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- APRIL 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two “young men”, identified as Sourosh and Nader, were sentenced to hanging in Iran
two “young men”, identified as Sourosh and Nader, were sentenced to hanging in Iran
- APRIL 19, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL
an appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld a death sentence for Trinh Huu, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin convicted of heroin trafficking.
- APRIL 18, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA, USA. MAN EXECUTED FOR 1996 TRIPLE MURDER
Richard Thornburg Jr. was executed by lethal injection for killing three people over a drug debt in 1996, an Oklahoma prison spokesman said.
- APRIL 18, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT WOULD SUPPORT BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Arroyo would support legislation to abolish the death penalty despite widespread public support in the Philippines for judicial executions, her spokesman said.
- APRIL 18, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Cincinnati, a 3-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals...
in Cincinnati, a 3-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the conviction of Robert VanHook, ruling that his confession should not have been allowed as evidence.
- APRIL 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, convicted Jahangir Shikder, 35, of Hajikhali village, Sadar, and sentenced him to death for killing his wife.
- APRIL 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a 35-year-old woman, Fatemeh Haghighatpajouh who killed her husband, Bahman, after he raped her 15-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Only the intervention of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seye
- APRIL 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a court in Tehran, Iran, sentenced 19-year-old Faraz A. to hanging.
a court in Tehran, Iran, sentenced 19-year-old Faraz A. to hanging.
- APRIL 18, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CATHOLICS GET SECOND CHANCE TO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCE
the Indonesian Supreme Court appointed a new group of judges to review the charges against Fabianus Tibo...
- APRIL 18, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY IN AL QAEDA TERROR TRIAL
Prosecutors in Yemen are seeking the death penalty against Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, the alleged number two in the Yemen sect of al-Qaeda, who is being tried for plotting terrorist attacks as part of an armed group.
- APRIL 18, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. MANILA COURT SENTENCED FOUR MEN TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Manila, the Philippines, sentenced to death four men after finding them guilty of abducting Jocelyn Sy, who was blindfolded and kept for three days in a suburban house in 1997 before her husband paid a ransom for her release.
- APRIL 18, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. SPAIN THANKS ARROYO FOR SAVING CITIZEN ON DEATH ROW
the Government of Spain thanked the Philippines, particularly President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, for saving Francisco Javier Larrañaga Gonzales, also known as Paco Larrañaga, a dual citizen, from death row, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.