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- AUGUST 8, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR STRANGLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man who had been found guilty of murdering another man by strangling him, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
- AUGUST 8, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KASHMIR SHUTS DOWN TO DEMAND LIFTING OF DEATH SENTENCE
a one-day strike seeking the lifting of a death sentence on Mohammed Afzal, a man convicted over a deadly 2001 raid on India's parliament, paralysed much of Indian Kashmir, residents said. Most schools, shops, post offices and banks remained closed in the
- AUGUST 8, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Haikou City Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province, China, sentenced Wang Chunliang, Zhou Bing, Huang Bin, LI Haichun and Wu Xiaobo to death for trafficking in more than six kg of narcotics.
- AUGUST 8, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. MEXICANS COMPLAIN OF ABUSES ON TEXAS DEATH ROW
several Mexican inmates on death row on the penitentiary in Texas, known as the Polunsky Unit, said their isolation for 23 hours a day in a small cell amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
- AUGUST 8, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court has given the green light for the hanging of a 16-year-old schoolboy in Tehran
Iran’s Supreme Court has given the green light for the hanging of a 16-year-old schoolboy in Tehran
- AUGUST 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTION POLICY KEEPS FUGITIVES SAFE ABROAD
China's lack of key extradition treaties and heavy hand with the death penalty was allowing many escaped corrupt officials to stay far from the arm of Chinese law, the state-run Xinhua Daily Telegraph reported.
- AUGUST 7, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
speaking at the American Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Awards Dinner in Illinois...
speaking at the American Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Awards Dinner in Illinois...
- AUGUST 7, 2005New YorkDEATH PENALTY
homicide figures for New York City show that the number of murders in 2005...
homicide figures for New York City show that the number of murders in 2005...
- AUGUST 6, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR TWO MEN CONVICTED OF CHILD MURDER, 2 ACCOMPLICES SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT
an Anti-terrorist Court (ATC) in Faisalabad, Pakistan, sentenced to death Muhammad Ashfaq Shah and Muhammad Umair on charges of abduction for ransom and murder of a six year old boy.
AUGUST 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. HONG KONG REPORTER ACCUSED OF SPYING
China has formally charged Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, 55, with spying for its rival Taiwan, the state news agency Xinhua has reported. If Mr Ching is convicted, he could face the death penalty.
- AUGUST 4, 2005BurundiDEATH PENALTY
BURUNDI. UN REPORTS 34 SUMMARY EXECUTIONS IN BURUNDI IN JULY
the United Nations announced in Bujumbura that a total of 34 summary executions of civilians reportedly occurred in Burundi just in July 2005.
- AUGUST 4, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR PRODUCTION OF ECSTASY
the South Jakarta district court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Sastra Wijaya, 47, and Yudha alias Akang. 33, after convicting them of working in an ecstasy factory in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
- AUGUST 4, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
in Jackson, the Mississippi Supreme Court dismissed the death sentence of Ronald Chris Foster
in Jackson, the Mississippi Supreme Court dismissed the death sentence of Ronald Chris Foster and ordered the Lowndes County Circuit Court to re-sentence him to life in prison without parole.
- AUGUST 4, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
anti-government extremist George Sibley Jr. was executed
anti-government extremist George Sibley Jr. was executed at Holman Prison near Atmore for the 1993 shooting death of a police officer.
- AUGUST 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CLASSMATE
a court in Vijayawada awarded the death sentence to Yelchuri Manohar, convicted of killing his classmate Ravuri Srilakshmi with a butcher's knife in a classroom in their college.
AUGUST 4, 2005DEATH PENALTYALABAMA. MAN EXECUTED FOR 1993 SLAYING
an anti-government extremist was executed for the 1993 shooting death of a police officer who was gunned down as he approached the man's car.
AUGUST 4, 2005Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE. GOVERNMENT REJECTS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the government of Sierra Leone has published on late June proposals for implementing the recommendations of the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In one statement that pointedly contradicts the TRC recommendations, the government's 17-p
AUGUST 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. DEATH FOR PARLIAMENT RAIDER
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed to Mohammed Afzal for involvement in a deadly attack on parliament by Muslim militants four years ago.
- AUGUST 3, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Offord, 30, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Dedee Costello.
Christopher Offord, 30, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Dedee Costello.
- 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, 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 2, 2005FloridaDEATH 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, 2005ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE. 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 PENALTYMALAYSIA. 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 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.
AUGUST 1, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTYUZBEKISTAN WILL ANNUL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN 2008
President Islam Karimov has signed a decree cancelling the death penalty in Uzbekistan.