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- FEBRUARY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
an Iranian man convicted of rape was hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the Etemad Melli newspaper reported.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2006IowaDEATH PENALTY
a bill to reinstate Iowa's death penalty is still alive after getting approval today from the House Judiciary Committee.
a bill to reinstate Iowa's death penalty is still alive after getting approval today from the House Judiciary Committee.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Laura Petro has sentenced William Bruce Marshall to death
Circuit Judge Laura Petro has sentenced William Bruce Marshall to death for killing his teenage stepdaughter.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ordered the acquittal of a death row inmate...
the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ordered the acquittal of a death row inmate, saying prosecutors had not proved he killed 2 neighbors.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GUJARAT HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR
the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad, India, upheld a lower court judgement sentencing Ramesh Rathod, 31, to death for kidnapping, raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in Surat city in 1999.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an unidentified man was hanged in Iran for murder.
an unidentified man was hanged in Iran for murder.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA HOLDS OFF MORALES EXECUTION
the US state of California has cancelled the execution of Michael Morales over ethical issues surrounding the lethal injection method. The state told courts it could not comply with an order for a medical professional to administer a lethal dose of barbit
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ARROYO: I'LL WORK TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
for the first time since taking office in 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo categorically stated that she was for scrapping capital punishment and that she would see to the immediate passage of legislation to abolish the Death Penalty Law.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT REJECTS NEW ALIBI EVIDENCE AT SENTENCING
convicted murderers facing the death penalty do not have a constitutional right at sentencing to offer new evidence seeking to cast doubt on their guilt, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO TAIWANESE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Taiwanese nationals convicted of drug trafficking were executed in southern China's Guangdong province after being convicted of possessing 12 kilograms (26.4 pounds) of the methamphetamine ice.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY NEEDED TO FIGHT DRUG SCOURGE, PM
punitive measures like the death penalty for drug trafficking are needed to eradicate the scourge, Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ARROYO CRITIC LAUDS PRESIDENT’S CALL TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's call to scrap the death penalty in the Philippines gained appreciation even from her critics at the House of Representatives.