DN!: Troy Davis Granted 90-Day Stay of Execution//Georgia's Secret Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:53:56 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST July 17, 2007 = = = = = = = = = DONATE APPLE DESKTOP AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO DN It's summer time at Democracy Now! and we've got an influx of new staff, interns and volunteers. Please support our growth by donating Power Mac G4s & G5s, PowerBook G4s, Mac Minis, Power Macs, MacBook Pros and flat screen displays. Visit http://www.democracynow.org/macbookpro.shtml for a list of specific models. Thanks in advance for your support! = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Less than 24 Hours Before his Scheduled Execution, Troy Davis is Granted 90-Day Stay of Execution by Georgia Parole Board The 38-year-old African American from Savannah, Georgia has been on death row for more than fifteen years for a murder he says he did not commit. With no physical evidence or murder weapon, the prosecution's case rested entirely on witness testimony. But seven of the nine non-police witnesses said they were coerced by police and have since recanted their testimony. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/17/1355256 * The Execution Tapes: Georgia's Secret Audio Recordings of Two Executions * In 2001, radio producer Dave Isay released "The Execution Tapes," 19 recordings of electrocutions carried out by the state of Georgia since 1984. They remain the only recordings of executions in the United States. They were recorded internally by the Georgia Department of Corrections as a secret official record of the executions. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/17/1356202 * 10 Years in Prison For Consensual Sex: Genarlow Wilson's Mother Speaks Out on Why Her Son Remains Locked Up * Genarlow Wilson, a 21-year-old African-American, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex when he was a teenager. He was 17 years old and the girl was 15 years old when the sexual encounter took place. Wilson was convicted of felony aggravated child molestation. He has already spent more than two years behind bars. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/17/1356206 * Headlines for July 17, 2007 * - Earthquake in Japan Causes Radioactive Leak at Nuke Plant - Execution of Troy Davis Delayed 90 Days - Murdoch Reaches Tentative Deal to Buy Wall Street Journal - U.S. Considers Sending More Troops To Iraq - Reid Threatens to Keep Senate Session in All Night To Debate Iraq - Reuters Calls For Investigation Into U.S. Killing of Two Staff Members - Ethiopian Court Sentences 35 Opposition Figures to Life In Prison - Mexican Police Violently Block Protest March in Oaxaca - U.S. Detained 283,000 Immigrants in 2006 Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/17/1355251 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Tuesday, July 17, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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