China 2007
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2007
- JULY 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH FOR SLAVERY SCANDAL
China sentenced a man to death and jailed another 28 people for their roles in a massive
- JULY 16, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SEVEN UGANDANS FACE DEATH IN CHINA OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
the identities of seven Ugandans, including two women, who face death over drug trafficking offences in China have been revealed.
- JULY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FIVE GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a Chinese court sentenced to death the ringleader of a juvenile gang responsible for the rape of more than 40 girls, the Xinhua news agency said.
- JULY 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING SIX FAMILY MEMBERS
Dong Gang, a native of Nong'an County in northeast China's Jilin Province...
- JULY 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN FACES DEATH FOR KILLING STUDENT
a man was sentenced to death for killing a 19 year old university student in a robbery in November 2006.
- JULY 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA EXECUTES EX-FOOD AND DRUG CHIEF
the execution of former State Food and Drug Administration director Zheng Xiaoyu
- JULY 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HK TYCOON
six of the eight people charged with the murder of Hong Kong millionaire Lam Hon-lit were found guilty at Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, a defence lawyer for the case said.
- JULY 7, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT SENTENCES THREE
three professional hitmen were sentenced to death after being found guilty of multiple murders by a court in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
- JULY 6, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE DRUG OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a former department head at China's State Food and Drug Administration agency was sentenced to death on charges of bribery and neglecting official duties.
- JULY 5, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINESE JUDGE SAYS DEATH PENALTY APPLIED UNEVENLY ACROSS NATION, SEEKS TO UNIFY STANDARDS
China's top court will ensure the death penalty is applied uniformly across the
- JULY 5, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. RAILWAY ACCOUNTANT GETS DEATH FOR FRAUD
Zhang Ning, the former chief accountant of the Lanzhou Railway Bureau in western China...
- JULY 2, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
10 UGANDANS FACE DEATH IN CHINA OVER NARCOTICS
ten Ugandans held on charges of illicit drug trafficking in China will soon be lined
- JUNE 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: POLICEMAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
a model policeman-turned-drug baron was sentenced to death while his five accomplices got varying jail terms in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
- JUNE 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: VANDALS FACE DEATH PENALTY FOR DAMAGING MILITARY FACILITIES
vandals who deliberately damage China's military telecommunication facilities will face long jail terms or even the death penalty, according to a judicial deliberation released by the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
- JUNE 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
three men, including a foreigner, were executed in China's southeast Fujian Province for drug dealing.
- JUNE 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China's top court announced that it had approved the death penalty for seven people for drug trafficking.
- JUNE 23, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ISSUES DEATH SENTENCES IN FAKE MONEY SCAM
a court in eastern Wenzhou city, China, has handed death sentences with a two-year reprieve to
- JUNE 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 14 GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH
a Chinese court has sentenced 14 gang members to death for murder
- JUNE 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
XU Yuhua, a Jiangxi Province farmer...
- JUNE 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-STUDENT'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING COUPLE UPHELD
the Supreme Court in Japan upheld a lower court decision sentencing a former Chinese graduate student to death for killing a compatriot student and her Chinese husband in 2000 after his overtures to her were rejected
- JUNE 18, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OVER STOCK LOSSES
Li Gongxin, from the northeastern city of Harbin, China...
- JUNE 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CONSIDERS CASH FOR CLEMENCY
Under pressure to reduce its huge number of annual executions as it prepares
- JUNE 14, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CAPITAL CASES MORE TRANSPARENT
trials that could lead to a death sentence will be subjected to further openness and transparency in
- JUNE 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA FOOD AND DRUG BOSS APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
the former head of China's food and drug agency has appealed his death sentence on a corruption
- JUNE 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TEACHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING STUDENTS
a teacher in northwestern China was sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls, the second such case in the same area, state media reported.
- JUNE 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FEWER EXECUTIONS AFTER LEGAL REFORM
The number of people executed has dropped in the first five months of the year after the Supreme People's
- JUNE 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE IN E CHINA
a Chinese man was sentenced to death for murder, rape and burglary and fined 520,000 yuan, according to a ruling by a court in east China.
- JUNE 7, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS IMAGE HAUNTS CHINA BEFORE GAMES: CAMPAIGNER
China has executed far fewer people since being awarded the 2008 Olympics six years ago but the
- MAY 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FORMER DRUG REGULATOR TO DEATH
the former head of China's top food and drug safety agency was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to
- MAY 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SEEKS EXTRADITION PACTS IN SPITE OF DEATH PENALTY
China has called on Western countries to put aside fears about its death penalty and sign