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- JANUARY 19, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. SPEEDY MURDER TRIAL CALMS TOURISM FEARS BUT SPARKS CRITICISM
the speedy trial of two Thai men Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, sentenced to death for murdering a British student, raised concern about the kingdom's justice system.
- JANUARY 19, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Allahyar Mohammed Ali and Akmal were sentenced to death for murder during a house robbery by the 1st Additional Sessions Court in Hyderabad, India.
- JANUARY 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Gholamreza, 36...
a man, identified only as Gholamreza, 36...
JANUARY 19, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS, USA. COURT STAYS MURPHY’S EXECUTION TO HEAR RETARDATION CLAIMS
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Julius Murphy 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. The court ordered a state district court to review claims by Murphy, 27, that he is mentally retarded and cannot be subj
JANUARY 19, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA, USA. CALIFORNIA DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM BILL STALLS
state lawmakers blocked a bill that would bar the state from carrying out death sentences for two years.
- JANUARY 18, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BRITAIN THANKS THAI POLICE BUT OPPOSES DEATH FOR TOURIST'S KILLERS
Britain's Foreign Office thanked the Thai authorities for finding the two fishermen who raped and murdered a British student, but insisted it opposed their death sentence
- JANUARY 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. LAW ENFORCERS ACCUSED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS
Bangladeshi security forces committed serious abuses in 2005 including extra-judicial killings and torture of detainees, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report.
- JANUARY 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BLASTS CHINA OVER DISMAL RIGHTS RECORD
Human Rights Watch blasted China for its dismal rights record, saying it lead the world in executions.
- JANUARY 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY ONLY IN RAREST OF RARE CASES, SUPREME COURT
the death penalty should be awarded in only the rarest of rare cases, India’s Supreme Court said, while asking the judiciary to consider aggravating and mitigating circumstances in awarding the extreme sentence.
- JANUARY 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Varamin, has been hanged in public, in Iran.
a man, identified only as Varamin, has been hanged in public, in Iran.
- JANUARY 18, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
according to official Vietnamese Government sources...
according to official Vietnamese Government sources...
JANUARY 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. COUPLE HANGED FOR MURDERING BURGLARY VICTIMS
a young Iranian couple convicted of killing a mother and daughter during a burglary were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison.
- JANUARY 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRANIAN MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
a man was hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for alleged murder charges. Death sentence for the man identified by his first name Esmail, was endorsed by the mullahs' supreme court.
JANUARY 18, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BRITISH STUDENT
two Thai fishermen, Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of student Katherine Horton after an unusually short trial and sustained political pressure.
- JANUARY 17, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FOUR DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Bac Giang People's Court, Vietnam, handed out death sentences to Than Nhan Lam, 37, Than Nhan Sang, 28, Do Van Hoa, 37, and Nguyen Quang Thang, 37, on charges of drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 17, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a 2005 study indicating condemned inmates may suffer pain when being put to death...
a 2005 study indicating condemned inmates may suffer pain when being put to death by lethal injection is inconclusive and no reason to delay the scheduled execution of Clarence Edward Hill, the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
- JANUARY 17, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison
Clarence Ray Allen was executed by lethal injection early at San Quentin State Prison for ordering three killings from his prison cell in 1980.
- JANUARY 17, 2006Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. COE CONDEMNS CALIFORNIA EXECUTION
Terry Davis, the head of the 46-member Council of Europe, condemned the execution in California of a 76-year-old blind and disabled prisoner.
- JANUARY 17, 2006EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION DEMANDS RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) called for the return of the death penalty.
- JANUARY 17, 2006MexicoDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU WELCOMES ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY IN MEXICO
in a statement issued on behalf of the EU by the Austrian Presidency on the full abolition of the death penalty in Mexico...
- JANUARY 17, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILDREN
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Tsutomu Miyazaki, a man convicted of killing and mutilating girls in a series of grisly crimes that horrified Japan in the late 1980s.
- JANUARY 17, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
22 years ago, Angie Anderson begged a judge not to condemn...
22 years ago, Angie Anderson begged a judge not to condemn her mother's killer to death row. The judge sentenced James Floyd to die anyway.
JANUARY 17, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. PUNJAB RIGHTS FORUM CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
the Punjab Rights Forum (PRF) appealed to President Abdul Kalam to implement a moratorium on the death penalty in India.
JANUARY 17, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN INNER MONGOLIA
an Inner Mongolia court sentenced a college president to death for hiring a man to kill his former employee.
JANUARY 17, 2006DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA, USA. CALIFORNIA EXECUTES OLDEST CONDEMNED MAN
California executed Clarence Ray Allen, its oldest condemned prisoner, by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison after last-ditch court appeals for a stay of execution failed.
- JANUARY 16, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed before...
a bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed before a Senate committee. Richmond Democrat Henry Marsh's bill died on a voice vote.
- JANUARY 16, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO CONVICTED OF TERRORISM
Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) confirmed for the fourth time the death penalty passed previously on two Islamists, Khader Abu Hosher and Osama Sammar, after condemning them for plotting to carry out acts of terrorism and manufacturing explosives.
- JANUARY 16, 2006St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. PRIME MINISTER WANTS REFORM TO ENSURE DEATH PENALTY
St Lucia's prime minister called for constitutional reforms to ensure convicted murderers received the death penalty as part of a plan to stiffen penalties for violent offenders.
- JANUARY 16, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD OFFENDERS
Amnesty International (AI) called on the Iranian authorities to take immediate steps to end the use of the death penalty for child offenders.
- JANUARY 16, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. DON’T EXECUTE MY DAUGHTERS KILLERS, MOTHER OF BRITISH BACKPACKER
Wichai Somkhaoyai, and Bualoi Posit, the two Thai fisherman who raped and murdered British backpacker Katherine Horton should be spared the death penalty but locked up for life, the victim's mother said.