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- JANUARY 28, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ten death row prisoners in Kenya walked to freedom...
Ten death row prisoners in Kenya walked to freedom after the Court of Appeal set aside their convictions - because their prosecution was led by a police constable
- JANUARY 28, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian Cabinet gave the green light for the...
The Malaysian Cabinet gave the green light for the amendment of Section 376 of the Penal Code in order to allow the imposition of mandatory death sentences for rapists who cause the death of their victims
- JANUARY 28, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry denied clemency to Hung...
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry denied clemency to Hung Thanh Le, a Vietnamese national scheduled to die in the state's execution chamber, despite a pardon board recommendation to commute the death sentence
- JANUARY 28, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry denied clemency to Hung...
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry denied clemency to Hung Thanh Le, a Vietnamese national scheduled to die in the state's execution chamber, despite a pardon board recommendation to commute the death sentence
- JANUARY 28, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Billy Frank Vickers, 58, was executed today for the...
Billy Frank Vickers, 58, was executed today for the slaying of Phillip Kinslow, a grocery store owner, during a robbery on march 12, 1993
- JANUARY 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of French MPs led a protest against human rights...
Dozens of French MPs led a protest against human rights in China by boycotting the Chinese president's address to the French parliament
- JANUARY 27, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of French MPs led a protest against human rights...
Dozens of French MPs led a protest against human rights in China by boycotting the Chinese president's address to the French parliament
- JANUARY 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man, identified only as 25-year-old Khodamorad Kh
An Iranian man, identified only as 25-year-old Khodamorad Kh
- JANUARY 27, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistani nationals were executed in Kuwait, in...
Two Pakistani nationals were executed in Kuwait, in the second hanging in a week
- JANUARY 27, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistani nationals were executed in Kuwait, in...
Two Pakistani nationals were executed in Kuwait, in the second hanging in a week
- JANUARY 27, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Police in Rio de Janeiro, already facing criticism...
Police in Rio de Janeiro, already facing criticism from human rights groups for their tough tactics, had shot dead 34 people in sweeping crackdowns on drug gangs in the city's infamous shantytowns since November 2003, officials said
- JANUARY 27, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Oduneye of an Ikeja high court in Nigeria,...
Justice Oduneye of an Ikeja high court in Nigeria, sentenced three Igunnuko followers to death by hanging for killing a church leader, Pastor Oluwatosin Olajide on 21 December 1996 during a bloody clash between Igunnuko adherents and members of the Aposto
- JANUARY 27, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The 5th Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court in...
The 5th Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sentenced to death by firing squad Jemal Mustafa, a fighter of the Oromo Liberation Front
- JANUARY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, who was convicted of killing...
Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, who was convicted of killing a 65-year-old in 1999, when he was only 17 years of age, was hanged till death
- JANUARY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Qods newspaper reported that an unnamed woman was...
The Qods newspaper reported that an unnamed woman was given 80 lashes and then hanged in prison after being convicted of luring young girls and women to work in a brothel in the northern city of Qazvin
- JANUARY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Iran executed the famous and...
It was reported that Iran executed the famous and maverick Brigadier-General Mohamad-Mehdi Dozdoozani following a speedy trial
- JANUARY 26, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Scottish death row inmate Kenny Richey spoke of his...
Scottish death row inmate Kenny Richey spoke of his frustration as he waited the legal decision on his fate
- JANUARY 26, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Scottish death row inmate Kenny Richey spoke of his...
Scottish death row inmate Kenny Richey spoke of his frustration as he waited the legal decision on his fate
- JANUARY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
last week a man was hanged in the yard of Raja'ii prison in Karaj after receiving 99 whips
last week a man was hanged in the yard of Raja'ii prison in Karaj after receiving 99 whips
- JANUARY 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A District and Sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh,...
A District and Sessions court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced to death nine people for the murder of Munirul Islam, 30, in 1995
- JANUARY 25, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Songphol Prathangthatho, 29, a former police officer,...
Songphol Prathangthatho, 29, a former police officer, was sentenced to death by the Thai Criminal Court after being found guilty of possessing drugs with the intent to sell
- JANUARY 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian man convicted for the rape and murder of...
An Indian man convicted for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old woman in Calcutta has been on death row for 14 years because state authorities forgot to hang him, the Indian Express newspaper reported
- JANUARY 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's judicial authorities were contemplating the...
Iran's judicial authorities were contemplating the abolishment of the death penalty for political prisoners, Iranian deputy judiciary chief Mohammad Javad Larijani said in statement, adding that the measure was to make the Iranian courts less politicised
- JANUARY 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
press reports quoted the deputy prosecutor in the western province of Ilam...
press reports quoted the deputy prosecutor in the western province of Ilam...
- JANUARY 24, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Gaza City Criminal Court handed down two death sentences
the Gaza City Criminal Court handed down two death sentences
- JANUARY 23, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court sentenced three Islamic militants...
A Pakistani court sentenced three Islamic militants to death after finding them guilty of killing four women as they prayed at a church near Islamabad
- JANUARY 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that...
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced Xue Song, a 30 year old Chinese national, to death for murdering a Chinese woman and her husband after the woman had rejected his advances
- JANUARY 23, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that...
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced Xue Song, a 30 year old Chinese national, to death for murdering a Chinese woman and her husband after the woman had rejected his advances
- JANUARY 23, 2004MississippiDEATH PENALTY
A Marion County jury on handed down the death penalty...
A Marion County jury on handed down the death penalty to Cory Maye for killing police officer Ron Jones
- JANUARY 22, 2004SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
The Swiss Federal Council and other European countries...
The Swiss Federal Council and other European countries should concede political asylum to the People's Mujahedin members living in Iraq, over whom hangs the threat of expulsion