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- AUGUST 29, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, MURDER
a court in Vietnam’s highland province of Lam Dong sentenced to death two men after they mugged and murdered a taxi driver in June 2006.
- AUGUST 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Jhargram Fast Track Court, India, sentenced to death Birbal Mahato, his cousin Prabir Mahato and grandfather Sudhir Mahato of Chhoto Salboni, West Midnapore.
- AUGUST 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR
INDIA. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR August 29, 2006: the Allahabad High Court upheld the death sentence handed down to Bantu by the Agra additional Sessions court in 2004 for the rape and murder of a minor girl. Bantu
- AUGUST 29, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Patton was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m..
- AUGUST 29, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
- AUGUST 29, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
22 YEAR OLD INDIAN AWAITS DEATH IN KUWAIT JAIL
was reported that Shoukath, a 22-year-old Indian from the state of Kerala, was on death row in Kerala after surviving a suicide pact with a Nepali girl he had a love affair with. Shoukath had been imprisoned since December 2005. However, he had only recen
- AUGUST 29, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
- AUGUST 28, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT IN HIV CASE
Libyan prosecutor Omar Abdulkhaleq demanded the death penalty for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor on trial for the second time on charges that they infected hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
- AUGUST 28, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIANS ON DEATH ROW SEEK CLEMENCY
three Christian militants facing execution in Indonesia after being convicted of leading a mob that killed Muslims made a fresh appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng said
- AUGUST 28, 2006KansasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury, and sentenced Sidney Gleason was to death.
- AUGUST 28, 2006KansasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
AUGUST 28, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. TWO SOLDIERS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Saudi soldiers were beheaded with a sword after being convicted of drug smuggling, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- AUGUST 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DRUG TRAFFICKER PUBLICLY HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was publicly hanged in the south-eastern town of Iranshahr...
- 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, 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...