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- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. CUBAN SOCIOLOGIST AURELIO ALONSO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Cuban sociologist Aurelio Alonso perceives the problem of capital punishment from two angles: legal and ethical.
- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. UNIQUE OPINION SURVEY SHOWED WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY
the death penalty in Cuba is not a focus of public debate. But the only known opinion survey, carried out three years ago by a moderate dissident group proposing a charter of human rights for public consideration, indicated widespread opposition to the de
- APRIL 28, 2006UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. PROSECUTORS REFUTE AMNESTY DEATH PENALTY CLAIMS
prosecutors in Uzbekistan said they disagreed with conclusions of a report on the application of the death penalty in the country published by Amnesty International.
APRIL 28, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR SEEKS TO STOP BROTHER'S EXECUTION
North Korean defector Son Jong Hoon recently received the devastating news from his communist homeland: his brother was sentenced to death on charges of spying for rival South Korea.
APRIL 28, 2006Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTYEQUATORIAL GUINEA. MAN SHOT IN PRISON FOR MURDER
a judicial source stated that the previous week saw a man sentenced to death for murder executed by firing squad in Equatorial Guinea.
- APRIL 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRIO GET DEATH FOR KILLING 9 PROSTITUTES
a Chinese court has sentenced three men to death for robbing, raping and killing nine women, most of whom were prostitutes, and then skinning one of them.
- APRIL 27, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS DUE TO LOST EVIDENCE
a despatch rider escaped the gallows when the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, discharged and acquitted him from charges of distributing over 3Kg of cannabis.
- APRIL 27, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge...
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge Joseph "Rusty" Johnston overrode a jury's recommendation of life without parole in a capital murder case and instead condemned a man to death.
- APRIL 27, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September...
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September, making it highly likely there will be no more inmates put to death by the state for the remainder of this year and possibly longer.
- APRIL 27, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. LASRY REPEATS CALL FOR BLANKET APPROACH TO DEATH PENALTY
prominent Australian lawyer Lex Lasry, QC, called on the Australian government not to be selective in its opposition to the death penalty in its response to court cases overseas.
APRIL 27, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Cheongju District Court, South Korea, sentenced to death a 30-year old man identified by his surname Yang, convicted of who committed 37 sexual assaults across the country between November 2004 and February 2006.