Group reports rarely heard voices of death row inmates

Group reports rarely heard voices of death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - An event to commemorate the World Day Against the Death Penalty is held in Tokyo on Oct. 11. The rarely heard voices of death row inmates were reported at the event, and many of the reports indicated that inmates feel great anxiety over their fates and expressed skepticism over the rightfulness of capital punishment. (Kyodo)

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