporter of smith describes his desk. well, we saw was minutes of someone struggling for their life. we saw minutes of someone p being back and forth. and we also saw correctional correction, the visuals in the room who were visibly surprised at how bad this thing with nitrogen gas is an untested method for executions. death penalty opponents say, smith was used as a guinea pig. the united nations claims the method may amount to torture. smith was on death row for the 1988 killing of elizabeth senate. the mother was stabbed multiple times in a murder setup by her husband, senate sunset, her killer has now paid his debt. will say, is that the able, the has consequences is tennis may need some bad decisions 35 years ago and his dance page to load a previous attempt to execute smith by lethal injection, failed authorities, couldn't find a vein to administer the deadly drug. so the decision

the procedure will be humane, but critics call it cool and experimental. kenneth eugene smith was sentenced to death for a murder commitment in 1988 us supreme court has refused to block his execution. americans states which impose the death sentence of sort of new methods of killing drugs normally used for lethal injections have become hodge to obtain a cast and director of medical ethics at n y u long gone medical center in new york city joins us now. welcome to the program, why is execution using nitrogen, nitrogen gas so controversial? thanks for having me. it's usually co traversal because we don't have any data or comments about what its impact is on a human being in terms of how to administer it. kind of masked to use the kind of time that one can expect for it to be legal. 12, the nitrogen gas is suffocating. the person who gets it there, substitute oxygen which we need and giving this nitrogen. there are no studies on the animals. there are a few people who used it in europe for assisted suicide, but no publications. so i would say quite simply, the state of alabama, there's no wha

but critics call it cruel and unusual. kenneth eugene smith was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1988. he had already endured an unsuccessful execution to attempt by lethal injection in 2020 to us states which impose the death sentence, had been seeking new methods of killing condemned prisoners due to drug shortages. well, arthur, a kaplan is the director of medical ethics at new york university's language and medical center. he told us why the use of nitrogen gas for execution is so controversial. this is usually called traversal, because you don't have any data or 10 minutes above what it's impact is a human being in terms of how to administer it. kind of masked to use the kind of time that one can expect for it to be legal. 12, the nitrogen gas is suffocating. the person who gets it there, substitute oxygen which we need and giving this nitrogen. but there are no studies on the animals. there are a few people who used it in europe for assisted suicide, but no publications. so i would say quite simply, the state of alabama, there's no what it's doing now was arthur kathlyn

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kenneth eugen smith served his sentence on death row in alabama in 1996 after being convicted of murderth was recorded at 8:25 pm thursday to friday, according to the alabama attorney general. he became a test subject like a guinea pig, they tied him to a gurney and put a mask on his face. local experts claimed that the prisoner would lose consciousness within 40 seconds. after administering nitrogen gas, kenneth smith lay down on the gurney and shook for about 2 minutes, he shook and writhed on this gurney for several minutes so much that she began to move. after that, for 5-7 minutes , some witnesses and intermediaries heard kenneth's heavy breathing on the gurney. that's when the corrections officer actually walked up to kenneth smith and seemed to look him in the face. he didn't touch enet smith, didn't really do anything that anyone could see. media, but he leaned down and looked at him for several minutes, after he walked up to the wall to return to his post, at approximately 20:08, the movement seemed to stop, and kenneth smith's breathing could no longer be heard. we saw the min

kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row.ee this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama�*s governor to stop it — here led by smith�*s spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. tv report: it was two weeks ago today... - smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life injail, but thejudge sentenced him to death. one medical expert against capital punishment explains that inhaling pure nitrogen will starve the body of oxygen, but could cause catastrophic mishaps. it�*s very likely if he doesn�*t die, he could be significantly injured by this experience. and for that matter, so could other people in the proximity of kenneth smith, because the nitrogen gas, some of it will be exhaled along with carbon dioxide. some of it may leak out of the mask. the victi

