China 2010
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 2010
- JULY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COURTROOM STABBINGS
the Tongren Intermediate People's Court sentenced He Shengkai, 30, to death for a murder, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province.
JULY 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR GUN TRADING
Wu Zhiqiao was executed in eastern China for illegally making and selling firearms
- JULY 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BILLIONAIRE
in China, the Heilongjiang Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of Wang Wenxiang, founder and chairman of Xinheng Group, for hiring two people to murder former business partner Zhong Yishi on May 18, 2009.
- JULY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Foshan Municipal Intermediate People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province rejected the appeal by Cheng Ruilong, 37, against his death sentence.
- JULY 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'EXECUTES' JUSTICE OFFICIAL
China executed Wen Qiang, former head of the judiciary in the Chongqing region...
- JUNE 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE VENDOR APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 'THUG' LAW ENFORCERS
an unlicensed food vendor in China will appeal against his death sentence over the killing two local security officers.
- JUNE 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES DEALERS AHEAD OF INT'L ANTI-DRUG DAY
six men were executed in southeast China's Fujian Province ahead of the International
JUNE 23, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: PAIR EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men convicted of selling and trafficking 12,242 grams of heroin to Taiwan were executed
- JUNE 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHINESE TRANSPORT OFFICIAL
in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Bai Yuku and Xu Guangdong were sentenced to death for murdering transport official Li Xingguang on August 17, 2009, local court officials announced.
- JUNE 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR SCHOOL ATTACK
the Intermediate People's Court of Zhanjiang City in Guangdong...
- JUNE 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR VIOLENT ATTACK
Zhou Yezhong, 36, accused of fatally stabbing eight people, including three of his family members on May 8, 2010, was sentenced to death at a court in east China's Jiangxi province.
- JUNE 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SENIOR JUDGE URGES COURT TO USE STRICT EVIDENCE STANDARDS
a Chinese Supreme People's Court (SPC) official said courts must apply the
MAY 30, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NEW RULES ON CONFESSION TO LIMIT DEATH SENTENCES
Evidence obtained illegally - such as through torture during interrogation - cannot
MAY 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese men were sentenced to death by the People's Court of northern Quang
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
two people in China were given suspended death sentences by a court in the southwestern province of Yunnan for pushing a mentally ill man into a coal mine shaft and then posing as his family members to get compensation for his death.
- MAY 27, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EXECUTION UPHELD FOR ATTACK
the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province, China...
- MAY 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TIBETAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RIOTS
the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court in China sentenced Tibetan Sonam Tsering
- MAY 25, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GANG BOSS
in China, the Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of Chen Mingliang for running a mafia-style ring engaged in prostitution, drug-trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, among other crimes.
- MAY 21, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT BACKS SENTENCE FOR POLICE CHIEF
Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court in southern China upheld the death penalty of former police chief Wen Qiang...
- MAY 20, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT
a former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
- MAY 18, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: PLUMBER EXECUTED FOR KILLING EX-WIFE OVER ASSETS
plumber Ren Wenli, 41, from Shijingshan district in China, was executed for the murder and dismemberment of his ex-wife surnamed Liu.
- MAY 17, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LEADERS OF CHONGQING CRIME-RING HAVE APPEALS HEARD
China's Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court heard appeals against the death sentences of alleged crime boss Fan Qihang and his associate Wu Chuanjiang.
- MAY 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR SCHOOL ATTACK
a court in eastern China sentenced unemployed man Xu Yuyuan to death for knifing 29 children and three adults with a meat cleaver at a kindergarten at Zhongxin nursery school in Taixing city on April 29, 2010.
MAY 14, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TOMB ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Four tomb robbers were sentenced to death for stealing more than 200 relics, including 11 items listed for the state's top level of protection, from ancient tombs in central China's Hunan Province.
- MAY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CONVICTED EX-TOP COP ASKS FOR LENIENCY
Wen Qiang, 54, former deputy police chief in Chongqing, China, appealed against his death sentence for protecting gangs, bribery, rape and property scamming during his second trial and asked for a lenient sentence.
- MAY 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER JUDICIAL OFFICIAL APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
former high-ranking judicial official Wen Qiang, 54, appealed his death sentence in southwest China's Chongqing Higher People's Court.
- MAY 12, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two drug traffickers have been sentenced to death for dealing large amounts of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", in east China's Zhejiang Province, sources with the local court said.
- MAY 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA 'MURDER VICTIM' FOUND ALIVE
a Chinese man who spent almost 10 years in jail for murder was freed after his supposed victim was found alive. Zhao Zuohai's neighbour Zhao Zhenshang disappeared after they had fought and Zuohai was charged when a headless, decomposed body was found 18 m
- MAY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER, HOSPITAL HOSTAGE TAKING
a man who took eight people hostage in a hospital after killing the brother of his ex-wife was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City in east China's Fujian Province.
- APRIL 28, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING EIGHT CHILDREN
former community doctor Zheng Minsheng, 42, was executed by shooting in Nanping, China, for stabbing eight young children to death at a primary school in the same city.