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- MAY 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Halabjah Centre against Anfal and Genocide of the...
The Halabjah Centre against Anfal and Genocide of the Kurdish People condemned the execution of three citizens from Iranian Kurdistan by the country's authorities
- MAY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Dasuo, a 46-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death...
Liu Dasuo, a 46-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death with a stay of execution and deprived of his political rights for life by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court after being found guilty of arson and poisoning
- MAY 27, 2003AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that...
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that Ghassem Abdollahi, a 47 year old Afghani, had been publicly hanged for murder in the south-western town of Poldokhtar
- MAY 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that...
The conservative Iranian daily Kayhan reported that Ghassem Abdollahi, a 47 year old Afghani, had been publicly hanged for murder in the south-western town of Poldokhtar
- MAY 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that leading Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah...
It was reported that leading Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued an edict ordering judges not to impose executions by stoning
- MAY 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that China executed an infamous criminal...
It was reported that China executed an infamous criminal duo known as the "brothers from hell"
- MAY 27, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed at least 5 people was put to death...
A man who killed at least 5 people was put to death in McAlester for murdering a Noble County couple in 1990
- MAY 26, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Yukiharu Fuchigami, 34, was sentenced to death by the...
Yukiharu Fuchigami, 34, was sentenced to death by the Miyazaki District Court for the 1999 murder of two acquaintances
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Yang Kunchu to death for arson
- MAY 26, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Guardian newspaper reported that independent human...
The Guardian newspaper reported that independent human rights groups estimated that there are over 600 politically motivated arrests a year are made in Uzbekistan, and 6,500 political prisoners, some tortured to death
- MAY 26, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of...
Grave human rights abuses including the killing of children and other civilians were being reported in Indonesia's Aceh province, Amnesty International said
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Gu Xuehua for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced five suspects to death, including Zhao Suidan
- MAY 23, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ameer...
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Ameer Khan sentence to death Bashir Ahmad with a fine of Rs
- MAY 23, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Khalid Hussain, Shakir Ali, Muhammad Iqrar and Muhammad...
Khalid Hussain, Shakir Ali, Muhammad Iqrar and Muhammad Ismail were sentenced to death on three counts by the Additional Session Court
- MAY 23, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern...
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern China's Shenyang city was sentenced to death for raping and sexually harassing six pupils
- MAY 23, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
A group of 122 lawmakers calling for the abolition...
A group of 122 lawmakers calling for the abolition of the death penalty in Japan said they would submit a bill demanding a halt to hangings to the current Diet session in June 2003
- MAY 23, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Raghuwar Dayal was sentenced to death for raping and...
Raghuwar Dayal was sentenced to death for raping and strangling to death a woman named Kalawati
- MAY 23, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Collier circuit judge Lauren Miller sentenced John...
Collier circuit judge Lauren Miller sentenced John Ballard to death
- MAY 23, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's...
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's death sentence, saying the jury improperly relied on the Bible to reach its decision
- MAY 23, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms...
The House unanimously approved a package of reforms that would require more evidence in capital cases be provided to defense attorneys, bar the executions of anyone with an IQ of 75 or lower, and give judges and the Supreme Court greater authority to set
- MAY 23, 2003DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY REFORM APPROVED IN ILLINOIS
May 23, 2003: State lawmakers adopted a measure Friday to improve Illinois´ death penalty system.
- MAY 22, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court sentenced to death a former member...
The Supreme Court sentenced to death a former member of the Citizen's Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and his companions after they were found guilty of murder and multiple attempted murder
- MAY 22, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Traffic police constable Chandrajeet Yadav was sentenced...
Traffic police constable Chandrajeet Yadav was sentenced to death by Sessions judge JN Paliwal for killing five members of his family, including wife Vidya Devi and four daughters
- MAY 22, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors demanded that Mamoru Takuma be sentenced...
Prosecutors demanded that Mamoru Takuma be sentenced to death for killing eight primary school children and wounding 15 others at Ikeda Primary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, in June 2001
- MAY 22, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Lithuanian parliament gave initial backing to ratification...
The Lithuanian parliament gave initial backing to ratification of Protocol No
- MAY 22, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
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- MAY 22, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Pontotoc County jurors recommended that Glen Dale Gore...
Pontotoc County jurors recommended that Glen Dale Gore should die for the Dec
- MAY 22, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee...
The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee approved AB 16 dealing with post-conviction DNA testing, and advanced the bill to the Senate floor
- MAY 22, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Manassas, a man who killed a perceived romantic...
In Manassas, a man who killed a perceived romantic rival and his fiancee was sentenced to death despite his protestations of innocence