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- MAY 1, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. ALITO'S FIRST OPINION SETS ASIDE SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH SENTENCE
the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously set aside a South Carolina murder conviction and death sentence, as Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in his 1st high court opinion said the man wasn't given a fair chance to mount a defense.
- MAY 1, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. ISLAMIC COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Islamic court of Makkah al-Mukarramah in the Bermuda district of Mogadishu..
- MAY 1, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
- MAY 1, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
- APRIL 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
Liu Zhixiang, a former railway official in China’s Hubei Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for good behaviour after being convicted of conspiring to injure a man, embezzlement and bribery.
- APRIL 29, 2006SpainDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. CHINA RATIFIES EXTRADITION TREATY WITH SPAIN, NOT TO EXECUTE REPATRIATES
China ratified an extradition treaty with Spain, the first such treaty the communist nation has signed with a developed western country, in which Beijing agreed not to execute repatriated criminals.
- APRIL 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. MP HOPES RUSSIA WILL ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN 2006
Pavel Krasheninnikov, chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation Committee...
- APRIL 28, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR SEEKS TO STOP BROTHER'S EXECUTION
North Korean defector Son Jong Hoon recently received the devastating news from his communist homeland: his brother was sentenced to death on charges of spying for rival South Korea.
- APRIL 28, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. FEDERATION COUNCIL MEMBER SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the abolition of death penalty in Russia will help the extradition of criminals and terrorists, who are hiding abroad, Chairman of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov said, referring to prospects for Russia’s ratificati
- APRIL 28, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt has overturned the capital murder conviction...
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt has overturned the capital murder conviction of a man who fatally shot a motorcycle officer, saying the state trial judge had a "deep-seated and vocal bias" against the defendant.
- APRIL 28, 2006Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. MAN SHOT IN PRISON FOR MURDER
a judicial source stated that the previous week saw a man sentenced to death for murder executed by firing squad in Equatorial Guinea.
- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. CUBAN SOCIOLOGIST AURELIO ALONSO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Cuban sociologist Aurelio Alonso perceives the problem of capital punishment from two angles: legal and ethical.
- APRIL 28, 2006CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. UNIQUE OPINION SURVEY SHOWED WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY
the death penalty in Cuba is not a focus of public debate. But the only known opinion survey, carried out three years ago by a moderate dissident group proposing a charter of human rights for public consideration, indicated widespread opposition to the de
- APRIL 28, 2006UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. PROSECUTORS REFUTE AMNESTY DEATH PENALTY CLAIMS
prosecutors in Uzbekistan said they disagreed with conclusions of a report on the application of the death penalty in the country published by Amnesty International.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FIVE AUSTRALIAN DRUG CONVICTS GET REDUCED SENTENCES, DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR RINGLEADERS
five young Australians jailed for life in Indonesia after being caught smuggling heroin from Bali have had their sentences cut to 20 years, but an appeal court upheld the death penalty on two ringleaders. The five were members of the so-called "Bali Nine"
- APRIL 27, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Cheongju District Court, South Korea, sentenced to death a 30-year old man identified by his surname Yang, convicted of who committed 37 sexual assaults across the country between November 2004 and February 2006.
- APRIL 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 10 PEOPLE EXECUTED AHEAD OF LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
China executed 10 people for crimes ranging from rape to drug trafficking in an apparent attempt to discourage people from committing crimes during the upcoming Labor Day holiday. Authorities carried out the executions by lethal injection in several pro
- APRIL 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRIO GET DEATH FOR KILLING 9 PROSTITUTES
a Chinese court has sentenced three men to death for robbing, raping and killing nine women, most of whom were prostitutes, and then skinning one of them.
- APRIL 27, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN ESCAPES THE GALLOWS DUE TO LOST EVIDENCE
a despatch rider escaped the gallows when the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, discharged and acquitted him from charges of distributing over 3Kg of cannabis.
- APRIL 27, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge...
for the 1st time in his 9 years on the bench, Mobile County Circuit Judge Joseph "Rusty" Johnston overrode a jury's recommendation of life without parole in a capital murder case and instead condemned a man to death.
- APRIL 27, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September...
a legal challenge to California's lethal injection executions has been delayed until mid-September, making it highly likely there will be no more inmates put to death by the state for the remainder of this year and possibly longer.
- APRIL 27, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death tonight for the sexual assault and murder of his former girlfriend.
- APRIL 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. LASRY REPEATS CALL FOR BLANKET APPROACH TO DEATH PENALTY
prominent Australian lawyer Lex Lasry, QC, called on the Australian government not to be selective in its opposition to the death penalty in its response to court cases overseas.
- APRIL 26, 2006NevadaDEATH PENALTY
NEVADA, USA. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING, KILLING RENO WOMAN IN 1988
Daryl Linnie Mack was put to death in Nevada, the 12th execution in the state since the death penalty was restored in 1977.
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRADE OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
a trade official convicted of corruption in northern China's Hebei province was executed.
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR TRIO IN ROBBERY KILLINGS
three men were sentenced to death in the gassing death of seven people at an underground gambling den during a lethal robbery in Ruichang, eastern China's Jiangxi Province
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER
a policeman from Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi Province...
- APRIL 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. POLICEMAN'S FAMILY SAYS HIS KILLER SHOULD DIE
the family of a Beijing police officer beaten to death in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, said they will appeal against a suspended death sentence handed to the Shanxi police officer who orchestrated the attack.
- APRIL 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 23-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
a 23 year old man identified only by his first name, Abolqasem, was sentenced to death in Tehran
- APRIL 26, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. MINORS SIT ON DEATH ROW
among the inmates languishing in prisons throughout the DRC are at least ten children, some as young as 15 years old, condemned to death and waiting to be executed, according to a September 2005 letter from the United Nations to the Congolese government.