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- JUNE 21, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FILM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENTWITHDRAWN FROM CINEMA IN WEST BENGAL
a film, which questions the West Bengal government's stand on the hanging of rape and murder convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee in August 2004, was withdrawn from a state-run theatre with its director alleging that this was done at the behest of the chief minis
- JUNE 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGDONG COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
it was reported that recently, the Dongguan City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced to death Li Shaobo, a 26 year old Yunnan native;
- JUNE 20, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT TOSSES DEATH SENTENCE
the US Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Ronald Rompilla, a Pennsylvania man on death row for a 1988 murder, ruling that his lawyers had failed to properly represent him.
- JUNE 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. COUNTRY STILL STONING WOMEN, SAYS NOBEL LAUREATE
Shirin Ebadi, a leading Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate, said that the hardline Islamic regime was still using medieval punishments on its people, including the stoning of women for adultery and the torture of dissidents.
- JUNE 20, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
- JUNE 20, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TAIWANESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Chen Kun Sung, a Taiwanese national was sentenced to death for killing his wife. It was alleged that Chen, 69, used a hammer and a knife to kill his 28-year-old Vietnamese wife after he became jealous while listening to her talking on the telephone with a
- JUNE 19, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. GOVERNMENT’S HANGING DECISION AN ACT OF DESPERATION, CATHOLIC NEWS
the Government's decision to resume hangings is an act of desperation and political expediency, according to a page one editorial in Trinidad and Tobago’s Catholic News.
- JUNE 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. PERRY SIGNS SENTENCING OPTION INTO LAW
Governor Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole - a measure some believe will lead to fewer executions in the No. 1 death penalty state.
- JUNE 17, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
for the 2nd time since a jury recommended that former state trooper George Martin be sentenced to life...
for the 2nd time since a jury recommended that former state trooper George Martin be sentenced to life without parole for burning his wife to death for money, a judge has condemned him to death.
- JUNE 17, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr
a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr
- JUNE 17, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. DEATH PENALTY WILL NOT END CRIME, EDITORIAL
“It is extremely important to take note of the fact that death penalty is not a punishment because the culprit is never given chance to reform. Death penalty contravenes the constitution and other international laws.
- JUNE 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole