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- AUGUST 11, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
an Iranian man who was convicted of murdering a soldier and was known only by his nickname, "The Runaway Shadow," was been hanged in Tehran, the Iran daily reported.
- AUGUST 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladeh, sentenced Harun Mia, 30, to death after convicting him of killing his wife.
- AUGUST 11, 2005FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. PARIS PROTEST OVER IRANIAN HANGING OF TWO GAY TEENAGERS
some 150 protestors rallied in central Paris to condemn the July 19 execution of two teenagers who were sentenced to public hanging in Iran because they were gay, event organizers said. Gathered in front of the Pompidou Centre, demonstrators chanted "Iran
- AUGUST 11, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. COURT SENTENCES SENIOR MENGISTU REGIME OFFICIALS TO DIE
two senior officials from Ethiopia's Soviet-backed communist government were sentenced to death for atrocities committed during the 1974 to 1991 rule of dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam.
- AUGUST 11, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. JUSTICE MINISTRY PROPOSES LETHAL INJECTION AS ADDITIONAL EXECUTION METHOD
Vietnam’s justice ministry introduced a draft legislation proposing lethal injection as an alternative method of executing death sentences. The ministry said lethal injection would help relieve executioners of the psychological pressure they suffered whil
- AUGUST 11, 2005AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. DEPORTATION RISK FOR TEN PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM
ten foreign nationals considered to pose a terrorist threat were detained in the last 24 hours by British police, with the intention of deporting them to their home countries.
- AUGUST 11, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence for a young woman
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence for a young woman
- AUGUST 10, 2005DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SIX HANGINGS, THREE DEATH VERDICTS IN TWO DAYS
six people were hanged by the clerical regime in Tehran and Hamedan (western Iran) on Wednesday and Tuesday respectively, Iranian state-run media reported. Two others in Tehran and another in Karaj (west of Tehran) were sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Sharq daily wrote that three men, Amir-Reza, Mehdi and Akbar, were hanged in Tehran on the charge of murder.
Sharq daily wrote that three men, Amir-Reza, Mehdi and Akbar, were hanged in Tehran on the charge of murder.
- AUGUST 10, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gary Sterling, 38, was executed in Huntsville.
Gary Sterling, 38, was executed in Huntsville.
- AUGUST 10, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. INSURANCE EXECUTIVE SPARED HANGMAN'S NOOSE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Malaysian Court of Appeal commuted the death sentence passed on Denish Madhavan, a 33-year-old insurance executive, for drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 10, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. MAN TO HANG FOR ROBBERY
the Ndola High Court, Zambia, sentenced Emmanuel Mulenga. a 31-year-old man. to death by hanging for aggravated robbery. Passing sentence, Judge Muyinda Wanki said the offence was especially serious due to the use of a firearm.