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- DECEMBER 29, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NO. OF DEATH ROW INMATES HITS 78, SIGN OF TOUGHENING PENALTIES
it was reported that the number of inmates in Japan whose death sentences had been finalized stood at 78, the largest in 37 years.
- DECEMBER 29, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PETITION CHALLENGING DEATH SENTENCE IN GANG RAPE CASES ADJOURNED
the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, Islamabad, Pakistan, adjourned the hearing on a petition challenging the death sentences of four convicts for gang rape under Section 10 (4) of the Zina Ordinance.
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Yarmohammad Samadi,
Yarmohammad Samadi,
- DECEMBER 28, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. PARENTS OF AIDS-INFECTED CHILDREN DEMAND 10 MILLION DOLLARS
the families of hundreds of Libyan children infected with the AIDS virus were demanding 10 million dollars for each child in compensation, Bulgarian television reported.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
- DECEMBER 27, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIA MAY ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN SPRING - MP
"I expect Protocol No. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes capital punishment, to be ratified during the spring session of the State Duma [parliament's lower house]," head of the State Duma international affairs committee Konstan
- DECEMBER 27, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. SIX AL QAEDA-LINKED MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kuwaiti court sentenced to death six suspected militants linked to al Qaeda for bloody attacks in the country.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh's government said it planned sweeping anti-terror legislation
Bangladesh's government said it planned sweeping anti-terror legislation
- DECEMBER 27, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Kissimmee, a man convicted of a 1995 murder was sentenced to death for the third time.
in Kissimmee, a man convicted of a 1995 murder was sentenced to death for the third time.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence...
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence of an inmate convicted of strangling his cellmate nearly a decade ago.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a teenage woman accused of murdering
Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a teenage woman accused of murdering
- DECEMBER 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. TWO LEADERS OF THE "KRICHEV GANG" SENTENCED TO BE SHOT
Oleg Potapenko and Vyacheslav Knyazkov, two leaders of a gang that “terrorized the Mogilyov region” between 2001 and 2004, were sentenced to death in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Petr P. Korablev was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Petr P. Korablev was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 26, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PRESIDENT ASKED TO POSTPONE EXECUTION OF POSO CONFLICT CONVICTS
Indonesia’s National Awakening Party (PKB) asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to postpone the execution of three men sentenced to death for their role in the Poso conflict: Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu.
- DECEMBER 26, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
two brothers, Lin Meng-kai e Lin Hsin-hung...
two brothers, Lin Meng-kai e Lin Hsin-hung...
- DECEMBER 25, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. SUPREME COURT SCRAPS NURSES' HIV DEATH SENTENCES
Libya's Supreme Court scrapped death sentences against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor and ordered a retrial of the cases which have harmed Tripoli's efforts to build ties with the West.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SAYS LIBYA COURT'S HIV RULING IS GOOD NEWS
the European Union welcomed the Libyan Supreme Court's order to retry five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly infecting Libyan children with the HIV virus.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
- DECEMBER 24, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIANS SUPPORT ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
many adults in Australia disagreed with the implementation of the death penalty for specific crimes, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death Muhammad Akram
- DECEMBER 22, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. KIDNAPPERS OF ITALIAN AID WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the leader of an Afghan gang that kidnapped an Italian aid worker in May, was sentenced to death, along with an accomplice, for the earlier kidnapping and killing of an Afghan businessman.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TWO MURDERS
the Mito District Court, Japan, sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for killing and robbing two elderly female acquaintances in Ibaraki Prefecture in January 2005.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. EU URGES KYRGYZSTAN TO EXTEND DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the European Union urged Kyrgyzstan to extend a death penalty moratorium until the country passed a law abolishing it.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. 3 PALESTINIANS EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED BY IOF IN NABLUS
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed 3 Palestinians in Nablus.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NATHOUSE KILLING
gang leader Qi Bing was sentenced to death for manslaughter by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, China. It was alleged that Qi, 31, and six members of his gang started a quarrel in a bathhouse, killing one person and injuring three others on
- DECEMBER 22, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago...
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago, was convicted of 3 counts of 1st-degree murder after a jury trial in September.