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- JANUARY 19, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative...
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative actions to supersede capital punishment imposed for certain crimes in the country, Parliamentary Secretary to the National Unity and Social Development Ministry Datuk Veerasingam said
- JANUARY 19, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties...
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties ordered by the Delhi High Court against Mohammed Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, two Kashmiri Muslims, for their role in an attack on India's parliament on 13 December 2001
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Jacque Sarraf, former president of the Lebanese Industrialists' Association said: "After hearing the statements made by the executed and their family members, one cannot help but feel sor
- JANUARY 19, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 19, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following...
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following a one day trial by the People's Court of the southern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam
- JANUARY 19, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 19, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Raffiq Mohamed Aslam, 42, was sentenced to...
Mohamed Raffiq Mohamed Aslam, 42, was sentenced to death for murdering a former colleague, Madam Saratha Sangeo, 50
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Hands Off Cain General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said: "Europe's appeals against the resumption of executions in Lebanon would have been more credible and strong if the EU had presented and
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
- JANUARY 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government is planning to implement judicial...
The Chinese government is planning to implement judicial reforms that could sharply reduce its use of the death penalty
- JANUARY 18, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Santiago, a member of the Philippine parliament...
Joseph Santiago, a member of the Philippine parliament and an anti-death penalty crusader in the country, urged church leaders to seek the intervention of Pope John Paul II to stop the scheduled execution of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two convicte
- JANUARY 18, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Bill offers inmates death option Prisoners sentenced...
Bill offers inmates death option Prisoners sentenced to life without parole could petition a court for the death penalty under a bill filed by Sen
- JANUARY 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shenzhen Intermediate Court in China's Guangdong...
The Shenzhen Intermediate Court in China's Guangdong Province sentenced Yang Gaiqing, President of Shenzhen Huiwei Industry and Trade Limited Company, to death for smuggling and tax evasion
- JANUARY 17, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were...
Three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were executed at dawn in the first use of the death penalty in the country since public hangings in 1998
- JANUARY 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people described as criminal gang leaders were...
Seven people described as criminal gang leaders were sentenced to death by a court in north China's Taiyuan city and executed
- JANUARY 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The controversial German anatomist Gunther von Hagens...
The controversial German anatomist Gunther von Hagens used the corpses of executed Chinese prisoners to create his exhibitions of synthetically preserved human bodies, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported
- JANUARY 17, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Akhter Hossain, 26, after convicting him of raping and killing eight year old Mina Akhter Monu of Dewli Chowrapara in Bandar in 1997 as she went to the Shitalakhya river to take a bath
- JANUARY 17, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Rusk, Cherokee County jury sentenced Richard Cobb,...
In Rusk, Cherokee County jury sentenced Richard Cobb, 19, to die by lethal injection
- JANUARY 17, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union was planning to expand its campaign...
The European Union was planning to expand its campaign against capital punishment worldwide as part of its reign policy, an EU official said
- JANUARY 17, 2004DEATH PENALTY
THREE EXECUTED AT DAWN IN LEBANON, FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE 1998
January 17, 2004: three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were executed at dawn on Saturday in the first use of the death penalty in the country since public hangings took place in 1998.
- JANUARY 16, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that...
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that six prisoners on death row had their sentences reduced to life in prison with hard labour
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that...
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that six prisoners on death row had their sentences reduced to life in prison with hard labour
- JANUARY 16, 2004SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that...
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that six prisoners on death row had their sentences reduced to life in prison with hard labour
- JANUARY 16, 2004SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Samoa began formal measures to abolish the death penalty,...
Samoa began formal measures to abolish the death penalty, which should not be in the law books if it is not going to be carried out, Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi told parliament when introducing the bill to delete the statute
- JANUARY 16, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani creator of Benetton's...
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani creator of Benetton's controversial "We, on death row" campaign in 2000, slammed his country for its weak commitment against the death penalty
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
Lawmakers were urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to suspend the execution by lethal injection of convicted kidnappers Robert Lara and Roderick Licayan on January 30, following the arrest of two key suspects in the original kidnapping case
- JANUARY 16, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists...
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists held a sit-in at the Lebanese parliament to protest against the three imminent executions to take place on January 17