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- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. TWO GANG MEMBERS GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a court in Kabul, Afghanistan, sentenced to death Hashmatullah and Mahmood
- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
a primary court in Alisher district in Afghanistan’s south-eastern Khost province sentenced to death Hazer Mohammad for murdering one Abdul Akbar.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GOVERNMENT: NO DEATH PENALTY TO ABU SALEM
the Indian Government declared that extradited underworld don Abu Salem would not be punished with the death penalty or with a prison term exceeding 25 years, as per the guarantee given to the Portuguese Government prior to extradition.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced Tran Thi Thu Thanh, a 39 year old female, to death for smuggling heroin to neighboring China.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO OPEN DEATH PENALTY APPEALS PROCESS TO PUBLIC
China will make court proceedings on death penalty appeals open to the public next year in a bid to safeguard human rights, the government said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT GRANTS REPRIEVE TO 15 DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo granted an indefinite reprieve to 15 convicts scheduled for execution in March, the government said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BUTT OUT ON DEATH PENALTY: BALI 9 JUDGE
the judges hearing the Bali Nine trials in Indonesia warned Australians not to interfere in Indonesia's right to impose capital punishment, insisting they would not allow their independence to be compromised.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN PUBLICLY BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two men who were convicted of stabbing their victims to death in separate incidents.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY’S ACTORS AND DIRECTORS APPEAL TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
a number of Italy’s actors and directors have signed Hands Off Cain’s appeal aimed at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the scheduled execution Stanley Williams at San Quintino penitentiary on December 13. Those who have given their suppor
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG WOMAN HANGED IN PRISON
a young Iranian woman was hanged in prison in the north-eastern town of Shirevan.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences given condemned killers who said they were mentally retarded.