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- OCTOBER 1, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
A person sentenced for murder has caused the end of...
A person sentenced for murder has caused the end of another person's life but the killer could be used to help make reparation, said Bishop Peter Fox
- OCTOBER 1, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The British High Commissioner outlined the results...
The British High Commissioner outlined the results of a survey they had initiated to gauge public opinion about the death penalty in Papua New Guinea
- OCTOBER 1, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The Dzhayyl district court, Kyrgyzstan, sentenced two...
The Dzhayyl district court, Kyrgyzstan, sentenced two men to death after convicting them of murdering police officer Mirlan Abdydzhaparov
- OCTOBER 1, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
the Jamaica government said it wanted legislators to debate the issue of the death penalty
the Jamaica government said it wanted legislators to debate the issue of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 2004Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) finally published its report.
the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) finally published its report.
- OCTOBER 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Bukan
State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Bukan
- OCTOBER 1, 2004Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) finally published its report
the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) finally published its report
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment...
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment to a person for killing a farmer to acquire his property and also sentenced three builders to life imprisonment for participating in the conspiracy
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at...
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court...
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, for trafficking in 874
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death...
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death penalty that Kazakhstan imposed on December 17, 2003 would lead to its absolute abolishment, Dutch Ambassador to Kazakhstan Peter van Leeuwen said at a press conference in Almaty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau...
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death...
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death penalty that Kazakhstan imposed on December 17, 2003 would lead to its absolute abolishment, Dutch Ambassador to Kazakhstan Peter van Leeuwen said at a press conference in Almaty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold...
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold Amet, said PNG courts were not competent to handle cases which might involved the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known...
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known as Hitman number one who murdered nine people, including a friend whose head and hands he boiled after cutting up the body, Xinhua news agency said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Babul Hossain in absentia for killing a neighbour
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists...
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists and their accomplices began to be collected in the Kemerovo Region of Russia
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape...
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several...
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several young girls was hanged, Iranian newspapers reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted...
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug...
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for...
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for between five and 10 years for their roles in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Aden harbour in 2000
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative...
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative of Penal ReformInternational
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas...
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas suspected of smuggling arms across the Himalayan border had been sentenced to death, but confirmed that they were being tried