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- MARCH 5, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. INDEPENDENT MP BACKS DEATH PENALTY
independent MP Peter Lewis called for the death penalty in Australia for people who committed murder to cover up their crimes, who murdered to "achieve their political ends" or for people who killed police officers.
- MARCH 5, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PHILIPPINE VICE PRESIDENT IN KUWAIT TO APPEAL FOR LIFE OF FILIPINO TEACHER
Philippine Vice-President Noli de Castro went to Kuwait to negotiate for the life of Marilou Ranario, an overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death for murdering her employer.
- MARCH 5, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH SENTENCE ON MAMBURAO 6 `BIASED,’ SAYS FARMER'S WIFE
the decision by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against a group of farmers known as the “Mamburao 6”, who were convicted, together with a former congressman, of killing the two sons of a local landlord in Mamburao, the Philippines, was “biased,” said
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Hossein S., 24, was hanged in Qazvin, northern Iran, for raping two women after breaking into a beauty parlour and threatening them with a knife.
- MARCH 4, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. COE HEAD URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the secretary-general of the Council of Europe Terry Davis urged Russia to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 4, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. 24 SHAN FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
24 members of the Shan State Army South (SSA-S) Brigade – 241, including its commander Sa Khun Kyaw who surrendered to the Burmese army earlier in the year, were sentenced to death by a martial court inside Lashio Prison in the northern Shan State near th
- MARCH 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEAFOOD TRIAD LEADER EXECUTED IN SHENZHEN
Chen Kegeng, the leader of a notorious triad which had controlled three leading seafood markets in Shenzhen for three years was executed.
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. 60 PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN
following the execution of political prisoner Hojjat Zamani in Gohardasht prison and the threat of a widespread mass execution of political prisoners in Iran, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale initiated a joint statement condemning gross violations of human rig
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NAVY COLONEL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
the Surabaya Military Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Navy Colonel M. Irfan Djumroni for murdering his former wife and a religious court judge in a frenzied attack after he lost a court case.
- MARCH 3, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men convicted of hacking to death a family of three, including a 4-year-old boy, were sentenced to death and executed in China’s Yunnan Province.
- MARCH 3, 2006NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. MINISTER WANTS TO SEND GAY IRANIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS BACK
Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk planned to send Iranian homosexual asylum-seekers back home after cancelling a six-month reprieve, a letter to parliament revealed.
- MARCH 3, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. EX-POLICE GENERAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI JEWEL HEIST CASE
former Lt. Gen. Chalor Kerdthed was sentenced to death by a Thai appeals court for masterminding the killing of two family members of a gem trader linked to a 1989 jewel theft in Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HIGH COURT ADJOURNS TRIAL ON INDONESIAN WORKER
a Malaysian High Court adjourned the trial of an Indonesian male worker from the West Lombok district, Suhaedi bin Asnawi, who had been sentenced to death for the murder of his employer.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. CAPITAL SENTENCE UPHELD BY HIGH COURT
the Allahabad High Court, India, upheld the death sentence handed to Mulla and Guddu by the Sitapur Sessions Court on April 3, 2005 in connection with the case of five villagers held hostage for ransom who were executed due to non fulfilment of the killer
- MARCH 3, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. FRANCE OBTAINS U.S. GUARANTEES ON MOUSSAOUI TRIAL - MINISTER
the French justice minister reiterated the US had guaranteed France none of the information it provided for the US case against al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui would be used to seek the death penalty.
- MARCH 3, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
- MARCH 3, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining...
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining according to results of a new survey conducted in February 2006 by the Field Poll.
- MARCH 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
five men were sentenced to death in Iran’s capital Tehran.
- MARCH 2, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR KILLING, ROBBING 2 WOMEN
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence on Masami Toyoda, a 62-year-old man, for killing two women in murder-robbery cases in the 1990s.
- MARCH 2, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury agreed this morning that Max Alexander Soffar, 50, should return to death row for killing Arden Alane Felsher, 17, during an attack that also left 2 other young people dead and another teenager severely wounded....
a jury agreed this morning that Max Alexander Soffar, 50, should return to death row for killing Arden Alane Felsher, 17, during an attack that also left 2 other young people dead and another teenager severely wounded.
- MARCH 2, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
the conviction of Linda Lou Charbonneau, sentenced to death for masterminding...
the conviction of Linda Lou Charbonneau, sentenced to death for masterminding the killings of her husband and former husband in 2001, was overturned by the Delaware Supreme Court.
- MARCH 2, 2006DEATH PENALTY
in Wilmington, in a 2-minute proceeding, Thomas J. Capano...
in Wilmington, in a 2-minute proceeding, Thomas J. Capano was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Superior Court Judge T. Henley Graves for the 1996 murder of Anne Marie Fahey.
- MARCH 1, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM ADMITS ORDERING EXECUTIONS
Saddam Hussein admitted in court that he gave orders that led to the execution of Shi'ite Muslims in the 1980s, but justified the punishment as his right as Iraq's president.
- MARCH 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE ARAB ACTIVISTS EXECUTED
Iran executed three Arab activists in the south-western oil city of Ahwaz, according to local dissidents reached by telephone.
- MARCH 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED PUBLICLY
two men convicted of carrying out a deadly a bomb attack in Iran's restive oil city of Ahwaz were executed in public early morning.
- MARCH 1, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND SIX FARMERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a former congressman and six farmers were sentenced to death in the Philippines for the 1997 killing of two brothers in Mindoro province.
- MARCH 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH ON SAME DAY
the Sialkot Additional District and Session Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death on counts, with a fine of 300,000 rupees each, Ali Raza alias Muna and Moazzam Shehzad after convicting them of double murder.
- MARCH 1, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. TRIAL OF AFGHAN EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF FLAWED: RIGHTS GROUP
the death sentence passed in Kabul on former Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Sarwari followed a trial that violated basic standards of due process, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 1, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. KEY MAN IN JAPANESE DOOMSDAY CULT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Tomomasa Nakagawa, key member of the doomsday cult who allegedly prepared the nerve gas for the deadly attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, began an appeal against his death sentence.
- MARCH 1, 2006GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Justice Samuel Kwadwo Asiamah, a nominee to the Supreme Court of Ghana, said he was against capital punishment and personally felt that the death penalty should be abolished.