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SEPTEMBER 21, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI, SAUDI EXECUTED FOR RAPE, KIDNAPPING AND THEFT
a Yemeni and a Saudi national were beheaded by the sword in Riyadh after being convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman and stealing her money and jewelry, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. UZBEK REBELLION TRIAL STARTS AMID COVER-UP CHARGES
prosecutors accused 15 Uzbek men of plotting rebellion in the eastern town of Andizhan but human rights groups questioned the credibility of their trial and said Uzbekistan was covering up a massacre.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HIGH SECURITY JAIL TO BE BUILT FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
a high security jail for prisoners on death row would be built at Kashimpur in Gazipur, Bangladesh, as the number of death row convicts was rising due to the lengthy process of execution of the death penalty.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. TWO DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the People's Court of northern Phu Tho province, Vietnam, sentenced to death two women for trafficking and possessing drugs.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Niaz Ahmed, a man sentenced to death for raping and killing a seven-year-old girl, was executed in eastern Pakistan after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf turned down his plea for clemency.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FORCED TO FLEE COUNTRY, HE RISKED THE DEATH PENALTY FOR BEING GAY
the Persian Gay & Lesbian Organization has released photos and details of a 22 year old man it says was given 100 lashes for being gay.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. JAIL TERMS FOR 23 ARMY COUP PLOTTERS
twenty-three Equatorial Guinea military officers and soldiers were handed jail terms after being convicted of treason and other crimes linked to a failed coup against hardline President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in October 2004. A total of 44 other defendants
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC), the Philippines, sentenced to death eight of nine kidnappers convicted of abducting the son of a wealthy businessman in Batangas.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. REFERENDUM TO DECIDE DEATH PENALTY ISSUE - GLAZIEV
abolition of the death penalty in Russia should be decided by a referendum, leader of the State Duma's Rodina fraction Sergei Glaziev said.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR SWAMI SHRADDHANAND UPHELD
the Karnataka High Court upheld the death sentence on Swami Shraddhanand, who had been found guilty of the sensational murder of his wife Shakereh.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. TV CRITICIZES US FOR NOT FULLY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Uzbek TV's "Tahlilnoma" weekly analytical program criticized the USA for not completely abolishing capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED AGAINST 'COUP PLOTTERS'
prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea called for the death penalty for six soldiers charged with planning a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguena in October 2004.