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- OCTOBER 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
in Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court threw out Gary Black's conviction and death sentence
in Jefferson City, the Missouri Supreme Court threw out Gary Black's conviction and death sentence
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
the case of Hatam Gorgi's death sentence has been referred
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two men by the names of Jalil N. and Ali N. were sentenced
two men by the names of Jalil N. and Ali N. were sentenced
- OCTOBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the sentences for execution of two male youngsters were issued
the sentences for execution of two male youngsters were issued
- OCTOBER 22, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland's parliament narrowly rejected a proposal by...
Poland's parliament narrowly rejected a proposal by right-wing lawmakers to restore the death penalty, abolished in 1997
- OCTOBER 22, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chairman of the State Duma Security Committee Vladimir...
Chairman of the State Duma Security Committee Vladimir Vasilyev said the country should not hurry with the annulment of the death penalty moratorium
- OCTOBER 22, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Chairperson of the National...
Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Chairperson of the National Study Group on Death Penalty, publicly presented the Report of the Study Group
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUCCESSFUL JOINT MISSION BY ITALIAN SENATE AND HOC
October 22, 2004: a joint delegation of members of the Italian Senate’s and HOC officials has concluded a four-day visit to Zambia. The mission aimed to discuss and support moves towards death penalty abolition.
- OCTOBER 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN DECLINES TO TRAIN IRAQIS FOR SADDAM TRIAL
the United Nations has rejected a request from Iraqi leaders to train some 30 judges and prosecutors who would be trying former President Saddam Hussein, in part because Baghdad has the death penalty, a UN spokesman said.
- OCTOBER 22, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that...
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that...
- OCTOBER 21, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene...
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene with the competent organs with the aim of suspending the execution" of Dominique Green slated for October 26 in the US state of Texas was tabled in the Chamber of Representatives by a bipartisan
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the...
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission and HOC officials marked the point of no return in the process towards abolition in the country judging from political commitments made and the huge public exposu
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the...
A four-day visit to Zambia by a delegation from the Italian Senate's Human Rights Commission and HOC officials marked the point of no return in the process towards abolition in the country judging from political commitments made and the huge public exposu
- OCTOBER 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene...
A resolution committing the Italian government to "intervene with the competent organs with the aim of suspending the execution" of Dominique Green slated for October 26 in the US state of Texas was tabled in the Chamber of Representatives by a bipartisan
- OCTOBER 21, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Anna Keral Galang, a representative in the Western...
Anna Keral Galang, a representative in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea strongly called on the National Government to hang rapists and on the courts to issue the death penalty for the offence
- OCTOBER 21, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International and the Australian government...
Amnesty International and the Australian government urged Singapore to spare the life of Nguyen Tuong Van, an Australian man sentenced to hang for heroin trafficking
- OCTOBER 21, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International and the Australian government...
Amnesty International and the Australian government urged Singapore to spare the life of Nguyen Tuong Van, an Australian man sentenced to hang for heroin trafficking
- OCTOBER 21, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists and legal experts denounced...
Human rights activists and legal experts denounced Lebanon's death penalty as immoral and ineffective at stopping crime at a seminar held at Saint Esprit Kaslik University
- OCTOBER 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
two Nigerian Muslim women sentenced to death by stoning
two Nigerian Muslim women sentenced to death by stoning
- OCTOBER 21, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
a Rogers County jury decided Benjamin Robert Cole Sr. should die
a Rogers County jury decided Benjamin Robert Cole Sr. should die
- OCTOBER 20, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three Bangladeshis were sentenced to death in their...
Three Bangladeshis were sentenced to death in their absence for their part in the 1975 "Jail Killings" of four people seen as heroes of the independence struggle
- OCTOBER 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider...
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider abandoning firing squads in favour of a mechanised gun to execute criminals because shaky individuals can miss their target
- OCTOBER 20, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
The Spanish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission...
The Spanish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission unanimously approved a text committing the Spanish government to present a resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions with a view to abolition at the UN General Assembly
- OCTOBER 20, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Gaza court of first instance sentenced Yousef Hasan...
The Gaza court of first instance sentenced Yousef Hasan Abdullah Al-Sinwar, from Khan Younis district, to death, after finding him guilty of collaborating with a Zionist security apparatus in liquidating three Palestinian resistance fighters and wounding
- OCTOBER 20, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Singapore court upheld the death sentence for a 24-year-old...
A Singapore court upheld the death sentence for a 24-year-old Australian man of Vietnamese origin found guilty of smuggling 400 grams (14 ounces) of heroin while in transit at the island's main airport
- OCTOBER 20, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Singapore court upheld the death sentence for a 24-year-old...
A Singapore court upheld the death sentence for a 24-year-old Australian man of Vietnamese origin found guilty of smuggling 400 grams (14 ounces) of heroin while in transit at the island's main airport
- OCTOBER 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Ricky Morrow was executed in the Texas
Ricky Morrow was executed in the Texas
- OCTOBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of Iran's conservative judiciary, Ayatollah...
The head of Iran's conservative judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, quashed a stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery and an amputation sentence for a thief
- OCTOBER 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman convicted in the largest case of drug trafficking...
A woman convicted in the largest case of drug trafficking in China's capital in more than 50 years was executed, Chinanews
- OCTOBER 19, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced three...
The Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced three genocide convicts to death and one other to a 20-year prison term for killing 207 people in East and West Harerge zones in 1991