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- FEBRUARY 16, 2004BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana church leaders have spoken out against the...
Botswana church leaders have spoken out against the Appeal Court's decision to uphold the death sentence imposed on South African Marietta Bosch
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute...
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai if it wanted London's assistance in his treason trial
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute...
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai if it wanted London's assistance in his treason trial
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence...
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence for seven health workers, six Bulgarian and one Palestinian, accused of spreading AIDS in a children's hospital in the northern Libyan town of Benghazi, Bulgarian radio reported
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence...
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence for seven health workers, six Bulgarian and one Palestinian, accused of spreading AIDS in a children's hospital in the northern Libyan town of Benghazi, Bulgarian radio reported
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
"On the 15th anniversary of Imam Khomeyni's historic...
"On the 15th anniversary of Imam Khomeyni's historic decree on Salman Rushdie (the author of the heretic book "The Satanic Verses"), the divine fatwa still holds and continues to be valid, and nothing has been able to undermine or mar its effect and influ
- FEBRUARY 15, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Hong Kong businessman, Li Kwing-choy, held in Guangdong...
A Hong Kong businessman, Li Kwing-choy, held in Guangdong (China) since June 1998, was given a suspended death sentence for issuing fake cheques
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced...
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced to death at a district court in Shenyang, north-eastern China, earlier in the month, on charges of trying to smuggle drugs to Japan
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Xinhua news agency, the Yueyang Intermediate...
According to the Xinhua news agency, the Yueyang Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province, central China, "recently" sentenced to death Xu Guohua, a farmer convicted of poisoning 161 children at the school where he was employed
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced...
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced to death at a district court in Shenyang, north-eastern China, earlier in the month, on charges of trying to smuggle drugs to Japan
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed Yang Xinhai, one of its worst serial...
China executed Yang Xinhai, one of its worst serial killers in recent history, who reportedly murdered 67 people in the course of a three-year spree, local media said
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, upheld the...
The Hanoi Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences handed down to the three men and a woman in August 2003 for smuggling heroin and opium into the country from Laos
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain held an international two-day conference...
Hands Off Cain held an international two-day conference in Rome on February 13-14, concurrent with the meeting of HOC's board of directors
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS ENDS
February 14, 2004: the international two-day conference held in Rome and the concurrent meeting of HOC’s board of directors, ended Saturday.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
With the increase of serious crimes against women and...
With the increase of serious crimes against women and armed robberies, Papua New Guinea Justice Minister Mark Maipakai said the Government of was reviewing the death penalty provisions in the country's Criminal Code
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Lira, Uganda, sentenced Tonny Oguna,...
The High Court in Lira, Uganda, sentenced Tonny Oguna, Joel Ogwang and Lawrence Otyek to death after finding them guilty of robbing a man at gunpoint in Alito in 2001
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Sadiki Garden, convicted of killing Denise Rhudy, 36, during an attempted robbery in December 1999
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization,...
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization, urged the Chinese government not to return a North Korean refugee, who claimed to have witnessed the use of gas chambers in the country
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization,...
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization, urged the Chinese government not to return a North Korean refugee, who claimed to have witnessed the use of gas chambers in the country
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Huaizhong, former vice-governor of east China's...
Wang Huaizhong, former vice-governor of east China's Anhui Province, was executed in Jinan after losing an appeal for a lighter penalty in January at the Shandong Provincial Higher People's Court
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Le Hong, female, was executed by firing squad...
Nguyen Le Hong, female, was executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam's Tien Giang province, after being sentenced to death for running a robbery network
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsvill, Bobby Ray Hopkins, 36, was executed tonight
In Huntsvill, Bobby Ray Hopkins, 36, was executed tonight
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Worth, Cleve W
In Fort Worth, Cleve W
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Hamsir Md Rashid, a 32-year-old postman, was sentenced...
Hamsir Md Rashid, a 32-year-old postman, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 366
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
According to
According to "Jordan Times", the Court of Cassation ratified a July 2003 Criminal Court ruling sentencing Ibtisam H
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted...
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted eight people, sentencing six of them to death and and two others to life imprisonment for killing th former chairman of Bakhil Union Parisad
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically into the Kenny Richey case - promising "to make inquiries myself" about the Scot on Death Row in Ohio
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically into the Kenny Richey case - promising "to make inquiries myself" about the Scot on Death Row in Ohio