una persona pierde su vida ejecutada con gas nitrogeno en los estados de estados unidos, kenneth eugene smithetido a un procedimiento en el que solo respiro nitrogeno a traves de una mascara para morir por hipoxia, o sea, por falta de oxigeno. >> hoy solo tomo cafe, una soda y agua embotellada. >> en el desayuno comio dos biscuits, huevos, gelatina de uva, jugo de naranja, pure de manzana. >> acepto su ultima cena, que fue un bistec con papas y huevos y entre los testigos de su ejecucion estaba su esposa, dos de sus hijos, su abogado y un amigo. >> kenneth smith fue sentenciado a pena de muerte en 1988 por su participacion en el asesinato de la esposa de un pastor religioso. >> en 2022, el sobrevivio a un intento de ejecucion via inyeccion letal y ahora, 14 meses despues, se ha enfrentado a este metodo cuyas voces criticas consideraron cruel y experimental. >> la corte suprema de justicia habia rechazado la peticion de smith de revisar su caso y sus argumentos de que este segundo intento violaba la octava enmienda de la constitucion que protege a los ciudadanos de un castigo cruel e inusual.

the state says 58 year-old kenneth eugene smith will be put to death using nitrogen gas on thursday.officials place a mask over his face, replacing his breathing air with this gas. the alabama attorney general's office says this is the most painless and humane method created, adding the gas will cause him to lose consciousness quickly. but critics are concerned witc this method because what smith it will actually feel isn't known as this has never been done before. some adding that many. but that's even refused to use this method on animals for ethical reasons. kenneth eugene smith is on death row for the 1988 murder for hire of a preacher's wife and also he survived the state's previous attempt to put him to death by lethal injection in 2022. coming up here, the newest professional team to come to the bay area is getting ready for its first season. we'll hear how the team feeling about it. >> and the warriors spoke for the first time since their assistant coach passed away last week. we'll hear how head coach steve kerr says the team is moving forward. well, keeping that coach in th

row inmate is set to die tonight after the supreme court reject ted a last-minute appeal kenneth eugene smith will be the first execution in the u.s. to use nitrogen gas a federal appeals court said while the method is new and novel, they were not convinced it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment smith was convicted for murdering a preacher's wife in 1988 >>> and in arkansas, a massive manhunt is under way for two inmates who escaped from a detention facility in pine bluff. it was 48 hours before anyone realize they had were gone police have warned local residents about the fugitives. >>> millions of people across the south continue to face serious flooding threats this morning. a disaster declaration was issued in southeastern texas and more than a month's worth of rain has fallen in days in some cities some schools have been forced to close as drivers are left stranded in montgomery county, firefighters rescued 17 people and 15 pets. and life-threatening flash flooding has also been reported in the new orleans area, as the storm pushes to the east let's get an upd

. >> asi es, los abogados de k kenneth eugene smith hicieron todo lo que pudieron hasta el final pararte, que ha generado controversia a traves de todo el pais. >> solange sosa tiene mas detalles. >> la primera ejecucion por gas nitrogeno en estados unidos. >> es no mas un metodo no testado, es un metodo smith, de 58 anos, quien fue sentenciado muerte por su participacion en el asesinato de la esposa de un pastor religioso en 1988. >> el pastor habria contratado a smith y a otras dos personas para asesinarla. >> presencio la ejecucion. >> visiblemente afectado, dijo en la rueda de prensa posterior a la muerte de smith, que lo que paso no traeria a su madre de vuelta. >> agrego que el evento fue un tanto agridulce, pero que si estaban contentos de que todo habia terminado. >> el estado de alabama empezo a llevar a cabo la ejecucion de kenneth eugene procedimiento una mascara fue colocada sobre la boca de smith, por lo que solo respiro nitrogeno y murio de hipoxia, es decir, por la falta de oxigeno. >> agregaron que smith aguanto la respiracion lo mas que pudo y luego convulsiono por un

i deeply regret obama's execution of kenneth eugene smith, which was carried out despite serious concernsitrogen asphyxiation could amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. the death penalty is incompatible with the fundamental right to life. i call on all states to introduce a moratorium on its use in the pursuit of universal abolition of the death penalty. executions. human rights activists in the eu speak in a similar vein. in a statement issued, brussels called the punishment extremely cruel, especially considering that the prisoner had already been subjected to a failed execution attempt. ordinary americans are also dissatisfied with the actions of the alabama leadership. a series of rallies took place across the country against the execution of the sentence and the use of the death penalty in general. the protesters' theses were confirmed by priest jeff huth, who was present at the execution of kenneth smith. by there can be no talk of any kind of humanity. i think everyone who saw this will agree that the man suffered not for two or even 30 seconds. for several m

good morning, grad lad you're w us we begin with breaking news out of alabama kenneth eugene smith has become the first prisoner in the united states to ever be executed using nitrogen gas he was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m the nitrogen had been flowing for 15 minutes there was some involuntary movement during the executio but nothing was out of the ordinary this was the state's second attempt to execute smith after a failed lethal injection. smith was convicted for the brutal 1988 murder of elizabeth sen et senet. what would you say to your mom if she could hear you right now? >> i love you, and i hope we finally get you justice. >> reporter: alabama's governor chee chose not to grant clemency to smith. >>> opening statements have begun if the trial of jennifer crumbly. >> we've seen opening testimony in the trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of the shooter from the oxford high school shooting in 2021. we've heard from two people who worked at the school one person who was shot. another person who says she saw the shooter go by her and was with an injured student. we've also been

an alabama court sentenced kenneth eugene smith, who killed a priest's wife 35 years ago, to death bys. the order of that murder was the holy father himself. he wanted get insurance. previously, they had already tried to execute the killer by lethal injection, but the catheter could not be inserted into the unsuccessful vein. meath lawyers say the new form of execution is cruel. according to them, state authorities are using their client as a test subject. execution with nitrogen was condemned and four un experts reported that the exams were not correct. they call such a murder humiliating and painful. kenneth smith lived behind the walls of the william silman correctional facility for more than 30 years. he is due to die there in january. state of alabama is going to execute in a new way that has never been used before. the fact that they made me the first person to be killed by the gas is truly terrifying. this is called nitrogen hypoxia, meaning smith will breathe nitrogen until he dies. the date is set for january 25th, but the details are related to this method. shrouded in myste

. >> sucede en el como bien lo comentaba kenneth eugene smith, de 58 anos, estaria siendo sometido ao en el que solo respiraria nitrogeno a traves de una mascara para morir por hipoxia, o sea, por falta de oxigeno. >> hoy solo tomo cafe, una soda y agua embotellada. >> en el desayuno comio dos b biscuits, huevos, gelatina de uva, jugo de naranja, pure de manzana y tambien acepto su ultima cena, que fue un bistec con papas y huevos. >> entre los testigos de su ejecucion, que por cierto ya entraron a la camara, esta su esposa, dos hijos, su abogado y un amigo kenneth smith fue sentenciado a pena de muerte en 1988 por su participacion en el asesinato del la esposa de un pastor religioso en 2022 sobrevivio a un intento de ejecucion via inyeccion letal y ahora 14 meses despues, se esta enfrentando a este metodo cuyas voces criticas consideran es cruel y experimental. >> la corte suprema de justicia, como tambien lo comentaba, rechazo esa peticion de smith de que revisara su caso y sus argumentos de que un segundo intento viola la octava enmienda de la constitucion que protege a los ciudad

