World: Mourning the Execution of Troy Davis

Despite the reprieve granted to Troy Davis earlier today, just over four hours after our last report, Davis was executed.

Around the world, and particularly in the United States, Twitter is in a state of morning. The hashtag #RIPTroyDavis is currently trending, and individuals are expressing their feelings about Davis’s case, as well as about the state of capital punishment in the United States.

From Philadelphia, @ShamaraOnAir reports:

From Iowa, @Jasminenkelly tweets:

Journalist Dan Gillmor rails against the death penalty, saying:From Barbados, @bajanswaggboy remarks:

And from the UK, @tweety_coco says:

Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour), a Palestinian-American activist, states:

While the case of Troy Davis has certainly drawn interest from the public, many are cynical that the case is a one-off, and that US citizens will not continue to fight against the death penalty. Or as Palestinian @Falasteeni put it shortly before the execution took place:

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This post was originally published on Global Voices Online

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