Iraq 2006
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News on Iraq in 2006
- DECEMBER 30, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM HUSSEIN EXECUTED
Saddam Hussein was executed at dawn following his conviction by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity.
- DECEMBER 30, 2006NepalDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL CONDEMNS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, SADDAM EXECUTION
barely hours after the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed, Nepal’s government expressed its opposition to the death penalty, saying that capital punishment must be abolished worldwide.
- DECEMBER 28, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS FOR RESTRAINT IN SADDAM CASE
the UN human rights chief called for restraint by Iraqi authorities over Saddam Hussein's death sentence, saying there were concerns about the fairness of the original trial.
- DECEMBER 27, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
FIDH ASKS NOT TO EXECUTE SADDAM
the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has asked Mr. Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and the Iraqi Government not to ratify the Appeals Court’s decision to execute Saddam Hussein and requested a moratorium on the death penalty in Iraq.
- DECEMBER 27, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
INTINI CRITICISES SADDAM'S DEATH SENTENCE
Italy’s deputy foreign minister Ugo Intini stigmatised the news of Saddam Hussein's death sentence...
- DECEMBER 27, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SADDAM: DEATH SENTENCE NEVER A SOLUTION, MASTELLA
"I express my firm and decisive 'no' to the death sentence, which can never be considered to be a solution...
- DECEMBER 26, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE 'FOREIGN FIGHTERS'
an Iraqi court sentenced a Saudi, a Syrian and a Sudanese to death after finding them guilty of Al-Qaeda related terrorist offences, the US-led coalition in Iraq said.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 13 CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED
Iraqi authorities executed 13 men by hanging after they were convicted of murder and kidnapping, lining them up in hoods and green jumpsuits with their hands bound behind their backs.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM TO BE BURIED SECRETLY, NO MONUMENT: OFFICIAL
Saddam Hussein and two top aides convicted with him will be executed immediately after an appeals court confirms their sentences and could be buried in secret, an Iraqi official said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND JOINS CHORUS OF NATIONS OPPOSED TO EXECUTING SADDAM
Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand said that Saddam Hussein should not be hanged despite the "horrific acts" he has committed, joining a chorus of opposition to his death sentence.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER US SHIP ATTACK
a Jordanian military tribunal condemned to death three Syrian nationals and an Iraqi in connection with a rocket attack on US warships that killed a Jordanian soldier.
- DECEMBER 6, 2006LibyaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES LIBYAN TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
an Iraqi court sentenced a Libyan member of al-Qaida in Iraq to death after he admitted taking part in eight attacks on US-led coalition forces and Iraqi targets...
- DECEMBER 3, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM APPEALS CONTROVERSIAL DEATH SENTENCE
lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals, the Iraqi prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some rights experts as unfair and fundamentally flawed.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WEST BENGAL HOUSE CONDEMNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM
the West Bengal Assembly, India...
- NOVEMBER 28, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SHOULD NOT CARRY DEATH PENALTY AGAINST SADDAM-UN
U.N. human rights experts called on Iraq's government not to carry out the death sentence passed on former leader Saddam Hussein, saying his trial had been seriously flawed.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF JAPANESE HOSTAGE
an Iraqi court sentenced to death an al-Qaida operative over the 2004 kidnapping and beheading of a Japanese hostage.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
EU TELLS IRAQ THAT DEATH PENALTY BAN WILL BE PART OF TALKS ON TRADE AND COOPERATION PACT
European Union officials told Iraq that it would seek commitments on human rights standards, including a ban on capital punishment, during negotiations on a trade and aid pact.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN
Russian Muslims joined ultranationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky in condemning the death sentence of former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, saying his execution could destabilize the Muslim world.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM HUSSEIN. DALAI LAMA WANTS SADDAM SPARED
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appealed for Saddam Hussein’s life to be spared, saying the deposed Iraqi president was not beyond redemption.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING IRAQ INSURGENCY
a Saudi radical accused of participating in the insurgency in Iraq, has been sentenced to death by the country’s criminal court, the US military said.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
PM REAFFIRMS IRAQ'S RIGHT TO HANG SADDAM
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reaffirmed Iraq's right to execute former leader Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PANNELLA READY FOR APPOINTMENT TO SAVE SADDAM FROM EXECUTION
Hands Off Cain President Marco Pannella reaffirmed his availability to be appointed to Iraq in order to save Saddam Hussein from the death penalty, underlining that he would have to be given the task by the Italian government.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. NOBELLIST APPEALS TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT NOT TO CARRY OUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN
Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, has appealed to the Iraqi Government not to carry out the death sentences passed on former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, as well as his former Vice President, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and former Intell
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN LAWYERS PROTEST SADDAM SENTENCE
Jordanian lawyers staged a one-hour strike to protest an Iraqi court's decision to sentence Saddam Hussein to death for crimes against humanity.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA’S FORMER PRIME MINISTER “HORRIFIED” BY SADDAM’S DEATH PENALTY
Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed “horror and disgust” over the trial and sentencing of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
VENEZUELA. CHAVEZ OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY IN SADDAM CASE AND OTHERS
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he opposes the death penalty — whether for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein or anyone else — but added that if any leader should be condemned for genocide, it is US President George W. Bush.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM. UN JUDICIAL EXPERT SLAMS SADDAM TRIAL, URGES INTERNATIONAL COURT
a U.N. rights expert urged Iraqi authorities not to carry out Saddam Hussein's death sentence and called for an international tribunal to either retry or handle the appeals process for Iraq's former dictator.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR HUSSEIN
the Council of Europe warned that it's futile and wrong to execute the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, as it could send a message that the new Iraq is to be built on vengeance
- NOVEMBER 6, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA WELCOMES SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DEATH SENTENCE
Australia welcomed a death sentence meted out to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, saying that it is a sign of democratic hope for Iraq.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI PRESIDENT SAYS HE SIGNED PETITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that while he had once signed an international petition against the death penalty, his signature was not needed to carry out the death sentence against Saddam Hussein.