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- MARCH 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Saadollah Rahimi and Dalir Mohammadi, two Iranians...
Saadollah Rahimi and Dalir Mohammadi, two Iranians convicted of kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old boy eight days previously, were executed by hanging in the western Kurdish town of Baneh
- MARCH 8, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The Jamaica government warned criminals that the authorities...
The Jamaica government warned criminals that the authorities would move swiftly against them, as law enforcement officials urged the Patterson administration to resume capital punishment
- MARCH 8, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Francisco Juan "Paco" Larranaga, one of the six convicted...
Francisco Juan "Paco" Larranaga, one of the six convicted perpetrators in the controversial rape-slay of Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong in 1997, asked the Supreme Court to reverse its February 3 ruling elevating his sentence from two life terms to death by
- MARCH 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Gao Pan was executed for a crime committed in 2001, possibly before he was 18 years old.
Gao Pan was executed for a crime committed in 2001, possibly before he was 18 years old.
- MARCH 6, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia...
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced Nigerian Stephen Rasyaad Akinyemi, 35, to death by firing squad for drug smuggling
- MARCH 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia...
Judges at the Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced Nigerian Stephen Rasyaad Akinyemi, 35, to death by firing squad for drug smuggling
- MARCH 6, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Suhail alias Lali was sentenced to death fine of Rs...
Suhail alias Lali was sentenced to death fine of Rs 50,000 in Lahore, Pakistan, by Additional District and Sessions Judge Najam-ul-Hassan Bukhari for murdering a property dealer
- MARCH 6, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Umer Shahid was sentenced to death sentence with a...
Umer Shahid was sentenced to death sentence with a fine of Rs
- MARCH 6, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Tahir Waseem was sentenced to death with a fine of Rs
Tahir Waseem was sentenced to death with a fine of Rs
- MARCH 5, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A Rwandan court sentenced nine people to death and...
A Rwandan court sentenced nine people to death and one to life imprisonment over the killing of a survivor who was due to testify about their role in the country's 1994 genocide
- MARCH 5, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xu Ming, Luo Shoujun, Cao Zhenjun, three members of...
Xu Ming, Luo Shoujun, Cao Zhenjun, three members of a mafia-like gang, were sentenced to death by an intermediate court in Dalian city, Liaoning province in northeastern China, for theft, assault and kidnapping
- MARCH 4, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Song Dae Ri, a North Korean defector, thanked Canada...
Song Dae Ri, a North Korean defector, thanked Canada for saving him after it decided not to deport him to probable execution in his homeland
- MARCH 4, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Song Dae Ri, a North Korean defector, thanked Canada...
Song Dae Ri, a North Korean defector, thanked Canada for saving him after it decided not to deport him to probable execution in his homeland
- MARCH 4, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeal, sitting in Nakuru, Kenya, upheld...
A Court of Appeal, sitting in Nakuru, Kenya, upheld a decision to send to the gallows Albert Kitur Kimaiyo, a catechist, and Pastor Benedict Wanjala Biketi, for murder
- MARCH 4, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 19-year-old, named only as Ahmed A was sentenced...
A 19-year-old, named only as Ahmed A was sentenced to death in Jordan after killing a 40-year-old German woman in September 2003 and then having sex with her corpse before stealing her money, the Jordan Times newspaper said the defendant started crying wh
- MARCH 4, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among...
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among 23 persons sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in Indonesia since the country enacted strong laws to curb drugs trafficking in 1997
- MARCH 4, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Shaikh Amjad was hanged till death in Karachi Central...
Shaikh Amjad was hanged till death in Karachi Central Prison, Pakistan, on the orders of the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi
- MARCH 4, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among...
It was reported that five Nepalese nationals were among 23 persons sentenced to death for drugs trafficking in Indonesia since the country enacted strong laws to curb drugs trafficking in 1997
- MARCH 4, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ngo Viet Anh, 27, was executed by firing squad after...
Ngo Viet Anh, 27, was executed by firing squad after being convicted of killing a rival gangster in a turf war for control of the crime scene in Vietnam's northeastern port city of Haiphong
- MARCH 4, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa's New National Party criticised Democratic...
South Africa's New National Party criticised Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon for his latest stance on the death penalty, saying his opportunism knew no end
- MARCH 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Hojatol Islam Taqwa sentenced a man to execution
Hojatol Islam Taqwa sentenced a man to execution
- MARCH 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man identified as Kamal Jabarpour, was hanged...
An Iranian man identified as Kamal Jabarpour, was hanged publicly in a square in the north-western Iranian town of Morand after being found guilty of murder and armed robbery, the Qods newspaper reported
- MARCH 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Some 318 members of the 630-seat Italian lower house...
Some 318 members of the 630-seat Italian lower house of parliament, a majority including leftists and conservatives, supported a petition by the Mujahedeen Khalq, an Iranian opposition group, that thousands of their fighters not be extradited from Iraq to
- MARCH 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Some 318 members of the 630-seat Italian lower house...
Some 318 members of the 630-seat Italian lower house of parliament, a majority including leftists and conservatives, supported a petition by the Mujahedeen Khalq, an Iranian opposition group, that thousands of their fighters not be extradited from Iraq to
- MARCH 3, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was set to complain to US President Bush at...
Mexico was set to complain to US President Bush at talks to be held in Texas about Oklahoma's plans to execute a Mexican convict, Osvaldo Torres, on May 18
- MARCH 3, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Nibarsha, 45, after convicting him of for killing his wife
- MARCH 3, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was set to complain to US President Bush at...
Mexico was set to complain to US President Bush at talks to be held in Texas about Oklahoma's plans to execute a Mexican convict, Osvaldo Torres, on May 18
- MARCH 3, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death Phan Phripwai...
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death Phan Phripwai and Phongsri Kulasithi, female, for trading 250,000 methamphetamine tablets
- MARCH 3, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Marcus Cotton was executed this evening
In Huntsville, Marcus Cotton was executed this evening
- MARCH 3, 2004DEATH PENALTY
South Dakota abolished the juvenile death penalty,...
South Dakota abolished the juvenile death penalty, bringing to 31 the number of states that do not execute youthful offenders for crimes committed at the age of 16 or 17