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- MAY 13, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
OHIO. RICHEY’S HOPES RISE WITH NEW COURT RULING
Kenny Richey, a Scot on death row in the US state of Ohio was told that an appeal court decision to quash his conviction could not be set aside, a ruling that could finally end his imprisonment. Richey, who had been facing execution for 18 years, would ha
- MAY 13, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. FAMILY OF DEATH ROW SPANIARD PLEADS FOR RETRIAL
for the last eight years Paco Larrañaga has been in a Philippine jail, and on February 4, 2004 the Supreme Court sentenced him to death by lethal injection for kidnapping and murdering two young sisters on the island of Cebu.
MAY 13, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTYMichael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution...
Michael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution and was forced to prove he wasn't out of his mind, was put to death in the death chamber at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers.
MAY 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. THREE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, BOMBING
three convicted armed robbers were executed in southwest China's Chongqing municipality after engaging in a cross province crime spree that included a bombing and gun battles with police. The three were executed immediately after the Chongqing high court
MAY 13, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
authorities in the Indonesian province of Jambi executed Turmudi bin Kasturi, a man sentenced to death over the killing of four people in 1997.
MAY 13, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE. MAN EXECUTED FOR TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA DESPITE HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN
Shanmugam Murugesu, a man convicted of drug trafficking at the centre of a high-profile campaign to end the death penalty in Singapore, was executed despite the appeals of his teenage twin sons and his lawyer's pleas that it was a denial of "natural justi
MAY 13, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA. OLIVIERO TOSCANI’S EXHIBITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CASTRO’S REGIME OPENS IN CADIZ
to keep public attention on the plight of political prisoners and the repression of dissent in Cuba two years after the wave of crackdowns, HOC, Con Cuba en la distancia and Reporters sans frontiers have promoted an exhibition in Cadiz by Oliviero Toscani
- MAY 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. US SENATOR MULLS SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA OVER NORTH KOREA REFUGEE CRISIS
Republican US Senator Sam Brownback threatened to seek sanctions against China if it did not stop turning back refugees from North Korea who faced persecution and possible execution at home.
- MAY 12, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR MILITANTS
Kuwait’s public prosecution demanded the death penalty for 20 militants, allegedly linked to Al Qaeda, who clashed with police in January 2005 leaving four police officers dead and 10 others wounded.
- MAY 12, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COUNTRY ACCUSED OF OPERATING SAFE HOUSES FOR TORTURE
the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) asked Uganda to explain its continued use of torture chambers commonly referred to as safe houses.
- MAY 12, 2005IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Cook County Judge Fred Suria imposed the death penalty on Joseph Bannister, 38.
Cook County Judge Fred Suria imposed the death penalty on Joseph Bannister, 38.
- MAY 12, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs