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- MARCH 4, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. 24 SHAN FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
24 members of the Shan State Army South (SSA-S) Brigade – 241, including its commander Sa Khun Kyaw who surrendered to the Burmese army earlier in the year, were sentenced to death by a martial court inside Lashio Prison in the northern Shan State near th
- MARCH 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEAFOOD TRIAD LEADER EXECUTED IN SHENZHEN
Chen Kegeng, the leader of a notorious triad which had controlled three leading seafood markets in Shenzhen for three years was executed.
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. 60 PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN
following the execution of political prisoner Hojjat Zamani in Gohardasht prison and the threat of a widespread mass execution of political prisoners in Iran, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale initiated a joint statement condemning gross violations of human rig
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NAVY COLONEL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
the Surabaya Military Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Navy Colonel M. Irfan Djumroni for murdering his former wife and a religious court judge in a frenzied attack after he lost a court case.
- MARCH 3, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men convicted of hacking to death a family of three, including a 4-year-old boy, were sentenced to death and executed in China’s Yunnan Province.
- MARCH 3, 2006NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. MINISTER WANTS TO SEND GAY IRANIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS BACK
Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk planned to send Iranian homosexual asylum-seekers back home after cancelling a six-month reprieve, a letter to parliament revealed.
- MARCH 3, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. EX-POLICE GENERAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI JEWEL HEIST CASE
former Lt. Gen. Chalor Kerdthed was sentenced to death by a Thai appeals court for masterminding the killing of two family members of a gem trader linked to a 1989 jewel theft in Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HIGH COURT ADJOURNS TRIAL ON INDONESIAN WORKER
a Malaysian High Court adjourned the trial of an Indonesian male worker from the West Lombok district, Suhaedi bin Asnawi, who had been sentenced to death for the murder of his employer.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. CAPITAL SENTENCE UPHELD BY HIGH COURT
the Allahabad High Court, India, upheld the death sentence handed to Mulla and Guddu by the Sitapur Sessions Court on April 3, 2005 in connection with the case of five villagers held hostage for ransom who were executed due to non fulfilment of the killer
- MARCH 3, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. FRANCE OBTAINS U.S. GUARANTEES ON MOUSSAOUI TRIAL - MINISTER
the French justice minister reiterated the US had guaranteed France none of the information it provided for the US case against al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui would be used to seek the death penalty.
- MARCH 3, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
- MARCH 3, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining...
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining according to results of a new survey conducted in February 2006 by the Field Poll.