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- JANUARY 16, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore defended its death penalty system, slamming...
Singapore defended its death penalty system, slamming as "absurd" Amnesty International's criticism that the city state had the world's highest rate of executions in the world
- JANUARY 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Yarris, the 1st death row inmate to be exonerated by...
Yarris, the 1st death row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence in Pennsylvania, was set free Friday after a long battle to prove he was innocent of the rape and murder of a suburban Philadelphia woman
- JANUARY 16, 2004IrelandDEATH 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 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The central Chinese province of Hebei has executed...
The central Chinese province of Hebei has executed 16 "serious criminals" for crimes including rape, murder and robbery, state media said
- JANUARY 15, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo...
The European Union called on President Gloria Arroyo toabolish capital punishment as the Philippines prepared for its firstexecutions since a moratorium on them was lifted in December 2003
- JANUARY 15, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions...
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions following a six year break, by scheduling three executions for January 17, the European Union, in a statement, called on President Lahoud to reverse the decision to reinstate the death penalty
- JANUARY 15, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon was preparing to execute three convicted murderers...
Lebanon was preparing to execute three convicted murderers in the country's first imposition of the death penalty since 1998, a judicial source said, sparking protests from the European Union and human rights groups
- JANUARY 15, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions...
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions following a six year break, by scheduling three executions for January 17, the European Union, in a statement, called on President Lahoud to reverse the decision to reinstate the death penalty
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights campaigners in Kyrgyzstan called on Central...
Human rights campaigners in Kyrgyzstan called on Central Asian republics to stop deporting members of the Uighur Muslim minority to face possible execution in China
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shandong Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the...
Shandong Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence against Wang Huaizhong, former vice-governor of Anhui Province, for taking bribes and owning many possessions he could not account for
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 15, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Kyrgyzstan could be abolished...
The death penalty in Kyrgyzstan could be abolished as early as 2006, Kyrgyz Justice Minister Kurmanbek Osmonov said
- JANUARY 15, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on Lebanese President...
Amnesty International called on Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to immediately halt the imminent execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 15, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Seoul High Court in South Korea upheld a death...
The Seoul High Court in South Korea upheld a death sentence to a 23 year old man, identified by only his surname Kim, on charges of murdering his mother and grandmother and attempting to kill the rest of his family after a squabble over credit card debts
- JANUARY 15, 2004ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
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In Waterbury, Judge Frank M
- JANUARY 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Yunfu Intermediate People's Court, in China's Guangdong...
The Yunfu Intermediate People's Court, in China's Guangdong Province, recently sentenced Xie Guoxing to death, Shen Jianhua to death with reprieve and 14 others to various terms imprisonment for trafficking in children
- JANUARY 14, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhuo Xiaojun, a Hong Kong man, was sentenced to death...
Zhuo Xiaojun, a Hong Kong man, was sentenced to death for murder by Fuzhou City Intermediate People's Court in China
- JANUARY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
A Iranian man identified only as Ramin, convicted of...
A Iranian man identified only as Ramin, convicted of murdering the father of his would-be bride after he failed to get family permission for the wedding, was hanged in Tehran
- JANUARY 14, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore has the highest execution rate in the world...
Singapore has the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population, outstripping China, Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone, Amnesty International said in a report
- JANUARY 14, 2004New YorkDEATH PENALTY
James "Jeff" Cahill, 43, was sentenced to 37 1/2 years...
James "Jeff" Cahill, 43, was sentenced to 37 1/2 years in prison for sneaking into his wife's hospital room and poisoning her with cyanide
- JANUARY 14, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
Lewis Williams, 45, continued to profess his innocence...
Lewis Williams, 45, continued to profess his innocence and struggled as 4 guards carried him into the death chamber this morning
- JANUARY 14, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Kenneth Eugene Bruce was executed for...
In Huntsville, Kenneth Eugene Bruce was executed for the December 1990 shooting death of Helen Ayers, 54, after robbing her and her husband of some inexpensive jewelry and less than $10
- JANUARY 13, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
A spokesman for the London-based Islamic Observation...
A spokesman for the London-based Islamic Observation Centre [IOC] said that Jordanian security forces arrested and detained eight Libyan Islamists living in Jordan and that they intend to deport them to Libya
- JANUARY 13, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani anti terrorism court sentenced to death...
A Pakistani anti terrorism court sentenced to death Atta Ullah and Mohammed Azam, two leaders of an outlawed Islamic militant group, for killing a minority Shiite Muslim
- JANUARY 13, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
The Spanish delegation present at the international...
The Spanish delegation present at the international Yemen conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court, concluded on Monday, delivered an appeal from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar to Yemeni president Ali
- JANUARY 13, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Spanish delegation present at the international...
The Spanish delegation present at the international Yemen conference on Democracy, Human Rights and the Role of the International Criminal Court, concluded on Monday, delivered an appeal from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar to Yemeni president Ali
- JANUARY 13, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Jhenidah, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Mohammad Rawshan Ali for killing a minor after raping her at Kabirpur village in the Shailakupa region on October 15, 1999
- JANUARY 13, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A.I. Akpe, head of the Nigerian Prison Service, was...
A.I. Akpe, head of the Nigerian Prison Service, was reported as saying that there were 476 men and 11 women awaiting execution in Nigerian prisons, with some having been on death row for up to 10 years
- JANUARY 13, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Michael Dale Rimmer, 37, was sentenced to death for...
Michael Dale Rimmer, 37, was sentenced to death for the second time for the Feb