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- JUNE 2, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury says that Scott Erskine, who molested and strangled...
A jury says that Scott Erskine, who molested and strangled 2 boys in March 1993, should die for his crimes
- JUNE 2, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A May 2004 Gallup Poll found that a growing number...
A May 2004 Gallup Poll found that a growing number of Americans support a sentence of life without parole rather than the death penalty for those convicted of murder
- JUNE 2, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Carroll Joe Parr, 26, was sentenced to death in the...
Carroll Joe Parr, 26, was sentenced to death in the January 11, 2003 murder of Joel Dominguez during a drug-related robbery
- JUNE 2, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
four men named Nam Cam, Nguyen Viet Hung, Chau Phat Lai Em and Pham Van Minh were executed
four men named Nam Cam, Nguyen Viet Hung, Chau Phat Lai Em and Pham Van Minh were executed
- JUNE 2, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a man named Faiz Bakhsh was hanged in Pakistan for murder
a man named Faiz Bakhsh was hanged in Pakistan for murder
- JUNE 1, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Church was fighting for the abolition of the death...
The Church was fighting for the abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan, cardinal Paul Shan said in an interview for the Catholic press agency Fides
- JUNE 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese...
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese farmer in Chiang Rai, was sentenced to death by the Thai Criminal after being found guilty of possessing drugs with intent to sell
- JUNE 1, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Ahsan Habib Titu was sentenced to death in absentia...
Ahsan Habib Titu was sentenced to death in absentia by a Speedy Trail Tribunal and seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader at Dewanganj in Jamalpur district in 1999
- JUNE 1, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese...
Jengchiang, alias Archong sae Chee, a 42 year old Chinese farmer in Chiang Rai, was sentenced to death by the Thai Criminal after being found guilty of possessing drugs with intent to sell
- JUNE 1, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The bedrock conservative issue of the death penalty...
The bedrock conservative issue of the death penalty in Canada had been abandoned by the new Conservative party in its policy platform for the June 28, 2004 election
- JUNE 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Reza Foulad Amoli, head of Mazandaran's judiciary...
Mohammad Reza Foulad Amoli, head of Mazandaran's judiciary...
- MAY 31, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The incoming Netherlands presidency of the European...
The incoming Netherlands presidency of the European Union will verify Hands Off Cain's forecasts on the outcome of a moratorium resolution at the UN General Assembly and should they be confirmed, prompt a review of the EU's current policy to refrain from
- MAY 31, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi nationals and a Kuwaiti convicted of the...
Two Saudi nationals and a Kuwaiti convicted of the abduction, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl were executed in Kuwait, and their corpses displayed in public
- MAY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Supreme Court decided to quash a death sentence...
Iran's Supreme Court decided to quash a death sentence on dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari and would announce the decision shortly, the Iranian student news agency ISNA reported
- MAY 31, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi nationals and a Kuwaiti convicted of the...
Two Saudi nationals and a Kuwaiti convicted of the abduction, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl were executed in Kuwait, and their corpses displayed in public
- MAY 31, 2004NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The incoming Netherlands presidency of the European...
The incoming Netherlands presidency of the European Union will verify Hands Off Cain's forecasts on the outcome of a moratorium resolution at the UN General Assembly and should they be confirmed, prompt a review of the EU's current policy to refrain from
- MAY 31, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial...
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial against the Bulgarian medics in Libya, Paul Dubois, Assistant Deputy Minister at the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said after a meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Gergana Gruncharo
- MAY 31, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial...
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial against the Bulgarian medics in Libya, Paul Dubois, Assistant Deputy Minister at the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said after a meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Gergana Gruncharo
- MAY 31, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial...
Canada supported Bulgaria in connection with the trial against the Bulgarian medics in Libya, Paul Dubois, Assistant Deputy Minister at the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said after a meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Gergana Gruncharo
- MAY 30, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years on death row in the United States, said he would rather kill himself than spend any more time in prison
- MAY 30, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years on death row in the United States, said he would rather kill himself than spend any more time in prison
- MAY 30, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who has spent more than 17 years on death row in the United States, said he would rather kill himself than spend any more time in prison
- MAY 30, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents arrested 32 men and women at a birthday party.
agents arrested 32 men and women at a birthday party.
- MAY 30, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the decree issued by...
according to the decree issued by...
- MAY 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian judiciary had started to take steps to...
The Iranian judiciary had started to take steps to quash the death sentence re-imposed on dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, following orders from Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the official IRNA news agency reported
- MAY 29, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Van Xuan, a 27-year-old builder, was sentenced...
Hoang Van Xuan, a 27-year-old builder, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of murdering three members of one family and looting their house
- MAY 29, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
At a symposium on capital punishment in Tokyo, sponsored...
At a symposium on capital punishment in Tokyo, sponsored by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Renny Cushing, the executive director of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, also the son of a murdered man in the US, said bereaved families of
- MAY 29, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
At a symposium on capital punishment in Tokyo, sponsored...
At a symposium on capital punishment in Tokyo, sponsored by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Renny Cushing, the executive director of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, also the son of a murdered man in the US, said bereaved families of
- MAY 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering...
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering his Chinese girlfriend and her sister
- MAY 28, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering...
A South Korean man was executed in China on for murdering his Chinese girlfriend and her sister