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- DECEMBER 5, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo...
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo Hayashi, a former senior member of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, for his role in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other offenses
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a...
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a Myanmar magazine editor and eight others accused of plotting to overthrow the military government
- DECEMBER 4, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989...
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989 slaying of Lula Mae Denning, an 80-year-old woman he'd known since childhood
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death...
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death for suffocating her Saudi husband, Saeed al-Qahtani, as he slept, was beheaded by the sword on in Assir, in the south of the kingdom
- DECEMBER 4, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison...
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison for Lawrence Lewis
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Bilal Hamid Alhabu issued by the Aldeain town Criminal Court on September 30th, 2003
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid Alhabu convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 30 September 2003 before the Aldeain Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended...
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended in a mistrial after a prosecutor mistakenly alluded to Williams' 1st trial in front of the jury
- DECEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing...
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing and Zhou Limin, were given death sentences by the Shaoyang City Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province
- DECEMBER 3, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death...
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death for killing his father with a machine gun while he was asleep, was beheaded by sword in the eastern city of Dammam
- DECEMBER 3, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight...
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight for the Oct
- DECEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco,...
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco, convicted of killing 3 people in a robbery in 1997, were thrown out by the state Supreme Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty...
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty for Michael Flinner, 36, who had his 18-year-old fiancee killed so he could collect the $500,000 from a life insurance policy he took out on her
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified...
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified only by his surname Dai, was executed after being convicted of strangling his mistress to death, state press reported
- DECEMBER 2, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for...
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for embezzlement and said two former vice ministers of agriculture would both be jailed for three years after a trial that exposed state corruption
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences...
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences against seven men convicted of a shooting attack in the country's parliament which left the prime minister and seven other people dead
- DECEMBER 2, 2003MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
- DECEMBER 1, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed...
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed down to Abed Abdulrazzak al-Kamel for the murder of three US missionaries a year ago
- DECEMBER 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka,...
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced M
- DECEMBER 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether...
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether its decision that overturned the death penalty laws of five states 18 months ago should be applied retroactively
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Nurul Islam was convicted and sentenced to death in...
Nurul Islam was convicted and sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing his wife Jahanara Khatum in July, 1999
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye asked...
Philippine Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye asked for understanding towards the moral reasons of President Macapagal-Arroyo to continue to enforce the moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Yaquan and Huang Shengyu, two prisoners wrongly...
Huang Yaquan and Huang Shengyu, two prisoners wrongly convicted of robbery in March 1994 and given suspended death sentences were released and given compensation by a court in southern China's Hainan province
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The "Cities for Life-Cities Against the Death Penalty"...
The "Cities for Life-Cities Against the Death Penalty" event involved 122 cities worldwide in lighting up their monuments against capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Meherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death...
A court in Meherpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Qader, Yasin and Hossain and awarded life imprisonment to Saiful after convicting them of murder
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Julmur Raza Babul was sentenced to death after being...
Julmur Raza Babul was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his mother after an argument on December 14, 1999
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named Salimullah was sentenced to death in Dhaka,...
A man named Salimullah was sentenced to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for murdering his wife in April 2001
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"We need to transform a slow historical process into...
"We need to transform a slow historical process into political terms and time frames," HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said during of the fourth world summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Deming and Cui Wenxian, two leaders of a gang accused...
Xie Deming and Cui Wenxian, two leaders of a gang accused of trafficking 118 babies, were sentenced to death by the Yulin city Intermediate People's Court in the southern China, state media said
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC REITERATES THE NEED FOR A MORATORIUM NOW AT NOBEL SUMMIT
November 30, 2003: “We need to transform a slow historical process into political terms and time frames,” HOC General Secretary Sergio D’Elia said during of the fourth world summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates.