Chronological archive
May 2003
The 175 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2003, in chronological order.
It was reported that Additional district & session...
It was reported that Additional district & session Judge Jawad ul Hassan awarded a death sentence with a fine of Rs
- MAY 31, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced...
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced to death by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh after being convicted of murder
- MAY 31, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Sialkot Additional District & Session Judge Nazir...
The Sialkot Additional District & Session Judge Nazir Ahmed awarded a death sentence with a fine of Rs
- MAY 31, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court has ruled 4-to-3 that Richard...
The state Supreme Court has ruled 4-to-3 that Richard Haberstroh, 48, deserves a new penalty hearing for the 1986 kidnapping, rape and murder of Donna Marie Kitowski
- MAY 31, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Cao Duc Bao, a 42-year-old Vietnamese man, was executed...
Cao Duc Bao, a 42-year-old Vietnamese man, was executed by firing squad in Hanoi after being convicted of murdering his friend during a drunken quarrel
- MAY 31, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba)...
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba) under Article 168 of the Penal Code (1991) was sentenced on to cross amputation before Kass Court
- MAY 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were executed after the Shanghai No 1...
Seven people were executed after the Shanghai No 1 and No 2 Intermediate People's courts convicted them for robbery, rape and murder
- MAY 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Saidur Rahman Shahid and Kala Jahangir after convicting them of killing Habibur Rahman Mondol, a 44-year-old lawyer, out of political rivalry, on August 20, 2000
- MAY 30, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Allentown, in the courtroom of Lehigh County Judge...
In Allentown, in the courtroom of Lehigh County Judge Edward Reibman, Raymond "Boom Boom" Solano, 23, has been sentenced to death for the June 3, 2001, shooting of Armando Rodriguez
- MAY 30, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a call for the death penalty for terrorists or hijackers
- MAY 30, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders...
Zambian MP Chipangali Lucas Phiri said rape offenders needed to be castrated or sentenced to death to serve as a warning to would-be offenders, the Times of Zambia reported
- MAY 30, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London...
Amnesty International said in a report issued in London that extrajudicial killings and the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and ethnic minorities continued throughout Thailand in 2002
- MAY 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese...
It was reported that Nguyen Huu Toan, "a Vietnamese drug addict", was sentenced to death for murdering a friend "to steal and sell his jewellery to pay for his next fix", a Ho Chi Minh City court said
- 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, 2003DEATH 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 28, 2003DEATH 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, 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
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- 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
- 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
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- 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, 2003DEATH 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 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 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
- MAY 19, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An inquiry into the murder of an Irish priest, the Rev
An inquiry into the murder of an Irish priest, the Rev
- MAY 19, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vu Van Tam, a 22-year-old unemployed Vietnamese man,...
Vu Van Tam, a 22-year-old unemployed Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death by firing squad after being convicted of murdering a schoolboy to steal his bicycle
- MAY 19, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Alfred Flores III, convicted of shooting 3 teens who...
Alfred Flores III, convicted of shooting 3 teens who refused to join his gang has been sentenced to death
- MAY 18, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi defence lawyers appealed to King Fahd to free...
Saudi defence lawyers appealed to King Fahd to free five Britons and a Canadian convicted of planting a car bomb that killed a Briton in November 2000
- MAY 17, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fuhaid bin Ali bin Saad al-Qarni, a Saudi citizen convicted...
Fuhaid bin Ali bin Saad al-Qarni, a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering a compatriot in a dispute, was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia's southern province of Assir
- MAY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Major changes in capital punishment in Illinois continue...
Major changes in capital punishment in Illinois continue their march through the General Assembly
- MAY 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, China, sentenced Lan Jinquan, Chen Hongying and Jian Zhiqiang to death, sentenced Wang Jun to death with two years reprieve and Yang Peng to life imprisonment after convi
- MAY 16, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Roel Goosen, 33, was sentenced to death by the Lusaka...
Roel Goosen, 33, was sentenced to death by the Lusaka High Court after he was convicted of killing Lillian Nkhata on August 30, 2001 during a prayer meeting in Lusaka's Barlastone area
- MAY 16, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Minh Cong, 31, convicted of trafficking 1
Tran Minh Cong, 31, convicted of trafficking 1
- MAY 16, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Chu Van Hoc, 33, was executed by firing squad in Hanoi
Chu Van Hoc, 33, was executed by firing squad in Hanoi
- MAY 16, 2003GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Economist reported that according to an American...
The Economist reported that according to an American report of January 2003, Guatemalan police "stole twice the quantity of drugs that they officially seized and
- MAY 16, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Sheldon Ward, 23, was sentenced to death for the kidnap-rape-slaying...
Sheldon Ward, 23, was sentenced to death for the kidnap-rape-slaying of Nyanuer "Mary" Pal on Valentine's Day 2002
- MAY 16, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Newton Carlton Slawson, convicted of killing 4 members...
