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- DECEMBER 11, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COMMITTEE URGES IMMEDIATE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Committee to Oppose the Death Penalty in Pondicherry, India, urged the Central Government to take immediate steps to put an end to capital punishment in the country.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED IN TEHRAN
a young man was hanged in the Iranian capital Tehran, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS AFGHAN FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS MINOR
Iran publicly hanged Rostam Tajik, an Afghan national, for a crime he was alleged to have committed as a minor.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death by lethal injection for his role in the slayings of three Birmingham police officers by a drug-dealing friend.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BUSINESSMAN EXECUTED FOR MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SCAMS
Meng Fanhui was executed in China's Liaoning province for a series of scams that included swindling local consumers out of 30 million yuan (3.7 million dollars). Meng was executed for fake business operations he instigated as director of Shenyang Longjie
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in a prison in the city of Qazvin...
a man was hanged in a prison in the city of Qazvin...
- DECEMBER 9, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. FIGURE IN ETHIOPIA 'RED TERROR' SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal High Court sentenced to death Major Melaku Tefera, one of Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam's top soldiers, for genocide during the country's 1970s "Red Terror" campaign.
- DECEMBER 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death Shehzad Khan and Faryad Khan on two counts and imposed on them a fine of Rs.200,000 each.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Stevie Lamar Fields's death sentence...
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Stevie Lamar Fields's death sentence, ruling that jurors did not invalidate their deliberations by considering biblical arguments in favor of vengeance.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the death sentence of Cal Coburn Brown.
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the death sentence of Cal Coburn Brown.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal...
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther convicted in the 1981 murder of a white police officer.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Ashland County...
the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Ashland County death sentence of Maxwell White, but upheld his murder conviction.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. TWO GANG MEMBERS GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a court in Kabul, Afghanistan, sentenced to death Hashmatullah and Mahmood
- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
a primary court in Alisher district in Afghanistan’s south-eastern Khost province sentenced to death Hazer Mohammad for murdering one Abdul Akbar.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GOVERNMENT: NO DEATH PENALTY TO ABU SALEM
the Indian Government declared that extradited underworld don Abu Salem would not be punished with the death penalty or with a prison term exceeding 25 years, as per the guarantee given to the Portuguese Government prior to extradition.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced Tran Thi Thu Thanh, a 39 year old female, to death for smuggling heroin to neighboring China.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO OPEN DEATH PENALTY APPEALS PROCESS TO PUBLIC
China will make court proceedings on death penalty appeals open to the public next year in a bid to safeguard human rights, the government said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT GRANTS REPRIEVE TO 15 DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo granted an indefinite reprieve to 15 convicts scheduled for execution in March, the government said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BUTT OUT ON DEATH PENALTY: BALI 9 JUDGE
the judges hearing the Bali Nine trials in Indonesia warned Australians not to interfere in Indonesia's right to impose capital punishment, insisting they would not allow their independence to be compromised.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN PUBLICLY BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two men who were convicted of stabbing their victims to death in separate incidents.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY’S ACTORS AND DIRECTORS APPEAL TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
a number of Italy’s actors and directors have signed Hands Off Cain’s appeal aimed at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the scheduled execution Stanley Williams at San Quintino penitentiary on December 13. Those who have given their suppor
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG WOMAN HANGED IN PRISON
a young Iranian woman was hanged in prison in the north-eastern town of Shirevan.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences given condemned killers who said they were mentally retarded.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FTC AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN IN MURDER CASE
a Fast Track Court in Davangere in India’s Karnataka state, sentenced to death Prakash Yadhav, 35, on charges relating to the murder of a two-year-old girl.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER AND IMPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Supreme Court of Pakistan set aside a verdict of the Peshawar High Court transforming the sentence of life imprisonment handed to Khurram for murder into the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SPY AGENCY UNEARTHS MOST SHAMEFUL MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
South Korea's spy agency said that eight innocent men were tortured and sent to their deaths in 1975 by the military government of late dictator Park Chung-Hee in a case that ranked as the nation's worst miscarriage of justice.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two young men were publicly hanged near the central city of Arak
two young men were publicly hanged near the central city of Arak
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man accused of fatally shooting a member of Iran’s paramilitary State Security Forces...
an Iranian man accused of fatally shooting a member of Iran’s paramilitary State Security Forces...
- DECEMBER 6, 2005DEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO HANG AFGHAN YOUTH FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS MINOR
a young Afghan man is set to be executed on December 10 for a crime he committed as a minor, a semi-official daily reported.