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- OCTOBER 4, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-TERROR LAW
Iraqi lawmakers approved the death penalty for anyone financing or “provoking” terrorism.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 7 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Speedy trial tribunal in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, sentenced to death four people and gave life terms to six others for the murder of Khaleque at Dashuria in Pabna district.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. HANDS OFF CAIN 2005 REPORT AT THE SENATE
Hands Off Cain’s “2005 Report – The Death Penalty Worldwide”, edited in its Spanish edition by HOC board member Begoña R. Antigüedad, was presented in Madrid at the Spanish Senate.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. RUSSIA DEMANDS EXPLANATION OVER CITIZEN FACING DEATH PENALTY IN PAKISTAN
the Russian embassy in Islamabad requested that the Pakistani Foreign Ministry provide an official explanation and organize a meeting between Russian representatives and Akhlak Akhlas, official Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin announced.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a jury in Arizona acquitted Christopher Huerstel
a jury in Arizona acquitted Christopher Huerstel
- OCTOBER 4, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR BORDER BOMB PLOT SUSPECTS
Jordan's state prosecutor called for the death penalty against Iraq's most-wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and two other suspects accused of plotting a suicide attack on the border with Iraq.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG
Saudi Arabia has set up the first government department for monitoring and boosting human rights in the kingdom, a Saudi official statement said.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PACE WANTS RUSSIA TO RATIFY PROTOCOL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe President Rene van der Linden said the European community would urge Russia to ratify the Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes the death penalty, as soon as possible.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SENTENCED TO DEATH AT 17, EXECUTION DUE SOON
a boy sentenced to death at 17 years of age will be executed, reported the Iranian daily Etemad.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SENTENCED TO THREE HANGINGS
it was reported by Iranian press that a 26 year old man was condemned to “three hangings”.
- OCTOBER 3, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that overturned the death penalty for a Colorado murderer
the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that overturned the death penalty for a Colorado murderer because jurors during deliberations had been improperly influenced by passages from the Bible.
- OCTOBER 2, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. 4 PAKISTANIS HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Mohammed Ahmed Khan, 33, Abdul-Basir Abdul Hai Mohammed Ishaq, 50, Faz Mohammed Youseff Khan, 32, and Sayed Mudassar Shah Hekmat, 26, were hanged at a police station in the capital Kuwait City, and the public was later invited to view the strung-up bodies
- OCTOBER 2, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRANIAN WOMAN TO DIE FOR MURDER OF FOOTBALLER'S WIFE
Iran's supreme court upheld a death sentence against Khadijeh Shahla Jahed, a jealous woman who murdered the wife of a former national football hero.
- OCTOBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COURT SENTENCES CHINESE TO DEATH
the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, sentenced to death a Chinese National, Wang Nan, after convicting him of killing his uncle Kong Jishu in 2004. Justice Edmond Lugayizi convicted Nan, a 20-year-old man, for murder, saying the prosecution had proved the c
- OCTOBER 1, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of Isfahan’s Criminal Justice Complex said that the death sentence for Hamidreza
the head of Isfahan’s Criminal Justice Complex said that the death sentence for Hamidreza
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the People's Court of northern Phu Tho province, Vietnam, sentenced to death two women for trafficking and possessing drugs.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COURT HEARING ON "SECRET EXECUTIONS" OPENS
a court hearing opened on a lawsuit filed by Tomoyoshi Emura, a lawyer who was seeking disclosure of the layout of the execution chamber at the Osaka detention centre in a bid to break the secrecy surrounding executions in Japan.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. HC upholds death sentence for tourist's murderer
the Allahabad High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence awarded to Dharam Deo Yadav, an accused in the murder case of Diana Clare Routley, a New Zealander who visited India in 1997.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
BULGARIA. BULGARIA SEEKS UN HELP TO FREE NURSES CONDEMNED IN LIBYA
Bulgaria asked the World Health Organization for help in securing the release of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya being convicted of purposely infecting children there with HIV-tainted blood.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FAKE OFFICIAL AMONG 24 EXECUTED IN CHINA AHEAD OF NATIONAL DAY
it was reported that a man who impersonated a Communist Party official was among at least 24 people executed ahead of China's October 1 National Day holiday.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR TIANANMEN SQUARE MURDERER OF FILIPINO TOURISTS
Wang Gongzuo, a 25-year-old man, was sentenced to death by the Beijing intermediate court for the murder of two Filipino tourists on Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. Wang declined to appeal the verdict.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CANBERRA TO REFUSE TO HELP INDONESIANS CONVICT AUSSIES ON DEATH ROW
Australia will refuse to cooperate with Indonesian authorities prosecuting nine Australians on drugs charges because they had called for the death penalty, Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA, USA. ALAN MATHENEY EXECUTED
the state of Indiana executed Alan Matheney, a man who bludgeoned his ex-wife to death while on temporary leave from prison, where he was serving a sentence for nearly killing her.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY WILL STAY DESPITE MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
Supreme Court Vice-President Wan Exiang said China would not do away with the death penalty despite a series of recent miscarriages of justice, but would improve its review of lower courts' rulings.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED OF RAPING AND KILLING A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL EXECUTED
a man convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl was executed in central Pakistan.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS MOTHER
a fast track court in Bihar, India, sentenced to death Mohammad Khalid for killing his mother Sobra Khatoon.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
a Nairobi court sentenced Godown Onyango and George Mungai to death by hanging for violently robbing a military officer and killing him.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
a Japanese couple, Futoshi Matsunaga, 44, and his common-law wife Junko Ogata, 43, were sentenced to death at the district court in Fukuoka on the southern island of Kyushu for killing seven people, including six of their relatives, dismembering their bod
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine national Marilou Ranario
Philippine national Marilou Ranario