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- FEBRUARY 25, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court...
The Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court ruling sentencing to death Ryoji Ui for murdering Tamami Okatake, a female friend, and abandoning her body in Okayama Prefecture on August 9, 2001 while he was on parole
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation...
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation allowing juries to impose life in prison in capital murder cases instead of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors in Phoenix handed down the death penalty to...
Jurors in Phoenix handed down the death penalty to convicted killer Steven Newell
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004New YorkDEATH PENALTY
The life of Monroe County's only death row inmate,...
The life of Monroe County's only death row inmate, Angel Mateo, was spared today
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance...
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance of trial lawyers, Superior Court Judge Ron Stephens, who presided over the original trial, concluded that Donald John Scanlon should be sentenced anew for the apparent asphyxiation of 64-year-ol
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States accused China's communist leaders...
The United States accused China's communist leaders of backsliding on their human rights record as arrests of democracy activists and extrajudicial killings continued apace during 2003
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Tien, a 21-year-old Vietnamese man, was...
Nguyen Van Tien, a 21-year-old Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death by firing squad after being convicted of murdering and robbing a woman to fund the purchase of a fighting cock
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two armed robbers identified only as Mahmoud and Mehdi...
Two armed robbers identified only as Mahmoud and Mehdi were publicly hanged in the northern Caspian Sea port town of Gaz after being found guilty of multiple counts of armed robbery of jewellery stores
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror"...
Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror" for his violent run of crime, was hanged at dawn in a prison in the south-western town of Marvdasht
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
The state House of Representatives voted 36-34 to outlaw...
The state House of Representatives voted 36-34 to outlaw the death penalty for crimes committed when a person is younger than 18
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court lifted the death sentence for Delma...
The Supreme Court lifted the death sentence for Delma Banks, who claimed that prosecutors played dirty and withheld evidence at his trial
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwean opposition...
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai began winding up with the state prosecutor declaring him guilty of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe - a crime that carries the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province...
A court in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province sentenced Sun Weimin, Chen Bo, Du Jun and Li Luhe to death, with a two years probation, in a major drug-trafficking case involving 94 tons of caffeine
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The Ethiopian Federal High Court in Addis Ababa sentenced...
The Ethiopian Federal High Court in Addis Ababa sentenced Maj Tsehaye Woldeselase to death by firing squad after convicting him of killing Ethiopia's former Security, Immigration and Refugee Affairs General Manager Kinfe Gebremedhin
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
"In Jamaica, which has the highest rate of police shootings...
"In Jamaica, which has the highest rate of police shootings per capita in the world, evidence repeatedly contradicts police claims that they were fired upon first and indicates instead a disturbing pattern of extrajudicial executions," Amnesty said in a r
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Many people are shot dead by police forces who do not...
Many people are shot dead by police forces who do not follow United Nations standards on using lethal force only where necessary and in self-defence, Amnesty International said
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent...
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent to death row in 1998 for killing a convenience store clerk, will now serve the rest of his life in prison
- FEBRUARY 21, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it was considering a response...
The European Union said it was considering a response to the decision by Vietnam's Government to stop releasing details about the use of the death penalty in the country
- FEBRUARY 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it was considering a response...
The European Union said it was considering a response to the decision by Vietnam's Government to stop releasing details about the use of the death penalty in the country
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan High Court sentenced Samson Iga, 23, Muhamed...
The Ugandan High Court sentenced Samson Iga, 23, Muhamed Lukabwe, 29 and Siraji Bisaso, 26, to death for robbery
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Additional District and Session Court of Daska,...
The Additional District and Session Court of Daska, Pakistan, awarded a death sentence on four counts with a fine of Rs
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 20, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
In Trenton, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate...
In Trenton, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, by unanimous decision, halted all executions in New Jersey, saying the state's regulations for lethal injection killings "appear to be arbitrary and unreasonable
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
John Drummond Jr
John Drummond Jr
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Ruizhong, was executed in Nanning, the capital...
Wan Ruizhong, was executed in Nanning, the capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for bribery and abuse of power
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged...
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged Jaish-e-Mohd militant Mohd Afzal, given death penalty by the Delhi High Court for the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, and issued notice to the Delhi Government on his petition challenging th
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004WyomingDEATH PENALTY
In Cheyenne, The Wyoming House of Representatives voted...
In Cheyenne, The Wyoming House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly this morning to ban the execution of juvenile offenders
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
In Pierre, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3...
In Pierre, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3 for SB182
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Corey Williams, convicted of the robbery-murder of...
Corey Williams, convicted of the robbery-murder of a pizza delivery man is mentally retarded and not be subject to the death penalty, Caddo District Judge Scott Crichton ruled today in ordering him taken off death row
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
President Vicente Fox proposed writing the death penalty...
President Vicente Fox proposed writing the death penalty out of Mexican law