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- FEBRUARY 25, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death...
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death in Thailand made a plea for the woman accused of his murder not to face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death...
The parents of a young English teacher stabbed to death in Thailand made a plea for the woman accused of his murder not to face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Gianfranco Dell'Alba, MEP from the Lista Bonino, asked...
Gianfranco Dell'Alba, MEP from the Lista Bonino, asked the European Commission and Council whether they consider it an opportune moment to amend the UN Conventions on Drugs from 1961, 1971 and 1988, which foresee the criminalization of drug related crimes
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Communist Vietnam launched the trial of 155 suspected...
Communist Vietnam launched the trial of 155 suspected gangsters in a showpiece trial aimed at reassuring investors the government is serious about cracking down on crime
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Amroz, one of the key Bali bombing suspects, claimed...
Amroz, one of the key Bali bombing suspects, claimed that he was not afraid of a possible death sentence to be imposed upon him for his actions
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA TAKES OVER 200 PRISONERS OFF DEATH ROW
February 25, 2003: President Mwai Kibaki ordered the release of 28 death row prisoners and commuted the death sentences of another 195 inmates to life in prison, following his campaign pledge to reform Kenya´s prison system, a senior official said.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
A bill barring executions of mentally retarded Nevada...
A bill barring executions of mentally retarded Nevada criminals won approval in the Assembly Judiciary Committee
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A bill that would ban executing the mentally retarded...
A bill that would ban executing the mentally retarded won key approval in the House on
- FEBRUARY 25, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Thomas...
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Thomas Miller El must be allowed to present evidence of systemic racial bias during jury selection as his case returns to the lower court
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A convicted murderer was executed by firing squad in...
A convicted murderer was executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, court officials said
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
An EU Parliamentary delegation began a fact-finding...
An EU Parliamentary delegation began a fact-finding mission on the human rights situation in Bangladesh
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003QatarDEATH PENALTY
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed...
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed on a Jordanian journalist convicted of spying
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed...
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed on a Jordanian journalist convicted of spying
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Two men on Colorado's death row were spared when the...
Two men on Colorado's death row were spared when the state's highest court ruled that their death sentences, imposed by 3-judge panels, were unconstitutional
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
Juvenile murderers should remain eligible to receive...
Juvenile murderers should remain eligible to receive the death penalty in South Dakota, a split legislative committee recommended
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad...
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, court officials said
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dharam Deva Yadav, an Indian national, was sentenced...
Dharam Deva Yadav, an Indian national, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of murdering New Zealand backpacker Diana Routley, 24, in August, 1997
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Utsunomiya District Court in Japan sentenced former...
The Utsunomiya District Court in Japan sentenced former senior crime syndicate member Ryoji Goto, 44, to death for killing a woman in Utsunomiya by injecting her with narcotics and for murdering a man by throwing him into a river in Mito
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand Justice Minister Phil Goff said that the...
New Zealand Justice Minister Phil Goff said that the Government does not support the death penalty but that it is for India's justice system to decide what sentence to pass on Diana Routley's killer
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand Justice Minister Phil Goff said that the...
New Zealand Justice Minister Phil Goff said that the Government does not support the death penalty but that it is for India's justice system to decide what sentence to pass on Diana Routley's killer
- FEBRUARY 23, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Montagnard Foundation website reported the torture...
The Montagnard Foundation website reported the torture and execution of a Degar Montagnard Christian by Vietnamese police
- FEBRUARY 23, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court convicted Abdul Aziz Bishu, 25, and...
A special court convicted Abdul Aziz Bishu, 25, and condemned him to death for killing his wife for dowry in 1998
- FEBRUARY 23, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon MEP called for mercy to be...
Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon MEP called for mercy to be shown to a Nigerian woman facing death by stoning for adultery
- FEBRUARY 22, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Chandrasekar, 46, was sentenced to death by a fast...
Chandrasekar, 46, was sentenced to death by a fast track court after being convicted of beheaded his son, Shanmugam, with a hacksaw on September 3, 2001, following a quarrel over the latter's inability to find a job
- FEBRUARY 22, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rafiq Mollah was sentenced to death in Bangladesh for...
Rafiq Mollah was sentenced to death in Bangladesh for beating his wife Sadar upazila to death over a family feud on February 8, 1994
- FEBRUARY 22, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
According to a statement issued by the Kurdistan Revolutionary...
According to a statement issued by the Kurdistan Revolutionary Union Party, in Sulaymaniyah the Islamic Republic of Iran executed the Sasan Ali Kan'an in prison in the city of Sinah
- FEBRUARY 22, 2003DEATH PENALTY
SIX GET DEATH PENALTY IN VIETNAM FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
February 22, 2003: six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southern Vietnam as part of the government´s long-running campaign to wipe out the narcotics trade, court officials said Saturday.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southern...
Six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in southern Vietnam as part of the government's long-running campaign to wipe out the narcotics trade
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003MontanaDEATH PENALTY
In Helena, the House Judiciary Committee approved House...
In Helena, the House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 529 on a 10-8 vote, sending it to the House floor next week for debate
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
An Azerbaijani national was sentenced to death in Kazakhstan...
An Azerbaijani national was sentenced to death in Kazakhstan for murdering five people