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- DECEMBER 13, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. THREE SECURITY GUARDS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
security guards Richard Maeta, Elias Shikuku Wanjala and Peter Mulati Wafula were sentenced to death for violently robbing novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife. John Kiragu Chege, a nephew of the writer, was acquitted for lack of evidence.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JOBLESS MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF SISTERS
Yukio Yamaji, 23, was sentenced to death for robbery, murder and rape by the Osaka District Court for sneaking into the home of a woman and her younger sister and murdering them.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. ARUSHA RESIDENT LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Tanzania Court of Appeal upheld a High Court death sentence against an Arusha resident, Robert Edward Moringe, alias Kadogo, for murder.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Supreme Court of India converted to life imprisonment the death sentence handed down to Aloke Nath of Kolkata for the murder of his younger brother.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIREWORKS FACTORY MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLAST KILLING 36
Shen Xishuan, legal representative of Lilin Firecrackers Company Ltd. in Linqi Town, Linzhou City in China’s Henan Province, was sentenced to death at the Intermediate People's Court of Anyang City with a two-year reprieve for illegally trading explosives
- DECEMBER 12, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
TWO EGYPTIANS HANGED FOR MURDERING TODDLER
two Egyptians were hanged for beating and electrocuting to death a toddler whose cries were spoiling their televised football game, security sources said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering 12 family members was publicly hanged in the southern town of Jahrom.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006SudanDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SUDAN
the central Khartoum criminal court, Sudan, headed by judge Abd-al-Rahim Qasm-al-Sid, sentenced seven suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the Soba riots which led to the deaths of sixteen policemen and a number of citizens on May 18, 200
- DECEMBER 12, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SAUDI MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Misfir al-Qahtani in Riyadh for the murder of Mukhallad al-Muteiri...
- DECEMBER 12, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO FACE GALLOWS FOR RAPE, MURDER
the Federal Court of Malaysia rejected the appeal of Hanafi Mat Hassan, 38, against the death sentence handed down to him for the rape and murder of a 24-year-old computer engineer.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO HANDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
two men were sentenced to death for murder by a District and Sessions court in Jacobabad, Pakistan.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM TO BE BURIED SECRETLY, NO MONUMENT: OFFICIAL
Saddam Hussein and two top aides convicted with him will be executed immediately after an appeals court confirms their sentences and could be buried in secret, an Iraqi official said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND JOINS CHORUS OF NATIONS OPPOSED TO EXECUTING SADDAM
Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand said that Saddam Hussein should not be hanged despite the "horrific acts" he has committed, joining a chorus of opposition to his death sentence.
- DECEMBER 11, 2006PolandDEATH PENALTY
POLAND. EXHIBIT BY OLIVIERO TOSCANI ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN CUBA OPENS IN WARSAW
the photographic exhibit “Thinking is forbidden – the Faces of Repression in Cuba” realised by Oliviero Toscani for Hands Off Cain is currently being held in Warsaw.
- DECEMBER 11, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. THREE FOREIGN NATIONALS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
three foreign nationals convicted of murder were executed by firing squad at Jaw prison, Bahrain. It was reported that Pakistani Mohammed Hanif Atta Mohammed, aged 37, was allowed to meet his three-year-old son for the first time just one day before he
- DECEMBER 11, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Johnson, 34....
Christopher Johnson, 34, who admitted to jurors that he killed his infant son and asked to be executed, was sentenced to death.
- DECEMBER 11, 2006Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
to mark the ordinance ceremony of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone...
to mark the ordinance ceremony of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone...
- DECEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES NIGERIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian man for drug smuggling.
- DECEMBER 10, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 3 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the High Court in Arua, Uganda...
- DECEMBER 10, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 566 ON DEATH ROW
a total of 566 inmates condemned to death are being imprisoned at Luzira Prison and Kirinya Prison in Jinja, Uganda.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006DEATH PENALTY
USA. FEWER INMATES ON DEATH ROW IN 2005, STUDY
fewer prison inmates were moved to death row in 2005, according to a federal study that shows one more person was executed than in the year before.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Kristi Fulgham was sentenced to the death penalty...
Kristi Fulgham was sentenced to the death penalty, becoming the 3rd woman awaiting execution by lethal injection in Mississippi.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced to death Anthony Woods, 42, for murdering and raping a woman in her home.
a jury sentenced to death Anthony Woods, 42, for murdering and raping a woman in her home.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006DEATH PENALTY
PRISONER WHO LED DEATH PENALTY APPEAL RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE IN
Forrester Bowe Jr., a death row prisoner at the center of a landmark ruling earlier in the year that struck down the mandatory death sentence for murder in the Bahamas, was sentenced to life in prison. Bowe was initially sentenced to death in 1998 for the
- DECEMBER 8, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS MOVE TO EXTEND MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia’s Parliament extended a 10-year moratorium on the death penalty to 2010, an extension of three years, by delaying the introduction of juries in court cases in the rebellious republic of Chechnya.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In St Matthews, S.C. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced a man to death...
In St Matthews, S.C. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced a man to death for killing an off-duty police officer 2 years ago.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN'S HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS GUILTY VERDICTS IN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN'S MURDER CASE
Kazakhstan's highest court upheld the conviction of 10 men of involvement in the killing of an opposition politician, turning down appeals from the victim's and defendants' representatives, who demanded further investigation.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence was ordered for Jimmy Lamar Killingsworth Jr.
a death sentence was ordered for Jimmy Lamar Killingsworth Jr.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN MAN HANGED FOR MURDERING GIRL
an Iranian man convicted of murdering a young girl was hanged at a prison in western Iran.