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- 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
DEATH PENALTY REFORM APPROVED IN ILLINOIS
May 23, 2003: State lawmakers adopted a measure Friday to improve Illinois´ death penalty system.
- MAY 23, 2003IllinoisDEATH 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 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
- MAY 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
At least 18 civilians were reportedly shot dead by...
At least 18 civilians were reportedly shot dead by Indonesian soldiers as government troops stepped up their operations against separatist rebels in Aceh province
- MAY 21, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of Yemen TV reported that President Ali...
The Republic of Yemen TV reported that President Ali Abdallah Salih granted amnesty to the leaders of the secession of 1994, some of whom had been sentenced to death in absentia
- MAY 21, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese court handed down the death penalty to Ryoji...
A Japanese court handed down the death penalty to Ryoji Ui, a 63-year-old man who killed a woman in 2001 while he was on parole
- MAY 21, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court, acting as last court of appeal,...
The Supreme Court, acting as last court of appeal, ruled that the former Prime Minister of the western kingdom of Toro, John Sanyu Katuramu, must hang for murdering Prince Charles Happy Kijanangoma
- MAY 21, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
"Human rights campaigners in Zambia won a major victory...
"Human rights campaigners in Zambia won a major victory recently when President Levy Mwanawasa refused to sign scores of death sentences, commuting all the sentences to life imprisonment," reported the Inter Press Service
- MAY 21, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A speedy trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, condemned...
A speedy trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, condemned to death Mamun Peyada and sentenced 16 others to life imprisonment for murder
- MAY 21, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
A jury in Cincinnati recommended the death sentence...
A jury in Cincinnati recommended the death sentence for an Ohio inmate convicted of killing a prison guard
- MAY 21, 2003SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Tan Chun Seng, 28, had his death sentence for murder...
Tan Chun Seng, 28, had his death sentence for murder commuted to ten years imprisonment for culpable homicide by the Court of Appeals in Singapore
- MAY 21, 2003SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
February: Tan Chun Seng, 28, was sentenced to death...
February: Tan Chun Seng, 28, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Singapore for murdering a 44 year old deaf and mute man following an argument
- MAY 21, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
State Senate approves 2 anti-terror bills -- 1 requires...
State Senate approves 2 anti-terror bills -- 1 requires response plan; other spells out new penalties
- MAY 20, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers convicted of drug smuggling were publicly...
Two brothers convicted of drug smuggling were publicly hanged in a park in eastern Tehran
- MAY 20, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Berkeley County jury sentenced Jesse W
A Berkeley County jury sentenced Jesse W
- MAY 20, 2003Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Native American receives federal death sentence U
Native American receives federal death sentence U
- MAY 19, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld a death sentence for one...
The Tokyo High Court upheld a death sentence for one of five Aum Supreme Truth members who released sarin nerve gas on Tokyo subway trains
- MAY 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yuan Xiuzhen, a 46 year old woman, and three men, Hu...
Yuan Xiuzhen, a 46 year old woman, and three men, Hu Aizhong, Yang Pinwu and Chen Shibin were executed in Beijing after being convicted of violent crime, including murder and armed robbery