kenneth eugene smith was put to death after the supreme court denied a last-minute appeal. smith's attorneys argued the state was making him the test edge is for an experimental execution method. smith was convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor's wife. the victim's son said his mother got justice. >> kind of a bittersweet day. we're not going to be jumping around hooting and hollering hooray and all that, that's not us. we're glad this day is over. >> the execution took about 22 minutes. media witnesses said smith appeared to remain conscious for several minutes, shake his head, twist and turn, and breathe deeply. >> tonight i watched my husband jerk and convulse and gasp for air for at least ten minutes. >> there is no doubt that even the most hopeful of persons could not look at what we saw tonight and see any sort of humaneness. >> in a final statement, smith said alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards, i'm leaving with love, peace, and light. he made the "i love you" sign with hands toward his family members. >>> breaking overnight, a moscow court d

three-judge panel refused to block tonight's scheduled execution of convicted murderer kenneth eugene smithabama says that it plans to replace smith's breathing air with nitrogen gas. critics say the method violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. smith's lawyers are expected to appeal the ruling to the u.s. supreme court. >>> "the arizona republic" says state republican party chairman 1995 five resigned after a recording with candidate keri lake was leaked. during the conversation last march, dewit can be heard offering lake a lucrative job if she quit the senate race. he said, quote, there are very powerful people that want to keep you out. he repeatedly told her not to tell anyone about the conversation while dewit said he was offering advice to lake and denied trying to bribe her. lake denies leaking the recording. >>> and "the columbus dispatch" says the republican dominated ohio senate voted to override republican governor mike dewine's veto of legislation banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. the legislation also blocks transgender girls f

pendiente de como continua este proceso la ventana de 30 horas para la ejecucion en alabama de kenneth eugene smithe haga utilizando nitrogeno, un metodo que ha desatado una gran controversia por su posible d crueldad. >> se trata de suministrar solo ese gas lo que provoca la muerte por asfixia ante la falta de oxigeno. >> ya sobrevivio a un intento fallido de ejecucion en 2022. >> en esa ocasion no la encontraron las venas para ponerle la inyeccion letal. >> las seis personas alla de vida en el desierto de mojave. >> los cadaveres fueron encontrados en dos vehiculos por agentes del condado san bernardino en la zona del mirage al noreste de los angeles. >> de acuerdo con la policia, todos los cuerpos tenian heridas de bala. >> la escena fue cerrada con cinta amarilla y un helicoptero sobrevolo el lugar en busca de mayores pistas. >> federal de aviacion a sus guias de inspeccion despues de haberse quedado en tierra a raiz del desprendimiento de parte del fuselaje de uno de ellos en pleno vuelo un aparato de alaska airlines. >> esta compania anuncio que el primero de sus aviones, volara a partir de m

the state insists that the procedure used on kenneth eugene smith is humane. but critics call it cruel and experimental columbia. as president gustavo pitts roof has declared wild fires, devastating large parts of the countries forest to be a natural disaster. that frees up funding to help combat the blazes storing temperatures associated with the nino phenomena and are helping the flames spread response teams of put out more than $200.00 fires this month. to look, united nations security council says it's unable to verify the circumstances in which a plane allegedly carrying dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in southern russia. the kremlin says ukraine shot down the transport aircraft carrying 65 ukrainian soldiers to a scheduled exchange of prisoners. moscow says ukraine was given the 15 minute warning of the flight and that both of the plains black box for quarters have been recovered. keith says it is, see no evidence that the aircraft was carrying ukrainian prisoners. russia has called a meeting of the un security council to discuss its claims.

it will be the state s second attempt to execute kenneth eugene smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a stay of execution, the state authorities say they will press ahead with the death sentence. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from atmore in southern alabama. hidden in the alabama woods — the jail meant to strike fear into every convict. for here, more than 160 inmates await execution. but it is the fate of one, kenneth smith, sparking an outcry from campaigners and a legal battle going down to the wire. this prison was already among the top in the us for carrying out executions. but what is planned for thursday will put it in a new league, the first in history to gas an inmate to death using nitrogen. and that, warn experts, could cause convulsions, brain damage, but not death or other catastrophic mishaps. smith has already been subjected to one failed execution by lethal injection. how are you, esther? his supporters say trying again with an untested method breaks the law on cruel and unusual punishment. this veteran campaigner against capital punishment remains in daily con

