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- OCTOBER 29, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court scrapped a lower court ruling...
The Tokyo High Court scrapped a lower court ruling that sentenced Masahito Sakamoto to life imprisonment for brutally murdering a girl then demanding ransom from her family, and ordered that he be executed for his crime
- OCTOBER 29, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Louise Harris, facing a death sentence for the murder-for-hire slaying...
Louise Harris, facing a death sentence for the murder-for-hire slaying...
- OCTOBER 28, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration...
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration in the area of human rights in Iran, in particular those relating to press freedom and the death penalty
- OCTOBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration...
The European Parliament expressed alarm at the deterioration in the area of human rights in Iran, in particular those relating to press freedom and the death penalty
- OCTOBER 28, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood...
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood in Haiti by men witnesses identified as police officers
- OCTOBER 28, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian authorities agreed to review a 45-year-old...
Canadian authorities agreed to review a 45-year-old death sentence case against a 14-year-old found guilty of raping and murdering a classmate
- OCTOBER 27, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Alleged beatings and worsening conditions have claimed...
Alleged beatings and worsening conditions have claimed the lives of at least 56 inmates in Meru prison in eastern Kenya since January, the Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU), a non-governmental watchdog, said
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training...
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training prisoners to become hangmen so it could deal with the convicts it had on death row, State Jail Minister Raghvendra Pratap Singh said
- OCTOBER 27, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan court sentenced to death three Afghans convicted...
An Afghan court sentenced to death three Afghans convicted of killing 11 Chinese road engineers in the north-eastern province of Kunduz in June 2004, Supreme Court Judge Abdul Bari Bakhtyari said
- OCTOBER 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering...
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering his boss in southern Vietnam
- OCTOBER 27, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Comanche County jury sentences a man convicted of 3 counts of capital murder to death.
a Comanche County jury sentences a man convicted of 3 counts of capital murder to death.
- OCTOBER 27, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has urged U.S. House and Senate conferees...
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has urged U.S. House and Senate conferees...
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Erick Virgil Hall will face death for raping and murdering
Erick Virgil Hall will face death for raping and murdering
- OCTOBER 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
in Rome, 2 ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for...
- OCTOBER 27, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Harris County jury voted to give Anthony Allen Shore the death penalty.
a Harris County jury voted to give Anthony Allen Shore the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IndianaDEATH PENALTY
for killing Kay Peckat, 52, and Chandler Simpson, 59, Odell Corley will pay with his own life.
for killing Kay Peckat, 52, and Chandler Simpson, 59, Odell Corley will pay with his own life.
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IowaDEATH PENALTY
in Sioux City, jurors chose the death penalty for drug dealer Dustin Honken
in Sioux City, jurors chose the death penalty for drug dealer Dustin Honken
- OCTOBER 26, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese Armed forces and the Military Intelligence...
The Sudanese Armed forces and the Military Intelligence arrested two men and two minors from the Birgid tribe, from a place between Janjonat and Labanti villages, near Doumma 12 Km North of Nyala, Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT) reported
- OCTOBER 26, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's National Assembly passed a bill that prescribes...
Pakistan's National Assembly passed a bill that prescribes the death penalty for those who kill women in the name of family honour
- OCTOBER 26, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for murder
Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for murder
- OCTOBER 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Dominique Green was executed this evening
Dominique Green was executed this evening
- OCTOBER 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) raided a house-party
agents of Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) raided a house-party
- OCTOBER 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a student by the name of Soroush Farhadian was sentenced to one year prison
a student by the name of Soroush Farhadian was sentenced to one year prison
- OCTOBER 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian court sentenced a young man by the name of Mehdi to death
an Iranian court sentenced a young man by the name of Mehdi to death
- OCTOBER 25, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Naseerabad, Pakistan, sentenced...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Naseerabad, Pakistan, sentenced six people to death in absentia
- OCTOBER 25, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Roman Catholic Church has published its long-awaited...
The Roman Catholic Church has published its long-awaited Compendium of the Social Doctrine
- OCTOBER 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
at least 150 people have been arrested over the past two days
at least 150 people have been arrested over the past two days
- OCTOBER 24, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death and another to life...
Two men were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for the murder of a Jubo League leader at Ispahani bazaar in Bandar, Bangladesh
- OCTOBER 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the sentence for a 25-year-old man has been upheld.
the sentence for a 25-year-old man has been upheld.
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Some 150 to 160 Arab fighters have appeared in Iraqi...
Some 150 to 160 Arab fighters have appeared in Iraqi courts charged with carrying out terrorist attacks and could face the death penalty if convicted, the justice minister said