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- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE, 3 SONS
the Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced to death a man for the murder of his wife and three sons.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING STEPDAUGHTER
army lance corporal Shahrul Izwan Ahmad Zaidi was sentenced to death by hanging...
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FATHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his father.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006DEATH PENALTY
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. THREE EGYPTIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER TABA BOMBS
Egypt's state security court sentenced three people to death during a court hearing over involvement in a series of blasts targeting Red Sea holiday resorts.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. GOVERNMENT SHOULD RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITH CHINA, D’ELIA
Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain and MP for the Rose in the Fist Party, made the following declaration:
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Medina County jury has sentenced to death a man convicted...
a Medina County jury has sentenced to death a man convicted...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA ANGERED BY BALI DRUG DEATH SENTENCES
an Indonesian court decision to sentence four young Australians to death for heroin smuggling, overturning their earlier jail terms, sparked an angry political reaction in Australia.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HIGHLY CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA
just prior to the 9th EU-China Summit...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT REJECTS APPEAL OF MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Japan’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by a man who was sentenced to death for killing a couple in a robbery-murder case in 1997 in Osaka.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BALI 9 DEFENDANT A FIRST, LAWYER
there was no legal precedent for the death sentence imposed on Australian drug smuggler Scott Rush...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006LebanonDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Walid Slaybi...
it was reported that Walid Slaybi, one of the most prominent Lebanese figures to voice their objections to death penalty, is currently lobbying for a new law that would reverse the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Herman Henry "Bud" Von Dohlen...
Herman Henry "Bud" Von Dohlen...
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 27 ‘TERRORISTS’ EXECUTED IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed 27 "terrorists" convicted by Iraqi courts of killings and rapes in several provinces. The 27 were executed in Baghdad, the government's media office said in a brief statement. It did not provide any further details.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR OF ‘BALI NINE’
Indonesia's Supreme Court has increased the sentences for four Australians convicted of drug smuggling in Bali to the death penalty, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Yemen national was beheaded with a sword in southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of drug smuggling.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City for smuggling over 800kg of heroin, the biggest-ever drug haul in Vietnam.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TEHRAN
two Iranian men convicted of murder were hanged in a Tehran prison.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER HUSBAND IN THE US
a Shanghai court sentenced 29-year-old Danlei Chen to death with a two-year reprieve for murdering her husband and hiding his dismembered body in the trunk of a car.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRODUCING, TRADING DRUGS IN EAST CHINA
a husband and wife were sentenced to death and to life imprisonment respectively in southeast China's Jiangxi Province for making and trafficking drugs.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
the Luang Prabang People's Court, Laos, sentenced to death and seized all assets of Vanthong...
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified only as Sepher and Farshid...
two men, identified only as Sepher and Farshid...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will pass a law ending capital punishment by December 2006 to encourage European countries to extradite suspected masterminds of the genocide that occurred in the country in 1994. Unless the country abolishes capital punishment, it will not be ab
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 1999 MURDER OF AUSSIE AUDITOR
a Thai court sentenced two men to death and one to life imprisonment for the 1999 murder of an Australian auditor, who was slain by a hired gunman after uncovering alleged fraud at a sugar mill.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in San Bernardino, a San Bernardino County jury recommended that Louis Mitchell Jr...
in San Bernardino, a San Bernardino County jury recommended that Louis Mitchell Jr...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JHALAKATI FOR MURDER
police constable Abdul Majid Hawlader, 50, and his brother-in-law Babul Mallik, 40, were sentenced to death by a court in Jhalakati, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN
a court in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced Moslemuddin Molla, 45, to death in absentia for people trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI EXECUTED FOR DRUG DEALING
Saudi Arabia executed Muhammad Bin-Shalal Bin-Farhud al-Shammari, an Iraqi man convicted of trafficking heroin in the strict Muslim kingdom.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MUSLIMS PARALYSE POSO DEMANDING EXECUTION OF TIBO AND FELLOW PRISONERS
under the banner ‘Poso’s Muslim Friendship and Struggle’, some 4,000 demonstrators...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, Gholam-Reza Rigi, for drug-related crime.
Iran hanged a man, Gholam-Reza Rigi, for drug-related crime.