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I worked on death row for 18 years. This is why the livestream execution was cancelled

The Independent World · 18 October 2026 at 11:07

I worked on death row for 18 years. This is why the livestream execution was cancelled

The idea to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan was all about the U.S. administration wanting to show power and test what is acceptable, death row lawyer Dr Asim Qureshi tells Suha Kidwai

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I worked on death row for 18 years. This is why the livestream execution was cancelled

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