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- MARCH 14, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
a Butler County judge has ruled that a man who's spent the last 20 years on death row won't be executed.
- MARCH 14, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR FILIPINOS BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Taef. Miguel Fernandez, Sergio Aldana, Wilfredo Batista and Antonio Alviza were convicted of murdering Jaimie de la Cruz.
- MARCH 14, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CALDEROLI’S STATEMENT ON UNABOMBER DANGEROUS, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain Secretary and Radical Party board member, Sergio D’Elia, warned about the dangerous consequences of Minister Roberto Calderoli’s proposal to offer a reward for the Italian Unabomber and to sentence him to death if caught.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR RAPE AND ARMED ROBBERY
two Iranians were hanged in public in Bandar-Abbas in southern Iran after they were found guilty of rape and armed robbery.
- MARCH 14, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA CANNOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY: WEN
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that China "cannot" abolish the death penalty due to the country's "national conditions," but outlined hoped for regulations on how the state imposes capital punishment.
- MARCH 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
Bahram Oroumand and Saed Hussien, two youths, were sentenced to death
- MARCH 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR BANK RAID MURDERS
Ali Sookhtezadeh was hanged in public in Ahvaz, south-western Iran, for murdering five people during a bank robbery.
- MARCH 13, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
a McMinn County Jury has decided the fate of Harold Hester
- MARCH 13, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO GAY LOVERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed two men who beat to death a Pakistani to stop him exposing their "shameful" homosexual relationship, the country’s Interior Ministry said. It said Ahmed al-Enezi and Shahir al-Roubli, both Saudis, ran over Malik Khan in their car, be
- MARCH 13, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. 'INDIA CARRIED OUT 1,422 EXECUTIONS IN A DECADE', RIGHTS GROUP
the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), a leading Indian civil rights group, said that 1,422 executions were carried out in a single decade (1953-63) across the country.
- MARCH 12, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Sherman today ordered execution for a man accused...
a jury in Sherman today ordered execution for a man accused in a triple slaying and convicted of one of the killings.
- MARCH 11, 2005MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a St. Louis County jury recommended that Vincent McFadden be sentenced to death
a St. Louis County jury recommended that Vincent McFadden be sentenced to death
- MARCH 11, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Taylor Helzer and his younger brother Justin Alan Helzer have been formally sentenced to death
Taylor Helzer and his younger brother Justin Alan Helzer have been formally sentenced to death
- MARCH 11, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Gregory Rouster, originally sentenced to death for...
Gregory Rouster, originally sentenced to death for the slayings of his foster parents has been resentenced to 60 years in prison.
- MARCH 11, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
William Dillard Powell was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
William Dillard Powell was executed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
- MARCH 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TOP ISLAMIC COURT THROWS OUT GANGRAPE ACQUITTAL
Pakistan's top Islamic court, the Federal Shariat Court based in Islamabad, threw out the acquittal of five people convicted of raping a woman on the orders of a tribal village jury.
- MARCH 11, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. SCOT ON DEATH ROW IN NIGERIA HAS MURDER CONVICTION QUASHED
the family of Scottish businessman Ian Millar, sentenced to death in Nigeria, spoke of their relief after his murder conviction was overturned. Millar, 56, spent a year and a half on death row after being found guilty of killing Anne Marie Gale, his girlf
- MARCH 11, 2005DEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment of the compliance of the death-penalty provisions in the Criminal Code with the Constitution, following a request from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly.
- MARCH 11, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment...
the Constitutional Court concluded its assessment of the compliance of the death-penalty provisions in the Criminal Code with the Constitution, following a request from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly.
- MARCH 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. END TO BEHEADING OF NATIONALS IN SAUDI ARABIA URGED
the Gandheeya Navasakthi Sanghom party urged the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to take immediate steps to end the beheading of Indian citizens by the Saudi Arabian authorities on charges of drug trafficking.
- MARCH 10, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Vo Van Viet, a Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death for murder after dowsing his victim with gasoline and setting him on fire in a drunken dispute.
- MARCH 10, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Laura W. Hamilton followed a jury's recommendation
Circuit Judge Laura W. Hamilton followed a jury's recommendation
- MARCH 10, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
In Tucson, John Montenegro Cruz was sentenced to death
In Tucson, John Montenegro Cruz was sentenced to death
- MARCH 10, 2005South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON DEATH ROW PRISONERS
sixty-two prisoners were still under sentence of death although the death penalty was declared invalid in South Africa 10 years ago, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg heard.
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two men convicted of robbery were publicly given 74 lashes each
two men convicted of robbery were publicly given 74 lashes each
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED, ROBBERS LASHED
Asghar Mohammadzadeh, an Iranian man convicted of murdering two brothers, was hanged before dawn in a prison in the north-eastern city of Mashhad.
- MARCH 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. JUDICIARY ENDS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AGHAJARI
Iran's judiciary has ended proceedings against the country's top academic dissident, a man who faced the death penalty for telling Iranians not to follow their ruling clerics ''like monkeys'', his lawyer said.
- MARCH 10, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANA, USA. WALLACE PUT TO DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION
Donald Wallace, convicted of killing two children and their parents during a burglary 25 years ago, was executed by the state of Indiana on. Wallace, 47, was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. EST following an injection of lethal chemicals at the Indiana State
- MARCH 9, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO CONVICTED OF RAPING AND KILLING 8 YEAR OLD
the Kamrup District and Sessions Court in Guwahati, India, sentenced to death two people in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl.
- MARCH 9, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. KAYUNGA OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR TREASON CONVICTS
the death penalty should not be applied in Uganda to people convicted of treason.