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- MAY 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Dahe Daily reported that Li Guanghui, "a third-level...
The Dahe Daily reported that Li Guanghui, "a third-level student from Zhengzhou", was sentenced to death for pouring sulphuric acid over two of his teachers
- MAY 29, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced...
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced Ahmad, a 25-year-old Egyptian national, to death after convicting him of the murder of his former employer in Sahab, Jordan, in September 2002
- MAY 29, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced...
According to "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced Ahmad, a 25-year-old Egyptian national, to death after convicting him of the murder of his former employer in Sahab, Jordan, in September 2002
- MAY 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Phan Hoai Linh, a 36 year old Vietnamese man convicted...
Phan Hoai Linh, a 36 year old Vietnamese man convicted of child rape, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam's central city of Danang
- MAY 29, 2003BrazilDEATH PENALTY
An Amnesty International report that accused Brazilian...
An Amnesty International report that accused Brazilian police of torturing and killing thousands of people in 2002 "reflects the truth," the country's top human rights official said
- MAY 29, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval...
In Springfield, the state legislature gave final approval to sweeping safeguards designed to prevent errors in death penalty cases and restore credibility to Illinois' criminal justice system
- MAY 28, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese court sentenced to death Denchai Nuntipanich,...
A Vietnamese court sentenced to death Denchai Nuntipanich, a 33 year old Thai national, after convicting him of participating in an illegal football gambling ring and killing a punter to avoid paying out a 45,000 dollar bet, a court official said
- MAY 28, 2003HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that dozens of children...
Amnesty International reported that dozens of children died in Honduras as a result of alleged summary executions in 2002 and that human-rights defenders continued to suffer abuse across the country
- MAY 28, 2003FijiDEATH PENALTY
Apisai Tora, a leading Fiji Government senator, called...
Apisai Tora, a leading Fiji Government senator, called for sex offenders to be stoned to death or castrated and banished
- MAY 28, 2003South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea recorded progress in the promotion and...
South Korea recorded progress in the promotion and protection of human rights in 2002 but still detained citizens for their political beliefs, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's human rights record deteriorated in 2002 as...
China's human rights record deteriorated in 2002 as government efforts to establish the "rule of law" were undermined by political campaigns and administrative fiats, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The movement toward the abolition of the death penalty...
The movement toward the abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan progressed in 2002, although nine people were executed and 100 convicted prisoners remained on death row, Amnesty International said
- MAY 28, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
In its annual report on the global human rights situation...
In its annual report on the global human rights situation for 2002, Amnesty International said the treatment of those on death row in Japan was brutal, inhumane and degrading
- 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 28, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Nevada lawmakers have given final approval to death...
Nevada lawmakers have given final approval to death penalty reforms that prohibit use of a 3-judge judge panel in deciding whether the state should execute convicted murderers
- MAY 28, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Juries would determine whether defendants facing the...
Juries would determine whether defendants facing the death penalty are mentally handicapped and should be spared from execution under legislation passed by the House
- 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