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APRIL 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian convicted of murdering a soldier during an armed robbery has been hanged in Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Jam-e-Jam daily reported.
APRIL 20, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA. COURT SENTENCES 15 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDERS
the Abakaliki high court, Nigeria, sentenced 15 people to death by hanging for killing three over a land dispute.
APRIL 20, 2005United NationsDEATH PENALTYGENEVA. CHR APPROVES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORATORIUM AND ABOLITION
the UN Commission on Human Rights has approved a resolution calling on states to abolish the death penalty and in the meantime to establish a moratorium on executions, for the eighth consecutive year.
APRIL 20, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PEDDLING ECSTASY
two women were meted the death penalty by the Mandaluyong City regional trial court (RTC) for selling ecstasy to agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) three years ago.
- APRIL 19, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF EXPORTING DEATH PENALTY OVER DRUG ARRESTS IN BALI
the Australian Council for Civil Liberties (ACCL) challenged the Canberra government to say whether it was "exporting the death penalty" after Australian police aided in the arrest of nine young Australian drug suspects in Indonesia, where they could face
- APRIL 19, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO DIE AND TWO SENTENCED TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
Motahar Hossain was sentenced to death in absentia while two others were sentenced to life imprisonemtn by a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, for murder.
- APRIL 19, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVT URGED TO HELP INDONESIAN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN EGYPT
Ahamd Hosein Hutagalung, a member of the North Sumatra provincial legislative council, appaled to the government to help an Indonesian citizen, Ali Darman, who was facing the death sentence by decapitation in Egypt for allegedly killing a Malaysian, Zaki
- APRIL 19, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIRING SQUADS OFTEN LEAD TO SLOW DEATH, EDITORIAL
for death row inmates in Indonesia, execution usually comes on a deserted beach or remote jungle at the hands of a paramilitary firing squad. And, it rarely comes fast.
- APRIL 19, 2005Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY. ANTI-DEATH PENALTY COURSE LIKELY TO PERSIST WITH NEW POPE
Catholic leaders and scholars said that they expected new Pope Benedict XVI to continue his predecessor's strong opposition to the death penalty.
- APRIL 19, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
a Clinton County jury sentenced Shonda Walter, 25, to die.
- APRIL 19, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
Clarence David Hill has had his 1st-degree murder conviction overturned.
- APRIL 19, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Milton Mathi