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- AUGUST 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. INDIAN LEADER TO QUESTION PAKISTAN'S MUSHARRAF ABOUT CONDEMNED ‘SPY’
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he would speak to Pakistan's president about Sarabjit Singh, an alleged Indian spy handed the death sentence in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 22, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a death penalty imposed by a Blount County Circuit Court jury...
a death penalty imposed by a Blount County Circuit Court jury 5 years ago has been set aside by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
- AUGUST 22, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Robert Alan Shields, who was 19 when he was arrested for fatally stabbing a woman at her home...
Robert Alan Shields, who was 19 when he was arrested for fatally stabbing a woman at her home, was executed this evening inside the Huntsville "Walls" Unit.
- AUGUST 22, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. INDIAN FAMILY THREATENS SUICIDE IF ‘SPY’ IS EXECUTED
relatives of Manjit Singh, an Indian man sentenced to hang in Pakistan for spying, threatened to kill themselves if the execution was carried out.
- AUGUST 22, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 10 MEN SENT TO THE GALLOWS
ten men were sentenced to death and 16 others to life imprisonment in two separate murder cases in Dhaka and Sylhet, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 22, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE CONVICTS
a two-member bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of three convicts convicted of killing five people in Jhang district in 1995.
- AUGUST 21, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE, 10-YEAR JAIL TERM
a lower court in Afghanistan awarded the death penalty to Ahmad Jahesh, a man charged with murder, abduction and adultery.
- AUGUST 21, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT DEFENDS DEATH PENALTY AHEAD OF EXECUTIONS
the Iraqi government defended its decision to reinstate the death penalty following a United Nations appeal for Baghdad to reconsider executing three convicted felons.
- AUGUST 20, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. ENVOY URGES IRAQ TO RECONSIDER DEATH PENALTY
Ashraf Qazi, special representative of UN secretary general Kofi Annan, urged Iraq to reconsider carrying out the first executions since the 2003 overthrow of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
- AUGUST 20, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SOLDIER WHO PLOTTED TO KILL MUSHARRAF HANGED
Islam Siddiqui, a soldier convicted of plotting to assassinate Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, was executed by hanging.
- AUGUST 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED ARMED ROBBER HANGED
Mousa Mohsenipour, an Iranian man convicted of armed robbery, drug trafficking and kidnapping was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas
- AUGUST 19, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
proponents of the so-called Streamlined Procedures Act justify this radical piece of...
proponents of the so-called Streamlined Procedures Act justify this radical piece of legislation by citing the supposedly intrusive scrutiny of federal courts of state capital convictions and the delays that ensue.
- AUGUST 19, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EIGHT CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEADLY CRIMES IN CAMBODIA
a court in China condemned eight Chinese to death for a series of kidnappings and robberies in Cambodia in which at least 10 people were killed.
- AUGUST 19, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnam court sentenced Chang Yuchia, 20, a Chinese national, to death for drug trafficking
a Vietnam court sentenced Chang Yuchia, 20, a Chinese national, to death for drug trafficking
- AUGUST 18, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Khac Diep, 23, was executed in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen Khac Diep, 23, was executed in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- AUGUST 18, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Duong Van Hung, 37, was executed in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Duong Van Hung, 37, was executed in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- AUGUST 18, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH, THREE OTHERS TO LIFE FOR MURDER
a court in Sherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced M. Selim Mahamud Helal, 22, to death and three others to life imprisonment for murder
- AUGUST 18, 2005JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. 25 DEATH ROW PRISONERS HAVE SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
it was reported that some 25 inmates of the Catherine Adult Centre Correctional Centre, Jamaica, were taken off death row and had their sentences commuted to life following the August 16 stabbing of former death row Prisoner Stephen Palmer, 32.
- AUGUST 18, 2005MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
MOLDOVA. MOLDOVA ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY
the Moldovan government approved amendments to clause 24 of the republic's constitution aimed at abolishing the death penalty, Moldova's Deputy Justice Minister Nicolae Yeshanu said.
- AUGUST 18, 2005NorwayDEATH PENALTY
NORWAY. NORWAY RATIFIES PROTOCOL ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Norway ratified Protocol No. 13 to the European Human Rights Convention concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, including crimes committed in war or under the threat of war.
- AUGUST 18, 2005South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. STATE FAILS TO SET ASIDE DEATH ROW SENTENCES
South African constitutional Court judges expressed their disappointment at the government's failure to present a report on what it had done to set aside sentences of 59 prisoners still on death row.
- AUGUST 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
since 1993, federal courts have overturned 46 death sentences in California on various grounds...
since 1993, federal courts have overturned 46 death sentences in California on various grounds, most of which no longer would qualify for federal review under sweeping new rules now being considered by Congress that would prohibit most federal appeals unl
- AUGUST 17, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
death by lethal injection was the jury's decision for Noah Espada, 21.
death by lethal injection was the jury's decision for Noah Espada, 21.
- AUGUST 17, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Nguyen Le Duy Linh, 32, was executed for murder in Vietnam’s southern Long An province.
- AUGUST 17, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 2 MEN EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH
Mohammed bin Saad bin Mutheb al-Bilad al-Qahtani , a Saudi national, and Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mutlaq al-Sayhari from Yemen were executed in Jizan province, Saudi Arabia, for smuggling hashish into the kingdom
- AUGUST 17, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Abdel Salam bin Abdel Mohsen bin Matar al-Shummari, a Saudi national, was publicly beheaded
- AUGUST 16, 2005DEATH PENALTY
TURKEY. EUROPEAN COURT SAID OCALAN TRIAL 'UNFAIR,' RECOMMENDS RETRIAL
the European Court of Human Rights upheld a ruling in favour of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, saying that he had been unfairly tried by a Turkish court, and urged Ankara to retry him.
- AUGUST 16, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Tran Van Binh, 48, was put to death for murder in the northern Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong.
- AUGUST 16, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. FRESH CALLS TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International rekindled calls for the abolition of the death penalty in Kenya.
- AUGUST 15, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody has thrown out the...
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody has thrown out the murder conviction and death sentence of a man who has spent nearly half his life on death row, citing faulty jury instructions and a deficient defense lawyer.