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- NOVEMBER 21, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Robert Barbers urged Philippine President Arroyo...
Sen. Robert Barbers urged Philippine President Arroyo to lift the moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty following the increasing cases of heinous crimes, particularly illegal drugs and kidnapping for ransom. "I call on the President to lif
- NOVEMBER 21, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Longview a jury decided to sentence Mario Rashad...
In Longview a jury decided to sentence Mario Rashad Swain,24, to death in connection with the killing of Lola Nixon, 46, in December 2002 while burglarizing her Longview home
- NOVEMBER 21, 2003DEATH PENALTY
MEXICAN MILITARY WANTS TO PUT AN END TO THE DEATH PENALTY
November 21, 2003: the Mexican armed forces announced that they are in favour of formally ending the use of the death penalty in their country.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean...
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean were given new hope as the Privy Council in Britain declared the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago unconstitutional
- NOVEMBER 20, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean...
Hundreds of prisoners on death row in the Caribbean were given new hope as the Privy Council in Britain declared the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago unconstitutional
- NOVEMBER 20, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Robert Henry, 41, was executed
In Huntsville, Robert Henry, 41, was executed
- NOVEMBER 20, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer asked for his victim's forgiveness...
A convicted murderer asked for his victim's forgiveness as he avoided a jury-imposed death sentence because of issues tied to his nationality
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ngo Van Da, a 27 year old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Ngo Van Da, a 27 year old unemployed man, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing his brother-in-law and the man's two children after he thought they were encouraging his wife to file for divorce
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court of Changsha, capital...
The Intermediate People's Court of Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, has sentenced Zhang Xiufa to death with a two-year reprieve and confiscated all his personal property for accepting huge bribes
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexican President Vicente Fox's office said he would...
Mexican President Vicente Fox's office said he would reject the death penalty handed down by a military court against Heron Varela Flores, a 24-year-old lieutenant found guilty in a court martial of murdering a senior officer
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
More than 98 per cent of Daily Express readers who...
More than 98 per cent of Daily Express readers who took part in a phone poll suppored the reintroduction of capital punishment for "cold-blooded killings"
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Delhi High Court acquitted Sunil Kumar Mandal,...
The Delhi High Court acquitted Sunil Kumar Mandal, a man who had been sentenced to death by an Additional Sessions Court on November 2, 2001, for burning his wife for dowry
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong commuted the...
The Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment for two Cambodian nationals, according to official sources
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 19, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai Supreme Court confirmed the June 1st death...
The Dubai Supreme Court confirmed the June 1st death sentences given to two of six Iranian drug smugglers who set fire to a boat containing two tonnes of cannabis as an anti-narcotics squad approached them off the Dubai coast
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai Supreme Court confirmed the June 1st death...
The Dubai Supreme Court confirmed the June 1st death sentences given to two of six Iranian drug smugglers who set fire to a boat containing two tonnes of cannabis as an anti-narcotics squad approached them off the Dubai coast
- NOVEMBER 19, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong commuted the...
The Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment for two Cambodian nationals, according to official sources
- NOVEMBER 18, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Allahabad High Court, India, commuted nine out...
The Allahabad High Court, India, commuted nine out of thirteen death sentences and acquitted the four remaining convicts of their death sentences
- NOVEMBER 18, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Uzbekistan to stop using...
Amnesty International urged Uzbekistan to stop using the death penalty and accused the ex-Soviet republic of executing dozens of people annually without giving them access to a proper justice system
- NOVEMBER 18, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The US Supreme Court declined to review the case of...
The US Supreme Court declined to review the case of Osbaldo Torres, a Mexican national facing execution in the US state of Oklahoma, who claimed he did not get consular assistance as required by international law
- NOVEMBER 18, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The US Supreme Court declined to review the case of...
The US Supreme Court declined to review the case of Osbaldo Torres, a Mexican national facing execution in the US state of Oklahoma, who claimed he did not get consular assistance as required by international law
- NOVEMBER 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Dawei, a Chinese businessman, was sentenced to death...
Li Dawei, a Chinese businessman, was sentenced to death for bank fraud by an intermediate court in Xian city, northern Shaanxi province, after he promised a company high interest rates but swindled it out of some 29
- NOVEMBER 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man who allegedly killed and dismembered his male...
A man who allegedly killed and dismembered his male lover was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
- NOVEMBER 17, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen The Thang, 27, was executed in Vietnam's northern...
Nguyen The Thang, 27, was executed in Vietnam's northern province of Ha Tay for killing a taxi driver in May 2002
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The newly-appointed Conservative Party shadow home...
The newly-appointed Conservative Party shadow home secretary has sparked controversy by suggesting United Kingdom should bring back the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A survey of 1,012 people for the Sunday Telegraph revealed...
A survey of 1,012 people for the Sunday Telegraph revealed that 62 per cent of those questioned wanted the death penalty brought back for child murderers, while 54 per cent backed its re-introduction for all murderers
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for...
Five people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing Rafiqul Islam, 30, on December 29, 2000
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Special Tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced...
A Special Tribunal in Rangpur, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Mohshin Ali, Hafizur Rahman and his wife Razika Begum of Osmanpur Sholipara village after finding them guilty of poisoning to death Komola Begum, 18, after taking it in turns to rape her, on Ap
- NOVEMBER 16, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced eight people to death, five of which in absentia, and sentenced five others to life rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in the murder of two jewellery shop salesmen in Kishoreganj
- NOVEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Ligang, 22 and Cheng Liang 29, were executed...
Huang Ligang, 22 and Cheng Liang 29, were executed for the murder of a Taiwanese couple and their four year-old daughter