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- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death...
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death sentences of a man who said space aliens were in control of his body when he killed 2 women in 1993
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle...
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle was resentenced to life without parole for the 1997 rape-murder of Cynthia Quinn
- AUGUST 9, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended...
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended he had nothing to do with the May 29, 1997robbery and murder of a grocer
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to...
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for his role in the worst act of domestic terrorism in U
- AUGUST 9, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned...
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a man who killed two girls in Pickens County
- AUGUST 9, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
- AUGUST 9, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
- AUGUST 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty...
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty for murderers, drug traffickers and those endangering national security
- AUGUST 8, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
- AUGUST 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said...
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said he agreed with the Indonesian government's recent decision to carry out the execution of Indian national Ayodya Prasad Chaubery who had been sentenced to death for a major drug offence
- AUGUST 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of the Information Center
the head of the Information Center
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight...
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight to avoid execution for killing 4 people in Chino Hills in 1983 was dealt a major setback when new DNA tests determined that hairs found on the victims probably belonged to them, and not to another suspect
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
- AUGUST 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
- AUGUST 5, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan...
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan Raree, 42, to life imprisonment by a court in Bangladesh for the murder of a neighbour
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee...
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee criticised President A