Vietnam 2004
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Vietnam in 2004
- DECEMBER 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lam Bich Thuy and Do Cong Toan, a man and a woman, were sentenced to death
Lam Bich Thuy and Do Cong Toan, a man and a woman, were sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
two women were executed for drug trafficking
two women were executed for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six Vietnamese were sentenced to death by firing squad
six Vietnamese were sentenced to death by firing squad
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Tuyen, 41, was executed by the firing squad
Nguyen Van Tuyen, 41, was executed by the firing squad
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 15, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
- DECEMBER 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
five men, aged between 23 and 45, were put to death at dawn at the Tho Xuong execution ground in northern Bac Giang province.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese...
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court in Vietnam after being convicted of drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Australian government said it would seek clemency...
The Australian government said it would seek clemency for Tran Van Thanh, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin who was facing the firing squad in Vietnam on drug charges
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread...
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread use of the death penalty, Vietnam is now tentatively witnessing a debate on the issue, even though most observers consider a ban to be a long way off
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing...
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing the law to strike corruption, bribery and fraud off a list of capital crimes, in a bid to bring the country closer to international standards
- OCTOBER 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering...
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering his boss in southern Vietnam
- OCTOBER 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider...
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider abandoning firing squads in favour of a mechanised gun to execute criminals because shaky individuals can miss their target
- OCTOBER 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted drug traffickers were executed by firing...
Two convicted drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
- OCTOBER 13, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed...
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed by firing squad this week in Vietnam, court officials and state-controlled media said
- OCTOBER 11, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for...
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for murdering and stealing money from a gasoline vendor in order to buy heroin
- OCTOBER 4, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for raping...
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for raping and killing a woman in her home
- OCTOBER 2, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A man in northern Vietnam was sentenced to death by...
A man in northern Vietnam was sentenced to death by firing squad and three others received life terms in jail as courts enforced a zero tolerance approach to illegal narcotics
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at...
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau...
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam