China 2003
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2003
- DECEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang Siyuan to death for manslaughter
- DECEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Falun Gong cult follower who poisoned and killed...
A Falun Gong cult follower who poisoned and killed 15 innocent people was given death penalty by a court in east China's Zhejiang province, the website of the official news agency Xinhua said
- DECEMBER 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hainan International Investment Group's former chairman...
Hainan International Investment Group's former chairman Li Yaoqi was executed in the Hainan provincial capital of Haikou after being convicted of amassing a huge fortune while his state-owned investment company went bankrupt, Xinhua news agency reported
- DECEMBER 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced a disgraced provincial vice...
A Chinese court sentenced a disgraced provincial vice governor to death for accepting bribes and because he could not account for assets which outstripped his income, state media said
- DECEMBER 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Nanning Intermediate People's Court in China's...
The Nanning Intermediate People's Court in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region sentenced Ma Hanhua and Weng Rujin to death for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, sentenced...
A court in Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, sentenced Sun Denglin, Zhu Weilin, Xu Penghui and Zhou Shulin to death for issuing false specialised value-added tax invoices, the Ningxia Ribao newspaper reported
- DECEMBER 22, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Mafia kingpin Liu Yong was sentenced to death and executed...
Mafia kingpin Liu Yong was sentenced to death and executed despite doubts over his confession, in a ruling that marked the first time the Supreme Court has circumvented China's two-trial criminal law system
- DECEMBER 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhao Guoma, 40, the leader of a major drug smuggling...
Zhao Guoma, 40, the leader of a major drug smuggling ring in south China's Guangdong province, was executed and 17 other drug dealers were given the death penalty or life imprisonment, Xinhua news agency reported
- DECEMBER 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ma Yong, 43, and his partner Duan Zhiqun, 20, were...
Ma Yong, 43, and his partner Duan Zhiqun, 20, were executed after being convicted by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of murdering and robbing 12 women lured to their deaths with offers of jobs in the southern Chinese town of Shenzhen
- DECEMBER 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's supreme court urged courts nationwide to equip...
China's supreme court urged courts nationwide to equip themselves with special execution vans that can put to death convicted criminals immediately after sentencing, a judicial official said
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Guo, a former deputy manager for China Grain Reserves...
Liu Guo, a former deputy manager for China Grain Reserves Corporation, was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve for taking bribes and misappropriating public funds, Xinhua news agency said
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Yongfeng, a 20 year old garbage collector, was...
Chen Yongfeng, a 20 year old garbage collector, was sentenced to death for killing and cutting up 10 co-workers
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Higher People's Court, China, sentenced...
The Shanghai Higher People's Court, China, sentenced to death two men, Liu Changman and Zhang Ping, for manslaughter
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme...
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court, said crime was on the rise, and called on the country to continue its controversial "Strike Hard" campaign, which rights groups warned lead to abuses of justice
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted...
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted of kidnapping 32 young women and selling them into marriages for as little as 1,000 yuan (120 dollars), state press reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other...
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other people were executed in China's capital, the Beijing Legal Times reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members...
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members of a criminal gang, were executed in south-eastern China's Fujian province after a court convicted them of murder, armed robbery and other violent crimes, the People's Court Daily reported
- DECEMBER 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were given death sentences, suspended for...
Four people were given death sentences, suspended for two years, and 30 others were jailed for up to life in a case involving a huge amount of illegal caffeine, state media reported
- DECEMBER 10, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in southern China's Guangxi province was sentenced...
A man in southern China's Guangxi province was sentenced to death for killing two people and injuring 10 others in a spate of rat-poisoning incidents
- DECEMBER 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Daxiao, former director of the Civil Affairs Bureau...
Li Daxiao, former director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xiajin County, in east China's Shandong Province, was sentenced to death with a reprieve for murder
- DECEMBER 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering...
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering 17 boys and sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced...
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced five people to death for selling heroin, state media reported
- DECEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing...
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing and Zhou Limin, were given death sentences by the Shaoyang City Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified...
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified only by his surname Dai, was executed after being convicted of strangling his mistress to death, state press reported
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Yaquan and Huang Shengyu, two prisoners wrongly...
Huang Yaquan and Huang Shengyu, two prisoners wrongly convicted of robbery in March 1994 and given suspended death sentences were released and given compensation by a court in southern China's Hainan province
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Deming and Cui Wenxian, two leaders of a gang accused...
Xie Deming and Cui Wenxian, two leaders of a gang accused of trafficking 118 babies, were sentenced to death by the Yulin city Intermediate People's Court in the southern China, state media said
- NOVEMBER 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese couple were sentenced to death for the murder...
A Chinese couple were sentenced to death for the murder of 12 women who had been lured with offers of jobs, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported
- NOVEMBER 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese man who beheaded a crying baby during a botched...
A Chinese man who beheaded a crying baby during a botched 10 yuan (1
- NOVEMBER 23, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in northeast China sentenced three people to...
A court in northeast China sentenced three people to death for defrauding 6,400 people through investment schemes, state media said
- NOVEMBER 21, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed in Guangdong for robbery and...
Three men were executed in Guangdong for robbery and murder immediately after being sentenced at mass sentencing rallies held on November 21 at seven different locations in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, the Xinxi Shibao newspaper said