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- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
an iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an iranian man convicted of armed kidnapping was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
an iranian man convicted of armed kidnapping was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH AND LIFE FOR BROTHERS CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Court in Chakwal, Pakistan...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
President of Alan Garcia announced that he wanted the death penalty...
President of Alan Garcia announced that he wanted the death penalty...
- NOVEMBER 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as M., was hanged in public in Gorgan...
a man, identified only as M., was hanged in public in Gorgan...
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. NIGERIAN WOMAN EXECUTED FOR DRUGS SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian woman for drugs smuggling.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Barakat bin Sadun bin Raja' al-Outaibi, a Saudi man, was put to death in the capital Riyadh.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR SHOOTING DOWN THREE SIBLINGS
three men were sentenced to death in Meherpur, Bangladesh, for the murder of three siblings during a burglary on October 4, 1995.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POLL CLERK KILLINGS
a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's north-eastern district sentenced a soldier to death for killing two polling clerks.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Rasahiman Rasul, 30, was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court, Malaysia, for trafficking in 1,039gm of cannabis on June 16, 2003.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of several counts of robbery was hanged in the southern province of Hormozgan.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIPLE-MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN BAHAWALPUR JAIL
Nazir Ahmad was executed in Bahawalpur Central Jail, Pakistan, for the murder of three people in June 1999.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT SENTENCES TWO MILITANTS TO DEATH
two Islamist militants were sentenced to death for killing six Shi'ite Muslims in an attack in Pakistan.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RITUAL KILLING
the Lobatse High Court, Botswana, sentenced Sepeni Popo, 53, to death for the murder of Boitshwarelo Tinki Balotlegi of Molepolole.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Court in Pasrur, Pakistan, sentenced to death on three counts with a fine of Rs.100, 000 each for Babar Maqbool, Khan Wali and Liaqat Ali after convicting them of triple murder.
- OCTOBER 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SINDH HC ACQUITS FOUR CONVICTED IN US CONSULATE BOMBING
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan...
- OCTOBER 31, 2006SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
SLOVAK COURT CHANGES NIZNANSKY'S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE SENTENCE
the Regional Court in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, changed the original death sentence handed down to alleged war criminal Ladislav Niznansky to a life sentence in order bring the verdict into line with the country’s laws. Niznansky, a German citizen since
- OCTOBER 30, 2006BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR QUADRUPLE MURDER
the Minsk City Court, Belarus, sentenced a man to death for the murder of his parents...
- OCTOBER 30, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN COURT GIVES POLICEMAN'S SON DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
an Indian court sentenced the son of a former top policeman to death after convicting him for the 1996 rape and murder of a law student. Santosh Kumar Singh was sentenced seven years after he was initially acquitted of raping and murdering Priyadarshni Ma
- OCTOBER 30, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
Osman Md Yatim, 63, was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking 3,979g of cannabis.
- OCTOBER 30, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
REPORT ACCUSES NORTH KOREA OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
North Korea has committed "crimes against humanity" against its own people according to an independent report published on October 30 that made a long-shot appeal for the UN Security Council to deal with the issue.
- OCTOBER 30, 2006United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a firing squad executed a man who was sentenced to death for killing a Sharjah police officer.
a firing squad executed a man who was sentenced to death for killing a Sharjah police officer.
- OCTOBER 30, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR JARALLAH’S MURDER
the High Court for Repeal in Yemen upheld the death sentence in the first instance on Ali Alsa’awani, murderer of Jarallah Omer, General Secretary of Yemeni Socialist Party.
- OCTOBER 29, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MEN BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded two foreign nationals on charges they smuggled heroin and cocaine into the country, the Interior Ministry said.
- OCTOBER 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Chen Bijun was sentenced to death for murder by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.
- OCTOBER 28, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Nosratollah A. has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
Nosratollah A. has been sentenced to death, in Iran...
- OCTOBER 27, 2006MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. RABAT ‘HAS WILL’ TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Morocco has the political will to abolish the death penalty, which has not been applied since 1993, the country’s justice minister told a newspaper.
- OCTOBER 27, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DELAYING HANGING OF INMATES MAY RESULT IN DISTRUST IN LAW: NAGASE
Justice Minister Jinen Nagase said that people could lose trust in the rule of law if the Japanese government continues to spend too much time beyond a legal limit to execute a death-row inmate after the verdict becomes final in the criminal trial.
- OCTOBER 26, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. ABORIGINAL CHILD KILLER JAILED AFTER COURT REJECTS TRIBAL DEATH PENALTY
Terrence Dann, an Aboriginal man, was sentenced to life in prison for hanging his two young stepchildren after a court refused his plea to return home and face a tribal death penalty.
- OCTOBER 26, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. NO MORATORIUM RESOLUTION THIS YEAR, FOREIGN MINISTER
there should be “European consensus” for a UN resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, said Italy’s Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema.