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- NOVEMBER 23, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNIBALISM
the Taiwan High Court in Taichung sentenced to death Chen Chin-huo and Kuang Teh-chiang for raping, murdering, and cannibalizing a female insurance agent.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPS FORMER PREMIER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Congo’s National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of amnesty for former Brazzaville mayor and former prime minister, Bernard Kolelas .
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'EXORCIST' WHO KILLED SIX
the Sendai High Court, Japan, upheld a death sentence against a woman calling herself an exorcist for killing six of her followers by repeatedly beating them on the pretext of exorcising evil spirits.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO LABOURER FOR MURDERING OLD COUPLE
a Sessions Court in Goa, India, sentenced to death Sarvanand Gaoncar after finding him guilty of murdering an elderly couple.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. BLASPHEMY RETHINK URGED
the UK's Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, on a visit to Pakistan, asked President Pervez Musharraf to look at the nation's blasphemy law.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL. POLICE 'EXECUTE THOUSANDS', BBC INVESTIGATION
hundreds, possibly thousands of people are shot by police every year in Brazil, a BBC investigation found.
NOVEMBER 23, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SHOOTING
a South Korean army court martial sentenced Private First Class Kim Dong-min to death for killing eight soldiers while on guard duty on the border with North Korea, an army spokesman said.
NOVEMBER 23, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. SUPREME COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO HANGING
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a woman, state dailies reported.
NOVEMBER 23, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, THIRD BEHEADING IN THREE DAYS
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for murder, the third execution in three days in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. TOP LAWYER SLAMS DEATH PENALTY
Subhas Anandan, one of Singapore's top criminal defence lawyers, said the city-state should abandon its use of the mandatory death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 2 EXECUTED FOR BEIJING MURDERS
two men were executed in Beijing for killing two women and seriously injuring a man at their homes during robberies.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO HANG FOR MOM'S MURDER
Ho Sek Kong was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for the brutal murder of his mother.