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- JUNE 28, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT BACKS RAPE VICTIM, RE-ARREST ORDEREDFOR MEN ACQUITTED OF ATTACK
Pakistan's highest court delivered a legal victory to Mukhtaran Bibi, a woman who accused 13 men of orchestrating her gang rape three years previously.
- JUNE 28, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN FOR LEADING GANG OF ARMS TRAFFICKERS
an Egyptian state security criminal court sentenced two brothers to death on charges of leading a gang of arms dealers and drug-traffickers.
- JUNE 28, 2005New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
for the 1st time since New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982...
for the 1st time since New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982, a state judge has overturned a death sentence on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
- JUNE 28, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. REBEL FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING UNFAIR TRIAL, SOAT
the human rights group, Sudanese Organisation Against Torture (SOAT) said it had been informed that a member of the minority Fur tribe, who live in the troubled Dafur region, was about to be executed by Sudanese authorities.
- JUNE 28, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Vitsebsk Region court, Belarus, made public the sentences handed down to four members of a gang which operated in Polatsk.
- JUNE 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. JIANGXI COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING; EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT
the Nanchang City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Yuan Hao and Tan Qiang to death for trafficking and storing illegal drugs.
- JUNE 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIROSHIMA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING SPREE
the Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court death sentence handed to Yasuaki Uwabe for killing five people and injuring 10 others when he went on a berserk rampage at JR Shimonoseki Station in 1999.
- JUNE 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR HOUSEWIFE IN CURRY MURDERS
the Osaka High Court in western Japan upheld a death sentence against Masumi Hayashi, a 43-year-old housewife, for murdering four people and poisoning 63 others with arsenic-laced curry served at a summer festival.
- JUNE 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGDONG COURT SENTENCES BURMESE NATIONAL TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Jiangmen Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Burmese national Zhao Qiaohua to death for heroin trafficking.
- JUNE 27, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
- JUNE 27, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY MORE HUMANE THAN LIFE IMPRISONMENT, JUSTICE MINISTRY
the Justice Ministry sent an official letter to the National Assembly opposing lawmakers' moves to abolish death penalty in South Korea.
- JUNE 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MASS SENTENCING AND EXECUTIONS MARK INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China used International Anti-Drug Day to confirm its approach to the problem, with state media reporting the execution of a series of traffickers.