Iraq 2007
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News on Iraq in 2007
- DECEMBER 18, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Iraq voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. AL-MALIKI WANTS 'CHEMICAL ALI,' OTHERS EXECUTED
Iraq's prime minister wants the American military to hand over "Chemical Ali" and two other convicted
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. END TO DEATH PENALTY 'NOT FAVOURABLE', GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
the moratorium on the death penalty adopted last week by the United Nations
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN DUMA: SADDAM'S DEATH WON'T SOLVE IRAQ'S PROBLEMS
the lower house of Russian parliament warned the execution of Saddam Hussein could lead to a further escalation of violence in Iraq.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: US FORCES WILL NOT ALLOW IRAQ EXECUTIONS AMID CONTROVERSY: OFFICIAL
the United States will refuse to hand over to Iraqi authorities for execution three former top officials from the Saddam Hussein regime as long as the "legal controversy" over their sentencing remains, reports said.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 11 FACE IMMINENT EXECUTION
According to the Iraqi news agency Aswat al-Iraq, 11 people in Iraq are facing
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEAKER JOINS FOES OF EXECUTION
the Iraqi parliament speaker joined opponents of executing a Saddam Hussein-era defence minister convicted of genocide against Kurds, saying that sending him to the gallows would set a dangerous precedent for the armed forces.
- OCTOBER 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
- OCTOBER 17, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ DEBATES LEGAL ISSUES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the planned execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," was further delayed
- OCTOBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDGE: EXECUTION SET FOR CHEMICAL ALI
Ali Hassan Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," is set to be executed on Tuesday October 16 for his role in the deaths of up to 180,000 Kurds, an Iraqi judge said. Munir Hadad, a senior judge of the Supreme Criminal Court, said the execution could take place
- OCTOBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
'CHEMICAL' ALI'S EXECUTION DELAYED BY IRAQ
Iraq has stayed announced it will miss the legal deadline for executing Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," while the government seeks a stay for the holy month of Ramadan.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
ANFAL DEATH SENTENCES DO NOT REQUIRE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL: IRAQI JUDGE
An Iraqi judge and spokesman for the Iraqi High Tribunal said at a Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TALABANI OPPOSES EXECUTION OF SADDAM AIDE
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he would not sign the execution order of
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN FAULTS IRAQ FOR CONTINUED EXECUTIONS
a new United Nations report on human rights criticises the
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: CHEMICAL ALI EXECUTION "MUST HAVE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE", SAYS COUNCIL
Iraq's National Legal Consultation Council said that it was not legal to execute Saddam Hussein's close aides, including the dictator's cousin so-called 'Chemical Ali,' without a presidential decree.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'CHEMICAL ALI'
Iraq's top court said it has confirmed the death sentence on "Chemical Ali" and two other cohorts of
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
10 IRAQI CULT MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
ten members of an Iraqi doomsday cult were sentenced to death for their roles in a January rebellion against Iraqi and US troops that left hundreds dead, police said.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
- AUGUST 8, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR TERRORIST ACTS
three Iraqi snipers were convicted and sentenced to death last week after confessing to the deaths of at least two coalition soldiers and the shootings of nine others according to Army Col. Mark S. Martins, staff judge advocate with Multinational Force Ir
- JULY 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. MAN EXECUTED FOR ROLE IN 2003 IMAM ALI BLAST
Iraqi Justice Ministry spokesman Busho Ibrahim said Oras Muhammad Abdul-Aziz
- JULY 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
4 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY IRAQI COURT
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, a forum in which US troops
- JUNE 24, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. THREE EX OFFICIALS SENTENCED TO HANG
Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as ``Chemical Ali,'' and two other regime
- MAY 29, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack...
four persons convicted of implementing a bomb attack were executed in the city of Arbil, Iraq, a source in the Kurdistan region’s interior ministry said.
- MAY 16, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
three Iraqis - Ahmad Hassan Ali, 25, Jasim Muhammad Hilal, 32, and Ali Asama'Ail Abrahim...
- MAY 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Iraq's main criminal court sentenced three Iraqi teenagers to hang after they were convicted of murdering a fellow detainee at Camp Cropper, a US military prison camp just outside Baghdad that houses thousands of detainees.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI BEHEADED FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH
an Iraqi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
- APRIL 24, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ARMY DESERTERS TO BE EXECUTED
Iraqi soldiers who desert their units now face execution, according to a decree by the country’s Presidential Council.
- APRIL 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRAQIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Iraqis nationals for drug smuggling.