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- SEPTEMBER 9, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
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"By ratifying Protocol No
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lien Khui Thin and Nguyen Tuan Phuc, respectively former...
Lien Khui Thin and Nguyen Tuan Phuc, respectively former director and chairman of executive board of Epco company, had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, court officials said
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported by the China Daily that people involved...
It was reported by the China Daily that people involved in the illegal production, trade, transportation and storage of toxic chemicals would face severe legal punishment, including the death penalty, from October 1
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian...
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, accused Turkey of handing over 16 Iranian Kurdish dissidents to the Tehran government, putting their lives at risk
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian...
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, accused Turkey of handing over 16 Iranian Kurdish dissidents to the Tehran government, putting their lives at risk
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian Abdul Hafid Ouari, convicted of smuggling...
Nigerian Abdul Hafid Ouari, convicted of smuggling cocaine into Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in the Saudi city of Jeddah
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian Abdul Hafid Ouari and Pakistani national Habibullah...
Nigerian Abdul Hafid Ouari and Pakistani national Habibullah Gholam, convicted of respectively smuggling cocaine and heroin into Saudi Arabia, were publicly beheaded in the city of Jeddah
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Habibullah Gholam, convicted of...
Pakistani national Habibullah Gholam, convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in the Saudi city of Jeddah
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rajab Ali, 22, and Abdus Salam, 23, were sentenced...
Rajab Ali, 22, and Abdus Salam, 23, were sentenced to death by hanging for the rape of an eight year old girl which resulted in her death
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
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The 6th U
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
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In line with the 9th U
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
An Additional District and Sessions in Bangladesh convicted...
An Additional District and Sessions in Bangladesh convicted four people, sentencing Abdul Malek to death and his brother Shahadat and nephews Bakul and Mukul to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing a member of their family
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Corporal Pimundu Gimaro of the Ugandan Military Police...
Corporal Pimundu Gimaro of the Ugandan Military Police was sentenced to death by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) field court martial for cowardice and failure to carry out duties
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal,...
The Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal, Bangladesh, convicted Lokman Sarder of killing his wife for dowry and sentenced him to death by hanging
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hui Jinbo and Li Junlin, two Chinese men who drowned...
Hui Jinbo and Li Junlin, two Chinese men who drowned seven people in bath tubs after robbing a Beijing bath house, were executed
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe (CE) was disappointed with the...
The Council of Europe (CE) was disappointed with the fact that there were provisions in the law on the application of the new Armenian Criminal Code, which would allow the death penalty to be applied to criminals sentenced to death prior to 1 August 2003,
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Xiaojun and Li Meisheng were executed after taking...
Huang Xiaojun and Li Meisheng were executed after taking part in the ransacking of three tombs on land belonging to the Guo museum in central Henan province, according to the People's Court Daily
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction...
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Emmanuel Yaw Teiku, a 43 year old Ghanian national, by the Alor Star High Court on July 24, 2001, for trafficking in more than half a kilogramme of heroin into Malaysia in
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction...
The Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on Emmanuel Yaw Teiku, a 43 year old Ghanian national, by the Alor Star High Court on July 24, 2001, for trafficking in more than half a kilogramme of heroin into Malaysia in
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2003Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe (CE) was disappointed with the...
The Council of Europe (CE) was disappointed with the fact that there were provisions in the law on the application of the new Armenian Criminal Code, which would allow the death penalty to be applied to criminals sentenced to death prior to 1 August 2003,
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee said Canadian authorities...
The UN Human Rights Committee said Canadian authorities breached an international human rights treaty by deporting convicted killer Roger Judge back to death row in Pennsylvania in 1998 after he had served a separate 10-year term in Quebec for crimes comm
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee said Canadian authorities...
The UN Human Rights Committee said Canadian authorities breached an international human rights treaty by deporting convicted killer Roger Judge back to death row in Pennsylvania in 1998 after he had served a separate 10-year term in Quebec for crimes comm
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Ventura, a jury recommended the death penalty for...
In Ventura, a jury recommended the death penalty for Vincent Sanchez, 32, a serial rapist and convicted killer of a 20-year-old college student
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shubhash Rajbanshi, 27, and Bimal Rajbanshi, 26, of...
Shubhash Rajbanshi, 27, and Bimal Rajbanshi, 26, of Katigram village in Sadar were sentenced them to death for killing a schoolboy
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
A group of legislators from the opposition People First...
A group of legislators from the opposition People First Party (PFP) suggested that the law enforcement authorities prescribe capital punishment for "snakehead" ringleaders to stem human trafficking across the Taiwan Strait
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Delaware County Common Pleas Judge William R
Delaware County Common Pleas Judge William R
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Quentin Sumner, referring to the U
Judge Quentin Sumner, referring to the U
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme court has overturned the death sentences...
Iran's supreme court has overturned the death sentences of six men convicted of Islamist vigilante murders (see 'The death penalty for violent crimes' May 11, 2003)
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Paul Jennings Hill died today by lethal injection in...
Paul Jennings Hill died today by lethal injection in the Florida State Prison
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Three policemen convicted of killing three prominent...
Three policemen convicted of killing three prominent businessmen in Jinja, on suspicion that they were armed robbers, were sentenced to death by the High court