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- FEBRUARY 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an Afghan, identified only as Fada...
an Afghan, identified only as Fada...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Ramazan...
a man, identified only as Ramazan...
FEBRUARY 7, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. STEPS MAY BE TAKEN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, PUTIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested he might take steps towards abolishing the death penalty in Russia.
FEBRUARY 7, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING RELATIVE
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a relative, the interior ministry said in a statement.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Ye Li, a 24-year-old Henan Province native, was sentenced to death by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, China, for kidnapping and murder.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KERALA HIGH COURT COMMUTES SENTENCE OF DEATH INTO LIFE
the Kerala High Court, India, commuted into life the death sentence of Vadasseril Raju handed down by the Thalassery Sessions Court for rape and murder.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CURATIVE PETITION
a “curative petition” filed by S. S. Lakra, on death row for killing a retired brigadier and two members of his family, was dismissed by the Indian Supreme Court.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Soldier sentenced to death for murder
the military court of the Bukavu Garrison, in the Eastern region of the DRC, sentenced to death a FARDC soldier for killing a 5-year-old boy and wounding four other civilians.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Hassan, 18...
Mohammad Hassan, 18...
FEBRUARY 6, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. SIX PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TWO SEPARATE CASES
the Meherpur district court, Bangladesh, sentenced Rustam, Rahman and Enamul to death for the murder of a trader in Ghangni.
FEBRUARY 6, 2006MarylandDEATH PENALTYMARYLAND, USA. EVANS RECEIVES STAY OF EXECUTION
Vernon Evans, 56, who has been on death row in the eastern state of Maryland for more than 20 years, was granted a stay of execution on the week he was scheduled to die.
FEBRUARY 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR 'DISRUPTING PUBLIC SECURITY'
three men described as "thugs" who "disrupted public security" were executed in the northeastern Iranian city of Sabzevar, the Khorassan newspaper reported.
FEBRUARY 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. JOURNALIST RISKS DEATH PENALTY FOR SATIRE
a 19-year-old Iranian journalist, Elham Foroutan, risked the death penalty for a satirical article in which she compared the Islamic revolution in Iran to the AIDS virus
- FEBRUARY 5, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
state prosecutors announced that they will not seek the death penalty for Thomas Capano...
state prosecutors announced that they will not seek the death penalty for Thomas Capano, a former millionaire influential in state politics who was convicted of murdering Anne Marie Fahey. Capano will instead
FEBRUARY 5, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA. ARMY EXECUTED 26 SOLDIERS IN PAST THREE YEARS
the army has executed 26 soldiers in northern Uganda over the last three years for murdering civilians in the region, the 2003-2005 report on action taken against human rights violations by the UPDF in northern Uganda revealed.
FEBRUARY 5, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTYUNITED STATES. JURY SELECTION BEGINS FOR MOUSSAOUI TRIAL
Zacarias Moussaoui returns this week to the courtroom where a jury will determine whether he should be executed for his crimes.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Javad...
a man, identified only as Javad...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
two men who were condemned to die nearly a decade ago for the 1995...
two men who were condemned to die nearly a decade ago for the 1995...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2006OregonDEATH PENALTY
Marion County Circuit Judge Joseph Ochoa formalized the death sentence...
Marion County Circuit Judge Joseph Ochoa formalized the death sentence...
- FEBRUARY 3, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED FOR RAPE AND MURDER
the Karnataka High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence handed down by the Sessions Court of Bagalkot district to Bandhu
- FEBRUARY 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified only as Behjat, 35, and Mohammad...
two men, identified only as Behjat, 35, and Mohammad...
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED FOR TSUTOMU MIYAZAKI
Japan's top court confirmed the death penalty for Tsutomu Miyazaki, a man who abducted and murdered four small girls. Miyazaki, 43, had admitted killing the four girls, aged between 4 and 7, in and around Tokyo in the late 1980s.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. INMATES FIGHT BACK AGAINST LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTION, AFP
the United States is taking a new look at the use of lethal injections to execute condemned prisoners after the challenges of three inmates who were barely saved from lethal injection by the Supreme Court.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Mr Oteng Modisane Ping submitted an application for mercy from President Festus Mogae of Botswana.
Mr Oteng Modisane Ping submitted an application for mercy from President Festus Mogae of Botswana.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Ali-Akbar...
a man, identified only as Ali-Akbar...
FEBRUARY 2, 2006EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. OPPOSITION MEMBERS RISK DEATH PENALTY
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said that jailed opposition leaders accused of fomenting a coup after disputed elections in 2005 will be tried despite appeals for their release.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MORE PEOPLE HANGED, 12 EXECUTED SO FAR IN 2006
two men have been executed in Iran, one for serial kidnapping and drug dealing and the other for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Nowell has been sentenced to death.
Willie Nowell has been sentenced to death.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 4 OFWS AWAITING EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA AND MALAYSIA
Philippines Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers, Esteban Conejos, said that 4 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) were awaiting execution abroad.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED MILITANTS
prosecutors in Indonesia's Maluku province sought the death penalty for two alleged Muslim militants accused of plotting a 2004 karaoke bar attack that killed two.