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- AUGUST 26, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. NO DEATH PENALTY FOR GUANTANAMO INMATE
Australia has received assurances the United States will not seek the death penalty for Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks if it brings new charges against him, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock.
- AUGUST 26, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. DEATH ROW INMATES ON STRIKE
about 200 death row convicts went on a hunger strike at Kenya’s Kamiti Maximum Prison, Kenya.
- AUGUST 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s minister of intelligence said that the death sentence...
Iran’s minister of intelligence said that the death sentence of six people involved in the Ahvaz disturbances had been endorsed by the Supreme Court.
- AUGUST 26, 2006BurundiDEATH PENALTY
BURUNDI. INTELLIGENCE EXECUTE SEVEN, THROWS BODIES IN RIVER, REPORTS
independent sources reported that intelligence services in north Burundi unlawfully executed and threw into a river seven people accused of belonging...
- AUGUST 25, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. LAW EXPERT PROPOSES ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
Indonesia should replace the death penalty with a maximum punishment of life and 20 years imprisonment, law expert Todung Mulya Lubis said.
- AUGUST 25, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIAN PARTY WANTS POSO EXECUTIONS STAYED
the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) called on the Indonesian government to delay the execution of three Catholics in Palu, Central Sulawesi, convicted of mass murder in a sectarian conflict.
- AUGUST 25, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
- AUGUST 25, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 21 TO DIE FOR MURDER OF RULING PARTY MEMBER
a Bangladeshi court sentenced 21 people to death for the 2004 killing of a member of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's ruling party.
- AUGUST 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DOOMSDAY CULT CHEMIST APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Masami Tsuchiya, a 41 year old chemist sentenced to death for...
- AUGUST 24, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of repeated armed robberies and rape was publicly hanged in the southeastern town of Khash.
- AUGUST 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
- AUGUST 24, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Martinez a Contra Costa County Superior Court jury chose...
in Martinez a Contra Costa County Superior Court jury chose...
- AUGUST 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF DAUGHTER
a court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Abdul Khalek and sentenced him to death for killing his daughter on August 17, 2003.
- AUGUST 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HUSBAND TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
a District and Session’s court in Kushtia, Bangladesh...
- AUGUST 23, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned to death for the murders...
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned to death for the murders of Stella and Ruby Harvey during a robbery.
- AUGUST 23, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned...
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned...
- AUGUST 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Bahram...
a man, identified only as Bahram...
- AUGUST 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Morteza N., 20...
a man, identified only as Morteza N., 20...
- AUGUST 22, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair...
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair, 34, citing misconduct by both defense counsel and former Solicitor Holman Gossett.
- AUGUST 22, 2006NevadaDEATH PENALTY
a Las Vegas jury has condemned a 22-year-old man for stabbing...
a Las Vegas jury has condemned a 22-year-old man for stabbing a 3-year-old girl to death and seriously injuring her 10-year-old sister on Jan. 22, 2003.
- AUGUST 22, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence...
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair, 34, citing misconduct by both defense counsel and former Solicitor Holman Gossett.
- AUGUST 21, 2006BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. USE DEATH PENALTY AS DETERRENT SAY MPS
a call for Bahrain to enforce the death penalty went out from MPs and lawyers in the wake of the brutal shooting of a Bahraini man in Muharraq. The murder of Bahraini Mahdi Abdulrahman Mohammed, 38, followed the slaying of 37-year-old Bahraini Sana Al Jal
- AUGUST 21, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTIONS OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia put off the executions of three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali blasts, the attorney-general's office said, citing a judicial review planned by defence lawyers.
- AUGUST 21, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
- AUGUST 21, 2006DEATH PENALTY
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
- AUGUST 20, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8, 2005 murder of his live-in girlfriend Laura Ling, 43, and raping her 15-year-old daughter.
- AUGUST 20, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
- AUGUST 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, identified only as Karim B., for drug-related crime
Iran hanged a man, identified only as Karim B., for drug-related crime
- AUGUST 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
it was reported that an Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife was hanged in the northern town of Sari.
- AUGUST 19, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Punta Gorda, Stephen Smith was sentenced in the death...
in Punta Gorda, Stephen Smith was sentenced in the death...