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- MARCH 26, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. US TO SEEK RELEASE OF BULGARIAN NURSES
the US promised to do all it could to persuade Libya to free five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on charges they injected the virus that causes AIDS into 400 children.
- MARCH 24, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
last-minute efforts by Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwalise...
- MARCH 24, 2005St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
ST LUCIA. POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Police Commissioner Ausbert Regis called for the resumption of executions in St Lucia as law enforcement authorities warned of tougher action to deal with a rising crime problem on the island.
- MARCH 24, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Scott Eizember has been formally sentenced to death.
Scott Eizember has been formally sentenced to death.
- MARCH 24, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
in Jasper, a judge sentenced Christopher Shane Hyde to death...
in Jasper, a judge sentenced Christopher Shane Hyde to death in the 2003 murders of three people during the robbery of a funeral home.
- MARCH 24, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the 1985 murder conviction that sent a man to death row 20 years ago...
the 1985 murder conviction that sent a man to death row 20 years ago was vacated Thursday, with the Florida Supreme Court saying that evidence withheld by prosecutors might have been enough to change the verdict.
- MARCH 24, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HANGMEN IN LINE FOR A 75% PAY RISE
it was reported that Malaysia’s hangmen and floggers had won pay rises. For every hanging, executioners would be paid the equivalent of 100 EU (490 Malaysian Ringgits), up from 60 EU.
- MARCH 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
there are several aspects of particular concern in China...
there are several aspects of particular concern in China...
- MARCH 24, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SEVEN TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
five men convicted of murder and two convicted of armed robbery were sentenced to death in a Jinja High Court, Uganda. Laliyo Munirwa, Gopi Wako, Stephen Koire, Max Kulira and Patrick Muyaka were convicted of killing a herbalist, Haruna Mubere. They alleg
- MARCH 23, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Rafiqul Islam alias Bhola, 35, and Abul Khashem, 50, were sentenced to death
- MARCH 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SERIAL KILLER CONFESSES TO UP TO 45 MURDERS, DESERVES TO DIE, LAWYER
Wang Qiang, an accused serial killer in north-eastern China's Liaoning province, confessed to killing up to 45 people and deserves to be sentenced to death for his lack of remorse, his lawyer said.
- MARCH 23, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY RECOMMENDED
before complete and unconditional abolition of the death penalty is enshrined in the law, the government of Taiwan could consider suspending the use of the death penalty as an interim measure, said Nicholas Howen, secretary-general of the International Co
- MARCH 23, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
an Hidalgo County jury decided to send Humberto
an Hidalgo County jury decided to send Humberto "Gallo" Garza III to death row for planning the murders of 6 men on Jan. 5, 2003.
- MARCH 23, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a bill designed to settle a long-running controversy over...
a bill designed to settle a long-running controversy over...
- MARCH 23, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Wayne Lee Bates.
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Wayne Lee Bates.
- MARCH 23, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. BULGARIAN NURSES' LAWYER VOWS TO HAVE DEATH SENTENCES OVERTURNED
Trajan Markovski, the lawyer of five Bulgarian nurses facing the death penalty in Libya for allegedly giving children AIDS-tainted blood, vowed to have their sentences overturned even though Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi called them "murderers". "Despite a
- MARCH 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY DEBATE 10 YEARS TOO LATE FOR NIE SHUBIN, EDITORIAL
- MARCH 23, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
TERRI SCHIAVO. THE VATICAN IS FUNDAMENTALIST ON EVERYTHING BUT THE DEATH PENALTY
the definitive ‘No’ by the Vatican on the question of euthanasia, does not correspond to its definitive ‘No’ against the death penalty,” declared Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia, in a dispute with the Vatican which had written in its daily, the Oss
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN UNION DISAPPOINTED WITH INDONESIA OVER APPLICATION OF DEATH SENTENCE
the European Union was disappointed with Indonesia for having applied a capital sentence against Mrs Astini, convicted of premeditated murder and mutilation.
- MARCH 22, 2005IrelandDEATH PENALTY
IRELAND. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BACKED BY 64% IN LIMERICK, POLL
a Fine Gael-organised survey found that 64% of people in Limerick would support the re-introduction of capital punishment for the murder of members of the security forces.
- MARCH 22, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. ACADEMICS CALL FOR AN END TO THE DEATH PENALTY
academics and civic groups in Thailand called for the abolition of capital punishment arguing that curing social problems and bringing criminal masterminds to justice would be much more effective.
- MARCH 22, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved legislation...
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved legislation...
- MARCH 22, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court decided 5-3 to restore a death sentence for William Payton.
the Supreme Court decided 5-3 to restore a death sentence for William Payton.
- MARCH 22, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. GOVERNMENT URGED TO EXECUTE CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICEKRS ON DEATH-ROW SOON
a member of the House of Representatives Commission III, Almuzammil Yusuf of the Prosperous Justice Party, called on the Indonesian government to implement the death sentences of a number of convicted drug traffickers soon.
- MARCH 21, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRTIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. NGOS DEMAND ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
a delegation of the NGOs, calling themselves the "Congolese Coalition Against Death Penalty," met national assembly speaker Olivier Kamitatu to submit their grievance.
- MARCH 21, 2005LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Thomas Deboue, sentenced to die for the 1984...
Thomas Deboue, sentenced to die for the 1984 murders of 2 children, will instead serve life in prison, a judge ruled.
- MARCH 21, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death.
a jury sentenced Wayne Kubsch to death.
- MARCH 21, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT AFFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING BANGLADESHI
the Federal Court of Malaysia in Bernama upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Francis Antonysamy for murdering a Bangladeshi man in oil palm estate in Temerloh. Francis, 33, had been sentenced to death by the Temerloh High Court for murderi
- MARCH 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER, SORCERY
Saudi national Zayed bin Ali bin Saleh al-Thabiti al-Maliki was executed for murdering a compatriot and having illicit sex with women, the Saudi Interior Ministry said. Al-Maliki was executed in Taif, a city in the Western part of the country.
- MARCH 21, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK. NO PARDON FOR RUTH ELLIS
documents revealed that 50 years after her death, convicted killer Ruth Ellis had been secretly denied a pardon by the British Government.