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- AUGUST 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JFBA DELEGATION TO EUROPE TO STUDY IMPACT OF DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the Japan Federation of Bar Associations said it would send a delegation to Germany and Britain later in the month to study how abolition of capital punishment had affected the two countries.
- AUGUST 3, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PRESIDENT STAYS EXECUTION OF SIX CONVICTED OF MURDER
President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharaf stayed the simultaneous execution of six criminals accused of murder till 17th of August and asked for a report on the matter. The orders had sent waves of joy amongst the relatives.
- AUGUST 3, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
five men sentenced to death for drug trafficking, murder and robbery were executed by firing squad
five men sentenced to death for drug trafficking, murder and robbery were executed by firing squad
- AUGUST 3, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a Nigerian Islamic court granted bail to two alleged...
a Nigerian Islamic court granted bail to two alleged...
- AUGUST 2, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE. GOVT WITHDRAWS TREASON CHARGES AGAINST OPPOSITION LEADER
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was cleared of treason charges carrying a possible death sentence, which he described as a desperate ploy by the government to sideline its bitterest critic.
- AUGUST 2, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. NIGERIAN WOMAN LOSES DRUG APPEAL, TO FACE DEATH
Malaysia’s highest court has sentenced a Nigerian mother of five to death after refusing to overturn her drug trafficking conviction, a newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 2, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Gerhard "Chip" Hojan, 30, was sent to death row for killing 2 waitressesn
Gerhard "Chip" Hojan, 30, was sent to death row for killing 2 waitressesn Barbara Nunn and Christina De La Rosa during a robbery.
- AUGUST 2, 2005GuineaDEATH PENALTY
GUINEA. MINISTER SAYS MURDERERS TO BE "PHYSICALLY LIQUIDATED"
the Guinean minister of security, Ousmane Camara, held a press conference and warned that from now on, murderers would face life imprisonment or be executed – “physically liquidated”.
- AUGUST 2, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED IN SAHIWAL JAIL
Iqbal Bali, a man whose execution had been postponed on July 6, was hanged in Sahiwal Central jail, Pakistan.
- AUGUST 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN WILL ANNUL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN 2008
President Islam Karimov has signed a decree cancelling the death penalty in Uzbekistan.
- AUGUST 1, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner has vacated the death sentence of Saharis Rollins.
in Philadelphia U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner has vacated the death sentence of Saharis Rollins.
- JULY 31, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ELEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
eleven persons, including two young women, were sentenced to death for the murder of a business tycoon of old Dhaka city, Mohamed Alam.
- JULY 31, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
HOLLAND-SWEDEN. GAY EXTRADITIONS TO IRAN BLOCKED
the Netherlands has become the second country to halt extraditions of gays to Iran in the wake of reports two gay teens were hanged after being found found "guilty of homosexuality".
- JULY 31, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. ASSEMBLY CHIEF CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR GRAFT OFFENCES
the head of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, Hidayat Nurwahid, called for tough punishment including the death penalty to eradicate deep-rooted corruption in the country.
- JULY 31, 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...
- JULY 30, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN TO GO GALLOWS FOR MURDER
Kudrat Ullah, 25, and his accomplice Mohammad Yahya, 30, were sentenced to death by a District and Sessions court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for the murder of a neighbour in a dispute in Sripur in 2003.
- JULY 30, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI. PRESIDENT WON'T SIGN DEATH WARRANTS, MINISTER
Malawi Information Minister Lipenga said President Bingu wa Mutharika would not sign any death warrant for convicts sentenced to death.
- JULY 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. DRIFTER EXECUTED FOR SLAYING OF STUDENT
David Martinez was executed for the rape and murder of a woman who was attacked on a jogging trail eight years ago.
- JULY 29, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Charles Peterson, 45, should face execution
Charles Peterson, 45, should face execution for the murder of John Cardoso on Christmas Eve 1997, jurors in Clearwater said.
- JULY 29, 2005New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
Judge Thomas S. Smith used new DNA tests of hair to overturn the conviction of Larry Leroy Peterson
Judge Thomas S. Smith used new DNA tests of hair to overturn the conviction of Larry Leroy Peterson for the rape and murder of 25-year-old Jacqueline Harrison.
- JULY 29, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS TO VIETNAM FOR CLEMENCY FOR AUSTRALIANS ON DEATH ROW
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he had appealed to Vietnam for clemency for two Australians facing the death penalty for drug smuggling.
- JULY 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR TEACHER CONVICTED OF RAPE
Li Guang, a teacher in western China convicted of raping 23 girls in his office was sentenced to death.
- JULY 29, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. GOVERNMENT PREPARING TO RESUME HANGINGS
the Kenny Anthony administration was clearing the way for the resumption of hangings in St. Lucia in response to a violent crime wave that had been sweeping the country.
- JULY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Intermediate People's Court of Guigang City, sentenced Huang Jinxiong, a public security officer, and two other defendants, Tang Dazhang and He Shirong, to death after convicting them of drug trafficking.
- JULY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-OFFICIAL TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Ma De, former secretary of the municipal committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Suihua City, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court for accepting bribes.
- JULY 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANGING OF TEENAGERS VIOLATES INTL LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Iran's executions of juvenile offenders on July 19 violated international law, Human Rights Watch said. The organization condemned the public hangings of two teenagers, aged 18 and 16, after they were found guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy
- JULY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 10 MURDERS DURING CAR ROBBERIES
China sentenced to death six gang members convicted of killing 10 people during car robberies in the Pearl River Delta area and northern parts of Guangdong province.
- JULY 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. LEGISLATOR GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD, RAPE
Sang Yuechun, a former Chinese legislator, was condemned to death for a range of crimes including embezzling public funds, defrauding banks and rape, after a court rejected his appeal.
- JULY 27, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
the Palestinian Authority executed Raed al-Mughrabi, a 32 year old convicted murderer, in Gaza City's central prison. Mughrabi had been convicted of murder and robbery in 2001 and the execution was approved by President Mahmoud Abbas.
- JULY 27, 2005BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE
it was tears of joy for death row inmate Mothusi Phiri when the Court of Appeal substituted his death sentence with a 20-year jail term and upheld a five-year jail sentence for attempted murder.