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- SEPTEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China. Death penalty for corruption to remain for now
officials with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, denied discussions were under way to abolish the use of capital punishment for those involved in serious economic crimes.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU OPPOSES APPLICATION OF DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ
the European Union adopted a declaration in which it expresses its regret that the death penalty had been applied once more in Iraq.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS ON CHINA TO RELEASE DATA ON EXECUTIONS
the United Nation's human rights chief, Louise Arbour, has said she is "guardedly optimistic" that China is making progress on human rights. But she questioned Beijing's widespread use of the death penalty, warning that some of those being executed mig
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT REDUCES MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IN PRISON
the Sendai High Court, Japan, reduced from a death sentence to life in prison the punishment for Kiyoshi Ishii, a man convicted of killing a couple by torching their house in Fukushima Prefecture in 2000, denying he intended to kill.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced Juan Edwardo Castillo, 24, to death
a jury sentenced Juan Edwardo Castillo, 24, to death
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. AMNESTY URGES GOVERNMENT TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticized Uzbekistan for putting off its intended abolition of the death penalty until 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a campaign in Xinjiang targeting the "three evils" of religious extremism...
a campaign in Xinjiang targeting the "three evils" of religious extremism...
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the new law giving Texas juries the option of sentencing convicted...
the new law giving Texas juries the option of sentencing convicted capital killers to life in prison without parole went into effect today.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. FIRST POST-SADDAM EXECUTIONS
Iraq executed three convicted murderers, the first time the government has carried out the death penalty since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, government spokesman Laith Kubba said.
- AUGUST 31, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SEVEN PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sohel Riaz Pappu, Shahriar Hossain Jashim, Laluuddin Lalu, Mir Mohammad Riaz, Shah Alam, Ratan and Tipu after convicting them of murdering a young man in the capital’s Mohammadpur area.
- AUGUST 31, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. NORTH OSSETIAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Taymuraz Mamsurov, the president of North Ossetia, a North Caucasus republic within Russia, called for the moratorium on the death penalty in the country to be ended.
- AUGUST 31, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
a 23-year-old former college student, Nattapong Raksapong, was sentenced to death
a 23-year-old former college student, Nattapong Raksapong, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 31, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. CONVICTED TRAFFICKER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Mohamad Che Tam, unemployed, to death after finding him guilty of trafficking in 24.7g of heroin.
- AUGUST 31, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. LAWYERS FOR DOOMSDAY CULT LEADER ON DEATH ROW FAIL TO SUBMIT APPEAL
lawyers for Shoko Asahara, the founder of a doomsday cult which carried out the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, failed to submit a letter appealing against his death penalty by the August 31.
- AUGUST 31, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Timothy Johnston, who tried to hold off his execution by...
Timothy Johnston, who tried to hold off his execution by arguing that Missouri's system of lethal injection is unconstitutionally painful was put to death early today for beating his wife to death in 1989.
- AUGUST 31, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. MAN CAN BE EXTRADITED TO FACE THAI DEATH PENALTY
a US federal appeals court declined to block the extradition to Thailand of Suwit Prasoprat, an American who faced the death penalty there for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 30, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. BRITON WANTED FOR MURDER IN SINGAPORE CLOSER TO EXTRADITION
Michael McCrea, a British businessman accused of a double murder in Singapore, lost another round in a three-year fight to avoid extradition from Australia on the grounds that he could be executed.
- AUGUST 30, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. INDIAN DIPLOMATS VISIT DEATH ROW PRISONER
Indian diplomats met Sarabjit Singh, a prisoner held on death row in Pakistan on bombing and spying charges, saying afterwards that they were hopeful of resolving the case. Islamabad accused Sarabjit of being an Indian agent who carried out four bomb atta
- AUGUST 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...
- AUGUST 30, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the Missouri Supreme Court ordered new penalty phase
the Missouri Supreme Court ordered new penalty phase trials for 2 death row inmates after the U.S. Supreme Court said jurors could have been prejudiced by seeing the defendants in shackles.
AUGUST 30, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA. PROSECUTOR SEEKS DEATH SENTENCE IN TRIAL
prosecutors in the self-declared republic of Somaliland asked a regional court to sentence to death 10 people suspected of killing aid workers between 2002-2004.
- AUGUST 29, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mitch Daniels commuted the sentence of Arthur P. Baird II to life without the possibility of parole.
Gov. Mitch Daniels commuted the sentence of Arthur P. Baird II to life without the possibility of parole.
- AUGUST 29, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. COUNTRY TO FINISH DEATH PENALTY DISCUSSION IN 2006, PARLIAMENTARIAN
Russia plans to finish a national discussion process on abolishing the death penalty by November 2006, Mikhail Margelov, the chairman of the Federation Council's international affairs committee, said.
- AUGUST 29, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Glen Dale Gore
the Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Glen Dale Gore
- AUGUST 29, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
despite other failed attempts this session...
despite other failed attempts this session, North Carolina's capital punishment system would come under review after all under legislation the House approved.
AUGUST 29, 2005IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. SHAHROUDI CALLS FOR SPEEDY EXECUTION OF CRIMINALS
the head of Iran’s Judiciary called harsh and speedy punishments for individuals convicted of a variety of organised crimes, many of which carry the death penalty.
- AUGUST 28, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. UNITED RUSSIA WANTS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY BEFORE 2007, RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN
the United Russia party was making concrete efforts to abolish death penalty in Russia before 2007, a member of the Russian parliament said at the opening of the Assistance to the Formation of the New Europe international seminar in Pskov.
- AUGUST 28, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TALABANI WON'T SIGN SADDAM DEATH SENTENCE
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in remarks that he would not sign a death sentence against his ousted predecessor Saddam Hussein even if it costs him his job.
- AUGUST 27, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
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Rodolfo "Kreeper" Medrano has been sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
a local court in Central China's Hunan Province sentenced Li Shubiao to death for embezzling around 120 million yuan (US$14.8 million).