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- OCTOBER 1, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court sentenced to death a man, identified...
An Indian court sentenced to death a man, identified only as Poonaji, who was convicted of burning his wife, four daughters and a neighbour to death in a fit of rage
- OCTOBER 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian courts sentenced three men to death for, in...
Iranian courts sentenced three men to death for, in at least two of the cases, having contacts with outlawed political organisations, the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said in a statement
- OCTOBER 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Three Iranian MPs wrote to the head of the judiciary...
Three Iranian MPs wrote to the head of the judiciary calling for the freeing of Afsaneh Noruzi, a young woman sentenced to death for killing a man who was attempting to rape her, press reports said
- OCTOBER 1, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe lamented the lack of progress...
The Council of Europe lamented the lack of progress in efforts to persuade the United States and Japan to abolish the death penalty and again warned that their observer status at the pan-European rights body was at risk
- OCTOBER 1, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine government reiterated that it would...
The Philippine government reiterated that it would still resort to capital punishment on " high-profile drug dealers" despite its announcement of a "moratorium on the death penalty" under the Arroyo administration
- OCTOBER 1, 2003AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Qabel Ould Abderrahman Abderrahim, an Afghan found...
Qabel Ould Abderrahman Abderrahim, an Afghan found guilty of smuggling heroin, was beheaded by sword on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's city of Jeddah
- OCTOBER 1, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Qabel Ould Abderrahman Abderrahim, an Afghan found...
Qabel Ould Abderrahman Abderrahim, an Afghan found guilty of smuggling heroin, was beheaded by sword on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's city of Jeddah
- OCTOBER 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
A 19-year-old identified only as Alireza was executed...
A 19-year-old identified only as Alireza was executed in the southwestern town of Marvdasht, the Yas-e No paper reported
- OCTOBER 1, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
From this date all those who engaged in the illegal...
From this date all those who engaged in the illegal making, buying, selling, transporting or storing of tetramine, a hyper-toxic rat poison, and other prohibited hyper-toxic chemicals, would face serious punishment including the death penalty, Xinhua News
- OCTOBER 1, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Ottaviano del Turco, senator for the left-wing SDI...
Ottaviano del Turco, senator for the left-wing SDI (Italian Socialist Democrats) and Hands Off Cain member, tabled a parliamentary question on the presentation of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions to the UN General Assembly
- OCTOBER 1, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, a Warren County jury has recommended that...
In Lebanon, a Warren County jury has recommended that Rocky Lee Barton should die for the shotgun slaying of his wife, which preceded his effort to kill himself
- OCTOBER 1, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe lamented the lack of progress...
The Council of Europe lamented the lack of progress in efforts to persuade the United States and Japan to abolish the death penalty and again warned that their observer status at the pan-European rights body was at risk