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- SEPTEMBER 20, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HIGH SECURITY JAIL TO BE BUILT FOR DEATH ROW PRISONERS
a high security jail for prisoners on death row would be built at Kashimpur in Gazipur, Bangladesh, as the number of death row convicts was rising due to the lengthy process of execution of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR SWAMI SHRADDHANAND UPHELD
the Karnataka High Court upheld the death sentence on Swami Shraddhanand, who had been found guilty of the sensational murder of his wife Shakereh.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. JAIL TERMS FOR 23 ARMY COUP PLOTTERS
twenty-three Equatorial Guinea military officers and soldiers were handed jail terms after being convicted of treason and other crimes linked to a failed coup against hardline President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in October 2004. A total of 44 other defendants
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC), the Philippines, sentenced to death eight of nine kidnappers convicted of abducting the son of a wealthy businessman in Batangas.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. REFERENDUM TO DECIDE DEATH PENALTY ISSUE - GLAZIEV
abolition of the death penalty in Russia should be decided by a referendum, leader of the State Duma's Rodina fraction Sergei Glaziev said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. TV CRITICIZES US FOR NOT FULLY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Uzbek TV's "Tahlilnoma" weekly analytical program criticized the USA for not completely abolishing capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED ARMED ROBBER HANGED PUBLICLY
an Iranian convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED AGAINST 'COUP PLOTTERS'
prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea called for the death penalty for six soldiers charged with planning a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguena in October 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court sentenced Mardani Hussin, an Indonesian man, to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LASHKAR-I-JHANGVI ACTIVIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE
the Multan No-1 court, an anti terrorist court in Pakistan, awarded a death sentence on two counts to Abu Bakr alias Usman, a hitman of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi activist group, and two life terms to his accomplice Dilawar on charges of killing two riv
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man was hanged in public in the volatile town of Ahwaz
an Iranian man was hanged in public in the volatile town of Ahwaz
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SAUDIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two Saudis convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in the conservative Muslim kingdom, the interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUTH HANGED IN CENTRAL IRAN PRISON
a young Iranian man was hanged in a penitentiary centre in the city of Yazd, central Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. ACCEDED TO SECOND PROTOCOL
Liberia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence for a young man who had killed his wife in a domestic dispute...
the death sentence for a young man who had killed his wife in a domestic dispute...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. INMATE FIRST OF YEAR TO BE HANGED
a man convicted of robbing, raping and killing two women in the 1980s was executed, Japan's first hanging of the year.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out the 1st-degree murder...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out the 1st-degree murder...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. Pakistan court says Indian ‘spy’ deserved death
the death sentence handed to Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national convicted of spying and carrying out a series of bomb attacks, was "well deserved", Pakistan's top court said in its detailed judgement upholding the penalty. Singh was convicted in 1991 by a
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SECOND MILITANT GETS DEATH FOR JAKARTA EMBASSY BLAST
an Indonesian court sentenced a second Islamic militant to death for helping plot and carry out last year's suicide car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. FRANCES NEWTON EXECUTED IN HUNTSVILLE
Frances Newton, a woman convicted of killing her family, became the first black female to be executed in Texas since before the US Civil War after last-minute legal and political pleas to save her failed.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
Ali Fesahat, an Iranian man convicted of murder, was hanged in a prison in the central province of Yazd, for murdering 22-year-old Ahmad Kheyrandish.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
UN TRIBUNAL TRANSFERS FIRST CASES TO CROATIA
the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague decided to transfer to Croatia the cases of two generals charged with killing Serb civilians in 1993, the first such referral to Croatia by the court.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. EIGHT PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Barrackpore Fast Track First Court, India, sentenced eight people to death in connection with the murder of Archideb Bhattacharya, a private tutor and small-time businessman, in the Kharda police station area of North 24 Parganas district.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FORMER ARMY MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Mission Suklavaidya, 41, a former army man, was sentenced to death by the Hailakandi district and sessions court, after being convicted of murdering his wife under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. Suklavaidya’s accomplice, Uttam Chakra-borty
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FAMILY OF 6 TO BE EXECUTED
Manzoor Ahmad and his son Muhammad Ishaq, Ghulam Mustafa also known as Papoo, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Anwar and Javed Obal, all members of the same family, were due to be executed in prison within the day’s end for shooting three of their relatives to de
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Arshad Mughal alias Papu was hanged at Kotlakhpat Jail in front of a magistrate and jail authorities.
Arshad Mughal alias Papu was hanged at Kotlakhpat Jail in front of a magistrate and jail authorities.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. JAKARTA COURT SENTENCES EMBASSY BOMBER TO DEATH
an Indonesian court sentenced to death Rois, also known as Iwan Dharmawan, the main defendant on trial over the 2004 suicide car bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed 10 people.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. WOMAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR STOPPING RAPE
a young woman was waiting execution in Saudi Arabia for killing a man who was trying to rape her, the Saudi newspaper Arab News reported.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO CONTINUE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
the European Commission shares in the concern on the human rights situation in Iran, particularly with regards to the death penalty, but does not indent to interrupt the politics of constructive dialogue with the regime.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER OF CAB DRIVERS
China executed three migrant workers in Beijing for robbing taxi drivers and killing four of them, state media reported.