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- OCTOBER 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR LETHAL ROBBERY
a Beijing court executed Qing Hongyu for killing one of the four women that fell into his employment trap and for raping another one.
- OCTOBER 27, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT BACKBENCHER TUCKEY FIRM ON DRUG-SMUGGLER
government backbencher Wilson Tuckey said an Australian drug-smuggler on death row should not be spared execution for his crime.
- OCTOBER 27, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
the Peshawar High Court, Pakistan, commuted Said Mehmood’s sentence from death to life and acquitted his son Bakhtiar, co-accused in the murder case.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. POLICE DEFEND TIP-OFF THAT LEFT 'BALI NINE' FACING EXECUTION
Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Keelty defended a tip-off to Indonesian authorities that left nine young Australians, the so-called "Bali Nine", facing the death penalty on drugs charges.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI, USA. MARLIN GRAY PUT TO DEATH
Marlin Gray, a Missouri man convicted of killing two women by pushing them off a bridge spanning the Mississippi River, was put to death in the early morning, a Missouri prison official said.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Brian Hauser sentenced James Cornell Harrod, 51, to death for the 2nd time.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Brian Hauser sentenced James Cornell Harrod, 51, to death for the 2nd time.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan handed down Len Davis' death sentence in Baton Rouge
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan handed down Len Davis' death sentence in Baton Rouge
- OCTOBER 26, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON DEATH PENALTY
continuing the debate in India on pardons for death row convicts, President A P J Abdul Kalam said a policy should be laid down after all aspects relating to the death penalty had been discussed in Parliament.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUPREME COURT TO RECLAIM DEATH PENALTY REVIEW RIGHT FROM LOWER TRIBUNALS
China's Supreme Court will no longer permit provincial courts to review death sentences so as to ensure that capital punishment is meted out meticulously and fairly, Chief Justice Xiao Yang, also president of the Supreme People's Court, said.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE DRUG MULE ON DEATH ROW ON SINGAPORE
Amnesty International launched a worldwide campaign to save Nguyen Tuong Van, an Australian heroin smuggler condemned to hang in Singapore.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION URGES SINGAPORE TO HALT NGUYEN'S EXECUTION
the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urged the Singapore government not to execute Nguyen Tuong Van, a 25-year-old convicted Australian drug runner sentenced to hang for heroin smuggling.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. DEATH PENALTY BILL PASSES FIRST READING IN PARLIAMENT
the Belarusian National Assembly's House of Representatives (parliament's lower house) passed the first reading of the amendments to the Penal Code that provide for the temporary use of capital punishment in Belarus.
- OCTOBER 26, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TEENAGERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TWIN MURDERS IN 2003
an additional session court in Mumbai, India, sentenced to death Assis Domnic Warawale and Clint Ernish Fernandes, and gave five years rigorous imprisonment to Wilfred Dias for the murder of Leticia Xavier Mendes and her grandson Master Dylon Sunil Lobo.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence
- OCTOBER 25, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO, USA. OHIO EXECUTES WILLIAMS, CONVICTED OF KILLING DRUG DEALING RIVALS
Willie "Flip" Williams, Jr., a drug dealer who murdered his rivals and later broke into a juvenile jail to try to kill his accomplices in that crime, was put to death.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. LIFE IMPRISONMENT MAY BE WORSE THAN DEATH - CHURCH OFFICIAL
Father Mikhail Dudko, the public relations head of the Moscow Patriarchate's Foreign Church Relations Department, said that while discussing whether or not the moratorium on the death penalty should be lifted in Russia, one should be aware that life impri
- OCTOBER 25, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Alfred Dewayne Brown was sentenced to death by a Harris County jury.
Alfred Dewayne Brown was sentenced to death by a Harris County jury.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Lawson Little has accepted the September 22...
Circuit Judge Lawson Little has accepted the September 22 (see) jury's recommendation and sentenced Tierra Gobble to death for killing her 4-month-old son.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. A-G WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice joined other key players in the administration of Ghana’s justice system in a call for the abolition of the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 25, 2005DEATH PENALTY
several provisions contained within the U.S. House of Representatives version of legislation...
several provisions contained within the U.S. House of Representatives version of legislation...
- OCTOBER 25, 2005BahrainDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Bahrain may reintroduce death penalty if...
it was reported that Bahrain may reintroduce death penalty if the Chamber of Deputies passed a draft law on anti-terror measures.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape, murder, sexual offences and speech or action against Islam.
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape, murder, sexual offences and speech or action against Islam.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was retained for five crimes
The death penalty was retained for five crimes
- OCTOBER 24, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offences (13) but, in practice is applied only for murder.
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offences (13) but, in practice is applied only for murder.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include:
Offences punishable by death include:
- OCTOBER 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
- OCTOBER 24, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states