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- MAY 11, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. NO CONSENSUS ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY, HOME MINISTER
in the absence of a consensus on whether the death sentence should be abolished, Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the law would continue to be put into practice in its current form.
- MAY 11, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
Saleh Ali Said Banser al-Malqeb was executed in Yemen for murder.
- MAY 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged in prison in the Caspian Sea town of Noshahr, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported.
- MAY 10, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, removed the reference to the death penalty in the draft constitution
the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, removed the reference to the death penalty in the draft constitution
- MAY 10, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. MUSLIM PROTESTORS DISRUPT BLASPHEMY TRIAL
hundreds of Muslim protestors baying for the death penalty forced a Sudanese court to adjourn the trial of a newspaper editor accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
- MAY 10, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturned Mark Allen Wisehart's 1983 murder conviction
the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturned Mark Allen Wisehart's 1983 murder conviction
- MAY 10, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT. SUPREME COURT WON'T BLOCK ROSS EXECUTION
Connecticut's Supreme Court struck down another request to postpone the execution of convicted killer Michael Ross, scheduled to be New England's first execution in 45 years.
- MAY 10, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. HOC APPEALS PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH NOT TO EXECUTE AMINA
Hands off Cain, the international association which has been promoting an international campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions, appealed President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh to spare the Amina’s life. Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mot
- MAY 9, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Shafiqul Islam Sony of Horidaspur village in Sadar, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death in absentia
- MAY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
it was reported that Muhammad Hussain, alias Hussaini, was to be hanged in the district jail in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on May 10.
- MAY 9, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
"A system that would take a life must first give justice."
- MAY 9, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. ‘LET JUDGES DECIDE DEATH SENTENCE’, FORMER JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER
K.S. Rajah, a former judicial commissioner, called for a review of sentencing in cases in Singapore where the death penalty was compulsory. Rajah, now a senior counsel, wanted judges to be given the discretion to impose a life jail term where it was deeme
- MAY 9, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. LAWYER TO CALL ON UN TO HELP SAVE DEATH ROW INMATE
lawyer M. Ravi said he would appeal to the United Nations in a last-ditch attempt to save his client Shanmugam Murugesu from being executed in Singapore for drug smuggling.
- MAY 8, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Salim Abdul-Rahman, a Pakistani national.
- MAY 8, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MUGGERS ELIGIBLE FOR DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that muggers in Kenya would be charged with robbery with violence, a crime that carried a mandatory death sentence.
- MAY 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE ISRAELIS IN MURDER CASE
the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court handed down sentences in absentia against three Israeli defendants after convicting them of premeditated murder, being an accessory to murder and inciting premeditated murder.
- MAY 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
three convicted drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southwestern China's Sichuan province, while two accomplices were given long prison terms, the Chengdu Commercial Daily said.
- MAY 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR UNION LEADER MURDER
the Jharkhand High Court, India, sentenced Shiv Shankar Singh and Umesh Singh to death in connection with the murder of trade union leader Gurudas Chatterjee on April 14, 2000.
- MAY 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-AUM CULTIST STANDS, 1ST IN AUM-RELATED CASES
the death sentence for Kazuaki Okazaki, a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, was finalized after Japan’s Supreme Court rejected his plea to change the ruling.
- MAY 7, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Bishop Goff, 29, has been sentenced to death
Joseph Bishop Goff, 29, has been sentenced to death for the Aug. 27, 2004 capital murder of Brandy Stewart Yates.
- MAY 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Abdolrabi, 41, was sentenced to death in Iran
Abdolrabi, 41, was sentenced to death in Iran
- MAY 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
the Head of the Judiciary ordered the local judiciary in Mashhad not to proceed...
the Head of the Judiciary ordered the local judiciary in Mashhad not to proceed with the Abbas Hosseini’s execution, and referred his case to the judiciary in Tehran for review.
- MAY 6, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Earl Richmond Jr., a black man, was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh
Earl Richmond Jr., a black man, was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh
- MAY 6, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 2,100 CHILDREN IN JAIL, 20 ON DEATH ROW
there are 2,100 children in jails across the Philippines, 20 of them on death row.
- MAY 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR POISONING WIFE
Kamal Hossain Hawlader, a man convicted of killing his teenage wife with poison after he failed to extract dowry payments from her family, was hanged at a jail in southern Bangladesh.
- MAY 6, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. COUNTRY FINALLY FINDS A VOICE IN DEATH ROW PROTEST, EDITORIAL
the Canton meeting room at Singapore's drab Furama Hotel was an unlikely venue for history to be made. But this bland setting hosted an unprecedented event for the tightly controlled island republic.
- MAY 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
251st District Judge Pat Pirtle announced the death verdict for Jimmie Lucero.
251st District Judge Pat Pirtle announced the death verdict for Jimmie Lucero.
- MAY 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a statement issued by the Komele Organization,
according to a statement issued by the Komele Organization,
- MAY 4, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Governor Guinn has signed into law a measure bringing Nevada into line with a US Supreme Court
Governor Guinn has signed into law a measure bringing Nevada into line with a US Supreme Court
- MAY 4, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. CONDEMNED MOTHER'S LIFE SPARED
the life of Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mother, was spared shortly before she was due to face a firing squad as appeals by British ministers and others prompted the Yemeni President to suspend the execution.