China 2008
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2008
- AUGUST 14, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SHANGHAI OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
a former land use official in Shanghai, China, was sentenced to death in an investigation into bribe-taking in return for real estate approvals.
- AUGUST 5, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LEAKY TOILET LEADS TO DEATH SENTENCE
a Chinese official was sentenced to death for corruption after a leaky toilet led to the discovery of his hoard of illicit cash.
- JULY 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UNLICENSED DRIVER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR INTENTIONALLY DRAGGING, KILLING GIRL
a man with no driving license was sentenced to death for dragging and killing an 8 year old girl with his car, according to a court verdict in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
- JULY 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR STOCK TRADER
a Chinese court upheld the death sentence of a former securities trader charged with embezzling 97.56 million yuan ($14.31 million), the Legal Daily reported.
- JULY 23, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BABY
Tang Shuhong, a 21 year old Shandong Province native, was sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 14-month-old baby, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in China ruled.
- JULY 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED IN CHINA: STATE MEDIA
Four people were executed in east China for manslaughter and drug smuggling, state
- JULY 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES 10 FOR MURDER, ROBBERY AND DRUGS
ten people were executed in central China for murder, robbery and drug trafficking, state
- JULY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. NO DEATH PENALTY HANDED DOWN SO FAR OVER LHASA VIOLENCE
forty-two people have been jailed so far for their involvement in the March 14 riot in Tibet's
- JULY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to death for killing and robbing...
a man was sentenced to death for killing and robbing...
- JULY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DETAINS 82 'TERRORISTS' TARGETING OLYMPICS
Chinese police have this year detained 82 suspected terrorists in the nation
- JULY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIVE UYGHURS KILLED IN RAID IN URUMCHI
According to Chinese state media reports, five Uyghurs were shot to death by police
- JULY 9, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO UYGHURS EXECUTED IN KASHGAR AFTER MASS SENTENCING RALLY
Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang executed two ethnic minority
- JUNE 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OVERTURNS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES
China's highest court overturned 15 percent of all death sentences reviewed
- JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
six people were executed in Yunnan and Henan provinces, and the Guangxi Zhua
- JUNE 26, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Shuangquan, former board chairman of a freeway...
Chen Shuangquan, former board chairman of a freeway...
- JUNE 24, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES THREE FOR DRUG DEALING
China executed three drug dealers and sentenced five more to death on
- JUNE 17, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a company owner was sentenced to death for swindling...
a company owner was sentenced to death for swindling 33.27 million yuan ($US4.8 million) from illegal fund-raising in east China's Jiangsu Province.
- JUNE 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a global coalition of rights groups urged China to curb use of the death
a global coalition of rights groups urged China to curb use of the death
- JUNE 5, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHILD-TRAFFICKING GANG LEADER EXECUTED
The leader of a 10-member gang who abducted and trafficked in 38 children was
- JUNE 2, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO INDIANS FACE DEATH IN CHINA FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
two Indian Tamils, one a native of Thanjavur and the other from Ramanathapuram, were sentenced to death by a Chinese court for narcotics smuggling.
- MAY 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CLARIFIES DEFENCE LAWYERS' ROLE IN CAPITAL CASES
China's Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice jointly issued regulations on the protection of def
- MAY 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GOVERNMENT: DEATH PENALTY FOR BUILDERS WHO CUT CORNERS
the Chinese government said it will impose the death penalty on anyone who is found responsible
- MAY 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CHINESE COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF NEPALESE PAIR
a Chinese court commuted the capital punishment for two Nepalis who were convicted in a case of drug trafficking to life imprisonment.
- MAY 9, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SEES 30% DROP IN DEATH PENALTY
Chinese courts handed down about 30 percent fewer death penalties last year compared with 2006, sources from a forum revealed.
- MAY 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH SENTENCE FOR FORMER PROVINCIAL LEGISLATOR
a former senior legislator from east China's Jiangsu Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes from companies, a court ruled.
- MAY 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AZERBAIJANI ON DEATH ROW IN CHINA MAY HAVE SENTENCE COMMUTED
the Azerbaijani ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to China...
- APRIL 30, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE LOVE TRIANGLE TO END WITH EXECUTION
an 18 year old Chinese student was sentenced to death for killing a classmate in a love-triangle dispute involving a middle-aged teacher, state media reported.
- APRIL 29, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN EAST CHINA
a man in east China was given a death sentence with a two-year stay for smuggling 3.8 tonnes of methaqualone pills, a potentially habit-forming drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- APRIL 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 21 RAPES
a man was sentenced to death in eastern China for raping 21 young girls.
- APRIL 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FARMER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SLAYING SIX PEOPLE IN NE CHINA
a Chinese farmer who killed six villagers and injured 10 others in 2007 was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun City, the capital of the north eastern Chinese province of Jilin