7.53 central time tonight, the state of alabama started carrying out the execution of kenneth eugene smithlman correctional facility in atmore. in a statement, alabama's governor, kay ivey, said the execution had been lawfully carried out using nitrogen hypoxia. but witnesses described an unnerving scene as kenneth smith's life came to an end. among those witnesses were family members and his spiritual adviser. what we saw was minutes of someone struggling for their life. we saw this mask tied to the gurney and him ripping his head forward over and over and over again. and we also saw correction officials in the room who were visibly surprised at how bad this thing went. kenneth smith was convicted for his part in a murder—for—hire plot to kill elizabeth sennett, an alabama preacher�*s wife. nothing that happened here today is going to bring mom back. nothing. it's kind of a bittersweet day. we're not going to bejumping around, whooping and hollering hooray and all that. that's not us. but we're glad this day is over. local officials maintained in advance that the use of nitrogen gas had b

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kind of eugene smith was killed using the gas which was pumped into a mask. the execution was given the go ahead by the us supreme court earlier on thursday, 58 year old smith had been on desperate for more than 3 decades. after being convicted in the matter for high a case. nothing happened here today is going to bring them back and this is kind of a better suite. they were not going to be jumping around, hooping and hollering, re, you know, the, this, notice that the or good this, the so let's get more of this from kristen. so they, me all correspondent to standing by in washington d. c. and kristen. i mean, why was this execution method so controversial as well? it is the 1st time it's ever been used to an inner gas nitrogen pumped into this man. cutting off oxygen essentially suffocating him. alabama described it as the most humane form of capital punishment going, saying that it would be painless and he would be unconscious in a matter of minutes. but his argues, his lawyers argued that this was an experiment, an untested form of execution that amounted

and humans can of eugene smith is central to be executed next week. a procedure would involve using a respiration loss which will force him to breathe so nitrogen resulting in oxygen deprivation and death. smith was sentenced to death in 1989 for basing and stopping the wife as an alabama pastor. and the american act to alec baldwin is set to stand trial for the death of a send him, a tug of fine, a film set, ground jury and the state new mexico charged the accent on 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter. elena hutchins was facing the shots of the guns, bolden withholding discharged ally round during the scene rasul, you know, the type of 2021. still not clear how the gun came to be loaded with real bullets. japan has become the 5th country to land, a spacecraft on the moon smote landed phil investigating moon or slim as it's known is a 1st for the country space program. coming back as it was built to hop rolls and take photos on the moon. and after swinging through the solar system for 4 months, this 5 legged lender just made japan the 5th ever countr

it's never been tried before, and humans. kenneth eugene smith is scheduled to be executed next week. the procedure will involve using a respirator mosque, which would force him to breathe fuel nitrogen, resulting in oxygen deprivation and dest, you and human rights office says the use of the test and method code amount of torture. smith was sentenced to death in 1989 for pacing and stopping the wife of an alabama pasta in us. abortion remains a contested issue in the us. often supreme court ruled in 2022 that abortions are no longer protected by the constitution. access the terminations could play a significant role any upcoming presidential election. hundreds or castro reports. the biggest snow storm in years couldn't keep these anti abortion protesters away from washington. tens of thousands participated in the annual march for life even after the us supreme court ruled more than a year ago. that abortions are no longer protected by the federal constitution. about 2.

