China 2008
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2008
- FEBRUARY 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an unidentified man was sentenced to death in China for the murder of Tatiana Doronina...
an unidentified man was sentenced to death in China for the murder of Tatiana Doronina...
- JANUARY 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a former senior legislator from east China's Jiangsu Province was sentenced to
a former senior legislator from east China's Jiangsu Province was sentenced to
JANUARY 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. THREE INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CARRYING DRUGS
Chinese courts sentenced three Indonesian women to death for bringing
JANUARY 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. TWO UGANDAN CITIZENS PARDONED
China pardoned two Ugandan women on death row in the communist state
JANUARY 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA SAYS DEATH PENALTY FAIRER AFTER KEY REFORM
China is using the death penalty more prudently following a key legal reform
JANUARY 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. EX JUDGE CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY
after 10 years on China's highest court, the Supreme People's Court, Xuan Dong
- JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE EX-LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPES
a former Chinese lawmaker was sentenced to death for raping over 20 middle-school girls as part of a superstitious practice to prolong his virility, state press said
JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA PAYS $11.56 A DAY TO WOMAN WRONGLY JAILED
China has awarded exactly 66,593.36 yuan ($9,200)
- JANUARY 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR MURDER OF MISTRESS
a former Chinese government official was sentenced to death for ordering his driver to kill his mistress, a court official and state media said.
- JANUARY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE PROSECUTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
a former prosecutor in northern China was sentenced to death for taking bribes and embezzling funds totalling $2.66m
- JANUARY 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the ex-director of the Chinese State Administration of Food and Medicine...
the ex-director of the Chinese State Administration of Food and Medicine...
- JANUARY 7, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATAL DETONATOR BLAST
a court in Hohhot in northern China imposed the death penalty with a two year reprieve on a man who was held responsible for a detonator blast that killed five people at the end of 2006.
- JANUARY 4, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CONDEMNS CHINA OVER LETHAL INJECTION
Amnesty International condemned China's decision to expand lethal injections to replace execution by gunshot in the year of the Beijing Olympics, saying the real focus should be on abolishing the death penalty.
JANUARY 3, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO EXPAND LETHAL INJECTIONS
China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace execution by shooting
- JANUARY 1, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997