China 2005
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2005
- OCTOBER 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Binyu, 27, a migrant worker from Gansu, was executed
Wang Binyu, 27, a migrant worker from Gansu, was executed
- OCTOBER 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER VICE GOVERNOR OF HENAN PROVINCE AND THREE OTHERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Lu Debin, former vice-governor of Henan Province, Shang Yuhe, Zhang Songxue and Xu Xiaotong had their death sentences upheld by a court in Henan for intentional homicide.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 8 GUN SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN QINGHAI
four gun smugglers were sentenced to death at the first trial by a local court in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
- OCTOBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN TO DIE FOR RAPE RING
Wang Qin, a 19-year-old woman, head of a rape and robbery ring, was sentenced to death with the possibility of life imprisonment.
- OCTOBER 6, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. AMNESTY URGES CHINA TO GO FURTHER WITH DEATH PENALTY REFORMS
Amnesty International urged China to accelerate reforms aimed at reducing use of the death penalty after a senior court official said new courts would be set up to review death sentences.
- OCTOBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COURT SENTENCES CHINESE TO DEATH
the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, sentenced to death a Chinese National, Wang Nan, after convicting him of killing his uncle Kong Jishu in 2004. Justice Edmond Lugayizi convicted Nan, a 20-year-old man, for murder, saying the prosecution had proved the c
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FAKE OFFICIAL AMONG 24 EXECUTED IN CHINA AHEAD OF NATIONAL DAY
it was reported that a man who impersonated a Communist Party official was among at least 24 people executed ahead of China's October 1 National Day holiday.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR TIANANMEN SQUARE MURDERER OF FILIPINO TOURISTS
Wang Gongzuo, a 25-year-old man, was sentenced to death by the Beijing intermediate court for the murder of two Filipino tourists on Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. Wang declined to appeal the verdict.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY WILL STAY DESPITE MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
Supreme Court Vice-President Wan Exiang said China would not do away with the death penalty despite a series of recent miscarriages of justice, but would improve its review of lower courts' rulings.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO PEOPLE KILLED FOR DEATHS OF JAPANESE TOURISTS
an intermediate court in the city of Xian, China, on orders from the Shaanxi Province Supreme People's Court, executed Hai Ting and Cao Xiude, two men convicted of killing three Japanese tourists during a robbery.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Liang Guanzhong, a former police chief in Hohhot in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was executed together with Wei Jin, a contract killer, after being convicted of the murdering his mistress.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER OF CAB DRIVERS
China executed three migrant workers in Beijing for robbing taxi drivers and killing four of them, state media reported.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BEAUTY PRODUCTS FROM THE SKIN OF EXECUTED PRISONERS
a Chinese cosmetics company was using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe, an investigation by the UK daily Guardian discovered.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TEACHER EXECUTED FOR RAPING 32 SCHOOL GIRLS
Lu Lei, a teacher convicted of raping 32 girls under the age of 14, was executed in southwest China a day before the country marked its annual Teacher's Day.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KINDERGARTEN KILLINGS
China sentenced to death Fu Hegong , a 31 year old man convicted of killing a teacher and a 5-year-old student in a kindergarten in a rampage of rape, robbery and acts of lewdness, the Beijing Youth Daily said.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS ON CHINA TO RELEASE DATA ON EXECUTIONS
the United Nation's human rights chief, Louise Arbour, has said she is "guardedly optimistic" that China is making progress on human rights. But she questioned Beijing's widespread use of the death penalty, warning that some of those being executed mig
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China. Death penalty for corruption to remain for now
officials with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, denied discussions were under way to abolish the use of capital punishment for those involved in serious economic crimes.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a campaign in Xinjiang targeting the "three evils" of religious extremism...
a campaign in Xinjiang targeting the "three evils" of religious extremism...
- AUGUST 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
a local court in Central China's Hunan Province sentenced Li Shubiao to death for embezzling around 120 million yuan (US$14.8 million).
- AUGUST 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO CONDEMNED FOR DEADLY LAND GRAB ARSON
two real estate agents were sentenced to death in Shanghai, China, for torching the homes of residents who refused to relocate for a development project, killing an elderly couple.
- AUGUST 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EIGHT CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEADLY CRIMES IN CAMBODIA
a court in China condemned eight Chinese to death for a series of kidnappings and robberies in Cambodia in which at least 10 people were killed.
- AUGUST 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnam court sentenced Chang Yuchia, 20, a Chinese national, to death for drug trafficking
a Vietnam court sentenced Chang Yuchia, 20, a Chinese national, to death for drug trafficking
- AUGUST 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EX-BANK OF CHINA EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE FOR GRAFT
Liu Jinbao, a former senior executive of the Bank of China accused of corruption, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, the Xinhua news agency reported.
- AUGUST 10, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GANG CHIEFS GET DEATH FOR SELLING 82 CHILDREN
a Fujian Province court, China, handed down death sentences to the leaders of two gangs that bought more than 80 children from their parents and sold them in Singapore.
- AUGUST 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING, EXECUTED AFTER PASSING OF SENTENCE
in its final trial, the Foshan City Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province, China, upheld the original verdict sentencing Guo Jizong, Zhang Fajian and Peng Guowei to death and Li Shaoze and Wang Jiazhang to life imprisonment for drug traffickin
- AUGUST 8, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING CHILDREN TO SINGAPORE
Ke Pangjie, a man convicted of running a child trafficking ring that sold 44 children to Singapore over a five-year period, was sentenced in China's southeastern city of Quanzhou, with partners Wu Wenbin and Sheng Zhenzhong getting life imprisonment and 1
- AUGUST 8, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Haikou City Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province, China, sentenced Wang Chunliang, Zhou Bing, Huang Bin, LI Haichun and Wu Xiaobo to death for trafficking in more than six kg of narcotics.
- AUGUST 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTION POLICY KEEPS FUGITIVES SAFE ABROAD
China's lack of key extradition treaties and heavy hand with the death penalty was allowing many escaped corrupt officials to stay far from the arm of Chinese law, the state-run Xinhua Daily Telegraph reported.
- AUGUST 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HONG KONG REPORTER ACCUSED OF SPYING
China has formally charged Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, 55, with spying for its rival Taiwan, the state news agency Xinhua has reported. If Mr Ching is convicted, he could face the death penalty.
- JULY 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR TEACHER CONVICTED OF RAPE
Li Guang, a teacher in western China convicted of raping 23 girls in his office was sentenced to death.