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- OCTOBER 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two people on death row in Evin Prison were sent to the gallows
two people on death row in Evin Prison were sent to the gallows
- OCTOBER 12, 2004United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian national was sentenced to death in the UAE...
An Iranian national was sentenced to death in the UAE after being convicted of smuggling 20
- OCTOBER 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese drug dealers were executed by lethal injection...
Two Chinese drug dealers were executed by lethal injection in Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu province
- OCTOBER 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian national was sentenced to death in the UAE...
An Iranian national was sentenced to death in the UAE after being convicted of smuggling 20
- OCTOBER 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh...
A man was sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh for throwing acid on a girl in Nandirbazar village that left her blind in one eye
- OCTOBER 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted two youths...
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted two youths and sentenced them to death after convicting them of killing a four-and-a-half-year-old boy
- OCTOBER 12, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Zulkipli Othman, 30, of Terengganu, was sentenced to...
Zulkipli Othman, 30, of Terengganu, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after being found guilty of trafficking in 237
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
- OCTOBER 12, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
James Nathaniel Bryant III's sentence for the June 5, 2000 killing of police Cpl. Dennis Lyden is death - again.
James Nathaniel Bryant III's sentence for the June 5, 2000 killing of police Cpl. Dennis Lyden is death - again.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Donald Loren Aldrich was executed.
Donald Loren Aldrich was executed.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
- OCTOBER 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
death sentences have been issued for two people
death sentences have been issued for two people
- OCTOBER 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Aslam Gain and co-accused Borhan were sentenced to...
Aslam Gain and co-accused Borhan were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Gain's wife on July 26, 2001 at Delarbati village in Bangladesh
- OCTOBER 11, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef...
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef after he was convicted of murder
- OCTOBER 11, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for...
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for murdering and stealing money from a gasoline vendor in order to buy heroin
- OCTOBER 11, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the...
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the 'Varela project' that aims to gather signatures for a referendum to propose the introduction of a multi-party system in Cuba - were arrested by Castro's regime on March 18, 2003
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the...
The 75 dissidents - many of whom supporters of the 'Varela project' that aims to gather signatures for a referendum to propose the introduction of a multi-party system in Cuba - were arrested by Castro's regime on March 18, 2003
- OCTOBER 11, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba in March 2003 and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition in Rome to draw attention to their pl
- OCTOBER 11, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba in March 2003 and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition in Rome to draw attention to their pl
- OCTOBER 11, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines renewed their...
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines renewed their appeal to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, chair of the Women's Committee...
Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, chair of the Women's Committee of the NCRI urged all international human rights and women's rights bodies to act immediately to prevent the execution of Fatemeh Haqiqatjou who is going to be hanged in the coming days. Fatemeh was sent
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to...
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to go, Saji Thomas, secretary of interim National Executive Committee of Amnesty International India, said
- OCTOBER 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in south...
The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in south China's Guangdong Province sentenced to death Zhang Qisheng and sentenced nine others to terms of up to life imprisonment for trafficking 12
- OCTOBER 10, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen's attorney general in Sanaa called for the death...
Yemen's attorney general in Sanaa called for the death penalty for five Yemenis who had been tried over the issue of blowing up the "Limburg" oil tanker in 2002; the five had been sentenced by the elementary court to 10 year imprisonment
- OCTOBER 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Solaiman Hossain was sentenced to death in Bangladesh...
Solaiman Hossain was sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing his wife for dowry in a remote village of the country's Bera district
- OCTOBER 10, 2004MarylandDEATH PENALTY
A Baltimore County judge has resentenced former death...
A Baltimore County judge has resentenced former death row inmate Kevin Wiggins to life in prison
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a family of four...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a family of four was hanged publicly in the northeastern city of Mashhad
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was publicly...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was publicly hanged in the southern city of Ahwaz
- OCTOBER 10, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Attorney General has opposed the constitutional...
Uganda's Attorney General has opposed the constitutional petition signed by 417 death row inmates against the death penalty, reported New Vision
- OCTOBER 10, 2004SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
forensic experts in Bosnia investigated a site believed to contain the remains of more than 100 Muslim civilians Serb forces.
forensic experts in Bosnia investigated a site believed to contain the remains of more than 100 Muslim civilians Serb forces.