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- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two death sentences imposed before the South African...
Two death sentences imposed before the South African Constitutional court abolished the death penalty in 1995 were set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein
- SEPTEMBER 23, 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 official news agency IRNA reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on...
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on after being convicted of the massacre of 22 members of a rival clan two years ago, judicial sources said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the...
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the death penalty following the Beslan massacre, the Moscow Times reported
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters has been hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah...
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah Noorzehi was hanged in public in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Toshio Hosoya was sentenced to death at the Akita District...
Toshio Hosoya was sentenced to death at the Akita District Court in Japan for killing his wife and her mother to obtain insurance money
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered...
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered that she had lied about her son's age at her trial in order to escape the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah...
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah Noorzehi was hanged in public in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Brenda Andrew has been formally sentenced to death
Brenda Andrew has been formally sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Charles Wesley Roache gave up his appeals to demonstrate his remorse for 6 murders in 1999.
Charles Wesley Roache gave up his appeals to demonstrate his remorse for 6 murders in 1999.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers have been executed Tuesday in...
Four drug traffickers have been executed Tuesday in Nanchang, capital city of east China's Jiangxi province, for trafficking and selling 27
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A group of lawmakers in the Philippines pledged to...
A group of lawmakers in the Philippines pledged to move for the speedy enactment of measures to repeal the Death Penalty Law
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts...
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts would have a "comprehensive and objective" view of its judicial system and treatment of crime suspects by police
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Faraz...
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Faraz Ali of Ilshimari village in Iswardi after convicting him of killing his wife
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The Department of Correctional Services in Jamaica...
The Department of Correctional Services in Jamaica said it would be seeking legal advice on the status of several death row inmates who had been staging various protests for the past week
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts...
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts would have a "comprehensive and objective" view of its judicial system and treatment of crime suspects by police
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Sabuj, 28, and Habib were sentenced to death in Bangladesh,...
Sabuj, 28, and Habib were sentenced to death in Bangladesh, the latter in absentia, after being convicted of shooting down a neighbour out of enmity at Azampur, Uttara