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- MAY 16, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. 27-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THREE MURDERS
according to the "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death after convicting him of murdering three of his friends over a 10-year period.
- MAY 16, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT GRANTS REPRIEVE TO 21 DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo granted a 90-day reprieve to 21 convicts scheduled for execution. The convicts, who were originally due to be executed in April and May, had their dates of execution pushed back to July and August following the order sen
- MAY 16, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
US. DEATH ROW INMATE ASKS TO DONATE LIVER TO SISTER
a death row inmate in the US state of Indiana has asked for a stay on his execution so he can find a way to donate his liver to his sister.
- MAY 16, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Alejandro Avila should receive the death penalty for kidnapping and killing of a 5-year-old girl
Alejandro Avila should receive the death penalty for kidnapping and killing of a 5-year-old girl
- MAY 16, 2005NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
A 3-judge panel unanimously agreed to the death penalty Jeffrey Hessler, 26.
A 3-judge panel unanimously agreed to the death penalty Jeffrey Hessler, 26.
- MAY 15, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
BULGARIA. PRESIDENT SAYS TO VISIT LIBYA OVER NURSES
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said he planned to visit Libya to discuss the case of five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death over the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
- MAY 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2002 MURDERS, ROBBERY, ARSON
the Kokura Branch of the Fukuoka District Court, Japan, sentenced two men to death for murdering two people in January 2002.
- MAY 15, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
Ahmed Abdulraqib al-Saqaf has been executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 13, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
authorities in the Indonesian province of Jambi executed Turmudi bin Kasturi, a man sentenced to death over the killing of four people in 1997.
- MAY 13, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MAN EXECUTED FOR TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA DESPITE HIGH-PROFILE CAMPAIGN
Shanmugam Murugesu, a man convicted of drug trafficking at the centre of a high-profile campaign to end the death penalty in Singapore, was executed despite the appeals of his teenage twin sons and his lawyer's pleas that it was a denial of "natural justi
- MAY 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, BOMBING
three convicted armed robbers were executed in southwest China's Chongqing municipality after engaging in a cross province crime spree that included a bombing and gun battles with police. The three were executed immediately after the Chongqing high court
- MAY 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. POLITICIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Hou Jianjun, a Chinese provincial legislator, was sentenced to death after he murdered a pedestrian in a drunken rage by running him down with his sports utility vehicle.
- MAY 13, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAWYER AND HIS ACCOMPLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a district court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentenced to death a lawyer and his accomplice for abducting and clubbing to death a resident of Gulberg.
- MAY 13, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR PATRICIDE
Maidh bin Nasser bin Sarhan al-Mkihli al-Sabei, a Saudi convicted of murdering his father, was decapitated
- MAY 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COURT ORDERS EXECUTION OF DRUG TRAFFICKER, LIFE SENTENCES FOR MULES
Chengdu City Intermediate People's Court, pronounced the execution of Tang Mei, a female drug trafficker.
- MAY 13, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Bartow, Circuit Judge Roger Alcott today condemned Harold Blake for killing a convenience store owner
in Bartow, Circuit Judge Roger Alcott today condemned Harold Blake for killing a convenience store owner
- MAY 13, 2005NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2003 (see Oct. 9, 2003) ruling by...
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2003 (see Oct. 9, 2003) ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon of Omaha that vacated Charles Jess Palmer's death sentence.
- MAY 13, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
OHIO. RICHEY’S HOPES RISE WITH NEW COURT RULING
Kenny Richey, a Scot on death row in the US state of Ohio was told that an appeal court decision to quash his conviction could not be set aside, a ruling that could finally end his imprisonment. Richey, who had been facing execution for 18 years, would ha
- MAY 13, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. OLIVIERO TOSCANI’S EXHIBITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CASTRO’S REGIME OPENS IN CADIZ
to keep public attention on the plight of political prisoners and the repression of dissent in Cuba two years after the wave of crackdowns, HOC, Con Cuba en la distancia and Reporters sans frontiers have promoted an exhibition in Cadiz by Oliviero Toscani
- MAY 13, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Michael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution...
Michael Ross, who fought to hasten his own execution and was forced to prove he wasn't out of his mind, was put to death in the death chamber at Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers.
- MAY 13, 2005SpainDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. FAMILY OF DEATH ROW SPANIARD PLEADS FOR RETRIAL
for the last eight years Paco Larrañaga has been in a Philippine jail, and on February 4, 2004 the Supreme Court sentenced him to death by lethal injection for kidnapping and murdering two young sisters on the island of Cebu.
- MAY 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. US SENATOR MULLS SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA OVER NORTH KOREA REFUGEE CRISIS
Republican US Senator Sam Brownback threatened to seek sanctions against China if it did not stop turning back refugees from North Korea who faced persecution and possible execution at home.
- MAY 12, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR MILITANTS
Kuwait’s public prosecution demanded the death penalty for 20 militants, allegedly linked to Al Qaeda, who clashed with police in January 2005 leaving four police officers dead and 10 others wounded.
- MAY 12, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COUNTRY ACCUSED OF OPERATING SAFE HOUSES FOR TORTURE
the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) asked Uganda to explain its continued use of torture chambers commonly referred to as safe houses.
- MAY 12, 2005IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Cook County Judge Fred Suria imposed the death penalty on Joseph Bannister, 38.
Cook County Judge Fred Suria imposed the death penalty on Joseph Bannister, 38.
- MAY 12, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs
George James Miller Jr., 37, received a lethal injection of drugs
- MAY 12, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
a Maricopa County Superior Court jury returned 3 death sentences for Steve Boggs
a Maricopa County Superior Court jury returned 3 death sentences for Steve Boggs
- MAY 11, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE CONVICTED MURDERERS PUBLICLY HANGED
it was reported that three Iranian men convicted of raping and murdering a young boy were publicly hanged in Susangerd, a town in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan.
- MAY 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Md Motaleb Hossain of Dimla
a special court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Md Motaleb Hossain of Dimla
- MAY 11, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FOUR TO GO GALLOWS FOR RAPE AND MURDER
four people were condemned to death, two in absentia, by a special court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, for violating three women and killing a male member of a family in the Sadar district in 2003.