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- MARCH 9, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. ‘VOICE OF BESLAN’ AGAINST BRINGING BACK DEATH PENALTY
the public organization ‘The Voice of Beslan’ objected to the idea of suspending the death penalty moratorium currently in force in Russia.
- MARCH 9, 2006ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
in a 4-3 ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices reversed the conviction of Billy Dale Green
in a 4-3 ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices reversed the conviction of Billy Dale Green. Green was convicted of 4 counts of capital murder and 1 count of kidnapping in the July 29, 1998, slayings of a family.
- MARCH 9, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. PATRIOT ACT LIKELY TO CURTAIL DEATH PENALTY APPEALS
President George W. Bush signed into law a Patriot Act renewal that will allow the government to keep using terror-fighting tools passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
- MARCH 9, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT REJECTS 'SPY' PLEA
Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected a review appeal by Manjit Singh, an Indian on death row for spying. He had been convicted of spying and carrying out a series of bombings in 1990 which killed 14 people. His family said he was Sarabjit Singh - a farmer wh
- MARCH 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
- MARCH 8, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. EDITOR 'FACES DEATH CALLS'
Yemeni lawyers have called for a newspaper editor to be sentenced to death for showing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, his paper says.
- MARCH 8, 2006BahamasDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY BANNED
the mandatory death penalty in the Bahamas was abolished by five British law lords when they held it to be a breach of international human rights.
- MARCH 8, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Joe Michael Luna, 26, who asked jurors to sentence him to death, has today been sentenced to death.
Joe Michael Luna, 26, who asked jurors to sentence him to death, has today been sentenced to death.
- MARCH 8, 2006DEATH PENALTY
for the second year in a row, a state Senate committee has voted...
for the second year in a row, a state Senate committee has voted to place a moratorium on executions in Alabama.
- MARCH 8, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS, 11 SERVE LIFE TERM IN JAIL FOR MURDER
the Additional District and Sessions Court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced Somjid Ali Kotoi to death and 11 others to life for murdering one Alauddin.
- MARCH 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US BLASTS IRAN IN ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
the United States blasted China and Iran for alleged gross human rights violations, branding them among the "most systematic" violators in a closely watched annual rights report.
- MARCH 7, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. STATE’S TOP COURT OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY FOR STURM
California's highest court overturned the death penalty for Gregory Sturm, convicted of murder, saying that a judge made remarks that could have prejudiced the jury that condemned him to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
a young man was hanged in public in the western city of Qazvin.
- MARCH 7, 2006Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA. THREE MEN FACING FEDERAL EXECUTION RECEIVE STAYS
Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a stay of execution for three co-defendants on federal death row who were scheduled to be executed in May, the Tribune Star reported.
- MARCH 7, 2006OregonDEATH PENALTY
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury...
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury, and sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
- MARCH 7, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man...
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering a bank teller during a robbery.
- MARCH 7, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney...
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney, saying the judge failed to tell jurors that a life sentence meant the man was ineligible for parole.
- MARCH 7, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow...
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow Wisconsin residents to vote in a public referendum on the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia...
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary committee on a 5-4 vote.
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval...
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval in OK Senate---SB 1747 Could Be Signed into Law in Matter of Days
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit...
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit arson and are convicted of murder automatically eligible for the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdul Manap Mohamad Hassan, 51, had his hopes for freedom dashed when the Federal Court in Malaysia reinstated the death sentence on him for trafficking in 62.09 grams of heroin in March 1996.
- MARCH 6, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. DEATH PENALTY CALL FOR MAN WHO 'COULD HAVE STOPPED 9/11'
lawyers for the US government demanded the death penalty in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui who they said could have chosen to prevent the September 11 attacks.
- MARCH 6, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT SENTENCES MILITANT CHIEF, DEPUTY TO DEATH
a Pakistani court sentenced to death Atta-ur Rahman, the chief of the Jundullah organization, and his deputy Shahzad Bajwa after convicting them of shooting and throwing a grenade at a military pickup truck in the southern city of Karachi in March 2004, k
- MARCH 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was publicly hanged in southwestern Khuzestan province.
- MARCH 6, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CATHOLICS IN SOUTH KOREA SEEK ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
about 115,800 Roman Catholics in South Korea signed their names on a petition calling to abolish capital punishment, the Catholic organization Committee for Justice and Peace (CJP) said.
- MARCH 6, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. SUPREME COURT REBUKES THE COURT OF APPEALS ON DEATH PENALTY CASE
the Philippine Supreme Court rebuked the Court of Appeals for dismissing an appeal on a death penalty case that the appellate court should have automatically and mandatorily reviewed even though the appeal was abandoned by the death convict.
- MARCH 6, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- MARCH 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR MURDER
Ali Salahshoor, 33, was hanged publicly on Sunday morning for murdering two brothers in 2005 in Ziar, a village in the central Isfahan province.