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OCTOBER 2, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT. 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 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, 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, 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
SEPTEMBER 28, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTYINDIANA, 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, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. 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 27, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT UPHOLDS SARABJIT SINGH'S DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence imposed on Sarabjit Singh, an alleged Indian spy, for a bombing that killed four people in 1990, court officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE NO LONGER MANDATORY FOR DRUG SMUGGLERS
Saudi Arabia redefined its drug trafficking laws, giving discretionary powers to judges and allowing them to hand down jail sentences instead of awarding the death penalty, the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette reported.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO PEOPLE KILLED FOR DEATHS OF JAPANESE TOURISTS
an intermediate court in the city of Xian, China, on orders from the Shaanxi Province Supreme People's Court, executed Hai Ting and Cao Xiude, two men convicted of killing three Japanese tourists during a robbery.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTYOHIO, USA. MAN INVOLVED IN $40 ROBBERY EXECUTED
the state of Ohio executed Herman Ashworth, a 32-year-old man who admitted killing another man in a $40 robbery and had waived most of his appeals, saying he deserved to die.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA. AUTHORITIES POSTPONE EXECUTION OF TWO BROTHERS FOR MURDER
Indonesian authorities postponed the scheduled execution of two brothers on death row for a premeditated triple murder.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI EXECUTED FOR HOMICIDE
saudi authorities executed a Saudi national for killing a compatriot by shooting him after running over him with his car.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 12 DEATH ROW CONVICTS GET 90-DAY REPRIEVE
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo granted 12 death row convicts a 90-day reprieve, rescheduling their date of execution by lethal injection from October to January 2006. In a memorandum to Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez and Bureau of Corrections Director
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYPOLAND. EUROPEAN OFFICIALS WARN POLAND AGAINST INTRODUCING DEATH PENALTY
European officials said that Poland would be in clear breach of its international commitments if the winners of the parliamentary elections were to reintroduce the death penalty.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR PREMEDITATED KILLING
Saudi authorities executed a Saudi national for killing a man by running over him with his car.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in the northern city of Sari, in Iran’s Mazandaran province, the Kayhan daily reported.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. TWO GANG LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Cairo court sentenced two gang leaders to death and 58 defendants to prison terms varying between three years to life for involvement in kidnappings and violence in 2004 in Nakhilah, about 320km south of Cairo.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two Saudi men convicted in separate cases of murder, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
a young man was publicly hanged at a riverside in the Iranian town of Kashan, south of the capital, the country’s state-run news agency reported.