the decision clears the way for kenneth's eugene smiths to be executed using the gas which will be pumped into a mosque. alabama argues, he'll be unconscious within seconds and die within minutes. critics say the method is cruel and experimental. 58 year old smith has been on death row for more than 3 decades off to being convicted and the motive for high a case. the columbia is a painting center national health as a battles. thousands of forest fires across the country. hundreds of hot sizes and volunteers have been trying to extinguish blazes on the mountains surrounding boca alejandra, rom, p, a. t reports from the capital from the air and on the ground. hundreds of firefighters and soldiers from the columbia. an army have been battling around the clock, against dozens of forest fires burning across the country. in the capital, besides, there are at least 6 buyers in the city surrounding hills. some of them close to buildings and houses. emergency themes are using hose rakes and machetes to create fire breaks on the sloping hills to contain the fires. you know, how many days will good

executed a band with nitrogen gas the 1st time the method has been used in the country. kenneth eugene smith was killed using the guns which was pumped into a mask. execution was given go ahead by the us supreme court earlier on thursday, 58 year old smith had been on death row for more than 3 decades. after being convicted in a motor for high a case. nothing happened here today is going to bring them back and this is kind of a bitter sweet. ready so we're not going to be jumping around, but then holler re, you know, there are some out of that too, or glad this diesel question. so leave me is in washington dc with more on why this particular method of execution was used. i should point out, this is the 1st time that alabama use this form of execution, but it was the 2nd time that it tried to execute ken smith. the 1st attempt in 2022 was by lethal injection, and it took hours and they couldn't get the injection in the vein. and he survived that. and it wasn't the 1st time that a lethal injection had failed in alabama. it happened a couple times, so they put a pause to capital punishment and

7.53 central time tonight, the state of alabama started carrying out the execution of kenneth eugene smithrectional facility in atmore. in a statement, alabama's governor, kay ivey, said the execution had been lawfully carried out using nitrogen hypoxia. but witnesses described an unnerving scene as kenneth smith's life came to an end. among those witnesses were family members and his spiritual adviser. what we saw was minutes of someone struggling for their life. we saw this mask tied to the gurney and him ripping his head forward over and over and over again. and we also saw correction officials in the room who were visibly surprised at how bad this thing went. kenneth smith was convicted for his part in a murder—for—hire plot to kill elizabeth sennett, an alabama preacher�*s wife. nothing that happened here today is going to bring mom back. nothing. it's kind of a bittersweet day. we're not going to bejumping around, whooping and hollering hooray and all that. that's not us. but we're glad this day is over. local officials maintained in advance that the use of nitrogen gas had been vett

kenneth eugene smith, who was convicted of murder in 1989, is due to be put to death in alabama on thursdayal appeal he will be killed by having an airtight mask strapped to his face and being forced to breath pure nitrogen. the un has urged a stay of execution, saying the procedure could amount to torture. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc news - i bringing you different stories from across the uk. usually sorting a day out takes gary flint a lot of planning. but he has not had nearly as much work to do before coming to castleton.— to castleton. normally i'd have to castleton. normally i'd have to do research, _ to castleton. normally i'd have to do research, quite _ to castleton. normally i'd havej to do research, quite extensive research — to do research, quite extensive research online to make the day pleasurable for myself and any family— pleasurable for myself and any family member that i'll be with _ it's because a new map has been produced. on it is clearly marked where facilities are for disabled people like accessible toilets, special parking an

it's never been tried before, and humans can, as eugene smith is scheduled to be execution next week. the procedure would involve using a respirator from oscar, which would then force him to breathe. sure nitrogen therefore results in oxygen deprivation and dest, you, and human rights office says that the use of the on tested method could amount to torture. smith was sentenced to death in 1989 facing and stopping the wife of an alabama pasta in her criminal. sorry to use public, a sentence to teenagers to 12 years of hard labor for watching k pump videos. the 16 year old students were convicted of listening to south korean music, as well as sharing foreign movies a period of 3 months. for years north korea has imposed tough functions on any one course enjoying south korean, entertain hundreds of supports of a child rights activist stage to protest in the city of new from the capital of russia's abashed quote. as don republic, they rallied in support of minority rights activist for you. i'll send all sentenced on wednesday to 4 years on charges of storing ethnic hatred. ethanol has bee

kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row.ready dodged death once — his execution was botched in an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama's governor to stop it here, led by smith's spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so i need some assurance that this is safe. so, this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. it was two weeks ago today... smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher, who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life injail, but thejudge sentenced him to death. 0ne medical expert against capital punishment explains that inhaling pure nitrogen will starve the body of oxygen, but could cause catastrophic mishaps. it's very likely if he doesn't die, he could be significantly injured by this experience. and for that matter, so could other people in the proximity of kenn

kenneth eugene smith, who was convicted of murder in 1989, is due to be put to death in alabama on thursdaying an airtight mask strapped to his face and being forced to breath pure nitrogen the un has urged a stay of execution, saying the procedure could amount to torture. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. every morning i walk down here to record the rainfall about 9:00. since he was ten years old, tom bowen from anglesey has made the samejourney to the bottom of his garden every day without fail. we took the funnel out, which collects the rainfall. there's a bottle underneath which collects the water its then put into a calibrated gauge and that's more or less one millimetre. the rainfall measurements tom takes are passed on to natural resources wales. it helps us with forecasting, with modelling and with water resources. the weather station he uses was built by his grandfather at the end of the 19th century. tom took over the responsibility of measuring the rainfall in 1948. how long do you think you'll keep

execution of a prisoner using a controversial new procedure administering nitrogen gas. kenneth eugene smith was sentenced to death.

kenneth eugene smith is set to be put to death by nitrogen gas pending his second last-minute appeal. this is a new and untested method of execution that his attorneys claim could cause excessive pain or even a to torturous death. smith is on death row for his part in a 1988 murder for hire of a minister's wife. this morning, his attorneys asked the supreme court again to pause this execution. i want to bring in brian stevenson for more perspective on this. he is the founder and executive director of the equal justice initiative. first of all, we talked a little bit before the break. are you involved in this case in any way, and, if so, what sorts of things have you been saying? >> well, we've been working with the attorneys representing mr. smith for quite a while. they were recruited by our office to take on this case. we've been arguing for a long time that alabama should suspend executions in light of the multiple failed executions that have taken place over the last two years. mr. smith was taken to the chamber in 2022, strapped to a gurney for four hours, and the state could not

kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row.already dodged death once — his executioners botched an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama's governor to stop it — here led by smith's spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so, i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. it was two weeks ago today, 45—year—old... smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life injail, but thejudge sentenced him to death. 0ne medical expert against capital punishment explains that inhaling pure nitrogen will starve the body of oxygen, but could cause catastrophic mishaps. it's very likely, if he doesn't die, he could be significantly injured by this experience — and, for that matter, so could other people in the pro

this will be the state's second attempt to execute kenneth eugene smith, who was convicted in 1989 ofe growing calls for a stay of execution, the state authorities say they will press ahead with the death sentence. our correspondent tom bateman reports from atmore in southern alabama. hidden in the alabama woods — the jail meant to strike fear into every convict. for here, more than 160 inmates await execution. but it is the fate of one, kenneth smith, sparking an outcry from campaigners and a legal battle going down to the wire. this prison was already among the top in the us for carrying out executions. but what is planned for thursday will put it in a new league — the first in history to gas an inmate to death using nitrogen. and that, warn experts, could cause convulsions, brain damage, but not death or other catastrophic mishaps. smith has already been subjected to one failed execution by lethal injection. how are you, esther? good, thanks. his supporters say trying again with an untested method breaks the law on cruel and unusual punishment. this veteran campaigner against capit

kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row.injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. 0pponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama's governor to stop it — here led by smith's spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. tv report: it was two weeks ago today... - smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life injail, but thejudge sentenced him to death. 0ne medical expert against capital punishment explains that inhaling pure nitrogen will starve the body of oxygen, but could cause catastrophic mishaps. it's very likely if he doesn't die, he could be significantly injured by this experience. and for that matter, so could other people in the proximity of kenneth smith, because the nitrogen gas, some of it will be exhaled along with c