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- JANUARY 13, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Philadelphia, the 3rd U
In Philadelphia, the 3rd U
- JANUARY 13, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The state of Oklahoma executed Tyrone Peter Darks,...
The state of Oklahoma executed Tyrone Peter Darks, 39, who shot his wife to death nearly 10 years ago
- JANUARY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Hasan Reza Moqarreb, a convicted child abuser known...
Hasan Reza Moqarreb, a convicted child abuser known as "the Black Vulture" was hanged in public in Edalat [Justice] Square in Mashhad, Iran, after his sentence was upheld by the State Supreme Court
- JANUARY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian...
Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian pilgrims to the holy sites in Iraq on 13 September 2003, was hanged in Koran Square in Ilam, Iran, in the presence of the families of the victims
- JANUARY 12, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Legislative organs must be elected, the role of the...
Legislative organs must be elected, the role of the International Criminal Court strengthened and the civil and political rights of Palestinians must be recognised
- JANUARY 12, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Moves by the Nigerian Federal Government to abolish...
Moves by the Nigerian Federal Government to abolish capital punishment were described as a plan to contain the Sharia legal system and to reduce the stem of its spread in the country
- JANUARY 12, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Los Angeles, Angelina Rodriguez, 35, was sentenced...
In Los Angeles, Angelina Rodriguez, 35, was sentenced to death by Superior Court Judge William R
- JANUARY 12, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was not inclined...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was not inclined to heed the request of Public Attorney's Office (PAO) to stay the executions of Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two convicted kidnappers who were scheduled to die via lethal injection on January 30, Pr
- JANUARY 12, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A month after New Jersey's legislature passed by a...
A month after New Jersey's legislature passed by a wide margin a bipartisan bill calling for the creation of a study commission to examine the cost, fairness and effects of capital prosecutions in the state, Governor James McGreevey has vetoed the measure
- JANUARY 12, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
- JANUARY 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
Nigerian nationals Michael Titus Igweh and Hillary K
- JANUARY 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) executed a deserter
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) executed a deserter
- JANUARY 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas expressed concern at the...
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas expressed concern at the death sentence issued by a Dhaka court to Faisal Alam Ansary, a Bangladesh born US citizen, saying his trial had not been fair and impartial
- JANUARY 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Nagar Hossain Bagha, 35, was sentenced to death by...
Nagar Hossain Bagha, 35, was sentenced to death by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, aftre being found guilty of killing his wife, Solema Begum, 25
- JANUARY 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas expressed concern at the...
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas expressed concern at the death sentence issued by a Dhaka court to Faisal Alam Ansary, a Bangladesh born US citizen, saying his trial had not been fair and impartial
- JANUARY 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Abdollah Deilami was hanged at Chaharshir Falakeh Square...
Abdollah Deilami was hanged at Chaharshir Falakeh Square in the city of Ahwaz, Iran, before hundreds of residents
- JANUARY 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma executed Wanda Jean Allen for killing Gloria Leathers her lover, the first woman put to death in the state since 1903 and the first black woman executed in the United States since the 1950s...
- JANUARY 10, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh press published a copy of a bill signed by President...
Kazakh press published a copy of a bill signed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev which replaced capital punishment with life imprisonment
- JANUARY 10, 2004DEATH PENALTY
CHINA
10 people were executed in China on the same day
- JANUARY 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three members of a mafia gang and four murderers were...
Three members of a mafia gang and four murderers were executed in two Chinese provinces, Chinese media reported
- JANUARY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Numan Hazar, the Turkish ambassador to the Council...
Numan Hazar, the Turkish ambassador to the Council of Europe signed protocol number 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which obliges countries to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances, including times of conflict
- JANUARY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Numan Hazar, the Turkish ambassador to the Council...
Numan Hazar, the Turkish ambassador to the Council of Europe signed protocol number 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which obliges countries to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances, including times of conflict
- JANUARY 9, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's signing of...
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's signing of protocol 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which obliges countries to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances, including times of conflict
- JANUARY 9, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand...
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand Ramcharan welcomed Turkey's agreement to extend a ban on capital punishment to include times of war
- JANUARY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's signing of...
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's signing of protocol 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which obliges countries to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances, including times of conflict
- JANUARY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand...
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand Ramcharan welcomed Turkey's agreement to extend a ban on capital punishment to include times of war
- JANUARY 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Lin Guan, a 26 year old elementary school teacher in...
Lin Guan, a 26 year old elementary school teacher in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was sentenced to death by a local court for raping four school girls, aged between nine and twelve
- JANUARY 9, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she may restore...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she may restore the moratorium on the death penalty should the execution of two death row convicts at the end of January serve its purpose of teaching kidnap-for-ransom groups a lesson and deterring crime
- JANUARY 9, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Bredesen extends stay of execution for Workman Gov
Bredesen extends stay of execution for Workman Gov
- JANUARY 9, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Loyd Little Junior has sentenced James...
Circuit Judge Loyd Little Junior has sentenced James Barber, 44, to death for the May 20, 2001 robbery and murder of 75-year-old Dorothy "Dottie" Epps