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- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia...
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia because they fear death at home won a landmark appeal in the High Court and a refugee tribunal was told to re-evalutate their claim
- DECEMBER 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering...
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering 17 boys and sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court overturned the death sentence...
The Tokyo High Court overturned the death sentence against Kenji Chiba, a 56-year-old man, and sentenced him to life imprisonment
- DECEMBER 9, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The District Additional Sessions Court in Kozhikode,...
The District Additional Sessions Court in Kozhikode, India, sentenced to death Balan Nair, a 53-year-old man, after finding him guilty of murdering three of his neighbours at Moorad in January 2001
- DECEMBER 9, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000...
Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000 Baghdad residents, a number significantly higher than previously believed, according to a survey obtained by Associated Press
- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict of the High Court of January 28, confirming the death sentence passed on Ershad Sikder for the murder of student leader Khaled on May 16, 1999
- DECEMBER 9, 2003DEATH PENALTY
112TH US DEATH ROW INMATE FOUND INNOCENT
December 9, 2003: Nicholas Yarris became the 112th US death row inmate Tuesday to be found innocent of the crime he was condemned to death for over 20 years ago. He is also the tenth person to be released from death row nationwide this year.
- DECEMBER 8, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of...
Britain's Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain when she was sent to the gallows in 1955 for murdering her estranged lover
- DECEMBER 8, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian...
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian countries would be studied in detail to find a suitable system for use in Papua New Guinea, said Justice Minister Mark Maipakai
- DECEMBER 8, 2003BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch,...
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch, a South African citizen, in Botswana in March 2001 did not contravene the policies of the African Commission on Human Rights, the office of the president of Botswana said
- DECEMBER 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced...
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced five people to death for selling heroin, state media reported
- DECEMBER 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a...
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a conference on its use of the death penalty prompted dismay among diplomats and campaigners
- DECEMBER 8, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for...
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for various crimes in India's Bhagalpur prison had not been executed because there was no hangman
- DECEMBER 8, 2003KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
On his final day in office, Gov
On his final day in office, Gov
- DECEMBER 7, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
- DECEMBER 7, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted...
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted Saudi Arabian murderer, was spared execution after tribal sheikhs persuaded his victim's father to accept five million riyals ($1
- DECEMBER 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts...
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts such as rapists or drug dealers, were subject to public execution, Philippine President Malacanang said
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five people to death on two counts after convicting them in two separate murders
- DECEMBER 5, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly four-year moratorium on the death penalty following intense pressure from anti-crime groups and businesses over increasing kidnappings and violence
- 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