Newton Carlton Slawson, convicted of killing 4 members of a family and a fetus, was executed by injection after a 13-hour delay while his mental competency was questioned
- MAY 16, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two men on death row in Vietnam had their sentences...
Two men on death row in Vietnam had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment by Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong
- MAY 15, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Six men from the same family were sentenced to hang...
Six men from the same family were sentenced to hang for staging a vendetta ambush in 2002 that killed 22 people from another clan in southern Egypt
- MAY 15, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An independent expert body that monitors how countries...
An independent expert body that monitors how countries implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights found violations in five countries
- MAY 15, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
An independent expert body that monitors how countries...
An independent expert body that monitors how countries implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights found violations in five countries
- MAY 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
An independent expert body that monitors how countries...
An independent expert body that monitors how countries implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights found violations in five countries
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- MAY 15, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
In Carson City, a bill that would have abolished capital...
In Carson City, a bill that would have abolished capital punishment for killers under age 18 died in a Senate committee
- MAY 15, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Senate approved legislation that would reduce the...
The Senate approved legislation that would reduce the size of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles and require the panel to meet when considering death-penalty cases
- MAY 15, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Bruce Charles Jacobs was executed tonight
Bruce Charles Jacobs was executed tonight
- MAY 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC SAYS CHINA IS PLYING DEATH ON DEATH IN SARS EPIDEMIC
May 15, 2003: Hands Off Cain lambasted the decision by the Chinese authorities to apply the death penalty to anyone breaking quarantine rules and intentionally spreading the SARS virus.
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court in Bangladesh sentenced to death 16...
A special court in Bangladesh sentenced to death 16 people for a grisly double murder in 2000 in which the victims' bodies were hacked to pieces
- MAY 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zu Feng, Sun Liang and Sun Liansheng were sentenced...
Zu Feng, Sun Liang and Sun Liansheng were sentenced to death by the first Intermediate People's Court of Beijing for cheating 160 million yuan
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Yusuf Ali, 40, was sentenced to death in absentia by...
Yusuf Ali, 40, was sentenced to death in absentia by the Additional District and Sessions Court for his involvement in the murder of former MP Rabiul Awal Khan Kiron on April 28, 1986
- MAY 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said it would execute or award a sentence of...
China said it would execute or award a sentence of up to life imprisonment for anyone violating quarantine and intentionally spreading SARS
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shah Ali Kazol and Morshed Rashidul Hasan Titu were...
Shah Ali Kazol and Morshed Rashidul Hasan Titu were sentenced to death after being convicted of killing a college student
- MAY 14, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Iraqi villagers discovered a mass...
It was reported that Iraqi villagers discovered a mass grave containing the remains of several thousand people apparently put to death by Saddam Hussein's regime
- MAY 14, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Pierce, jurors recommended the death sentence...
In Fort Pierce, jurors recommended the death sentence for Daniel Perez, 25, convicted last week of killing Susan Martin, 52, on August 28, 2001 during a robbery attempt
- MAY 14, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The minimum age at which committing murder could be...
The minimum age at which committing murder could be punished by death would rise to 17 from the current 16, under a change in state law endorsed by the Missouri Senate
- MAY 14, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
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- MAY 14, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 20, who confessed to strangling...
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 20, who confessed to strangling his teenage girlfriend, raping and strangling her mother and beating her grandfather to death was sentenced to death
- MAY 13, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Toai, a 64-year-old Vietnamese man from...
Nguyen Van Toai, a 64-year-old Vietnamese man from Nghe An province near the Lao border was sentenced to death by firing squad after being convicted of opium trafficking
- MAY 13, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named as Farizulla was sentenced to death by...
A man named as Farizulla was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Court for killing his wife in 1998
- MAY 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Hussein Turkzadeh, alias Hossein Balouch, was executed...
Hussein Turkzadeh, alias Hossein Balouch, was executed in Kerman for murdering nine people, including his 16-year-old wife, and drug trafficking, a few years after escaping while serving a 25-year jail sentence for drug offences
- MAY 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were hanged in the northwest city of Mashhad...
Eight people were hanged in the northwest city of Mashhad for offences ranging from rape and murder to kidnapping women and homosexuality
- MAY 13, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two fellow Iranians...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two fellow Iranians with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, as well as three counts of rape, was beheaded with a sword in the south-eastern province of Sistan Baluchestan bordering Pakistan
- MAY 13, 2003DEATH PENALTY
On the heels of a U
On the heels of a U
- MAY 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers and their brother-in-law were sentenced...
Two brothers and their brother-in-law were sentenced to death by a district court for throwing acid on a housewife in south Surma in November 2002
- MAY 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two people were sentenced to death and another to life...
Two people were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for killing a young businessman in Bangladesh in 1999
- MAY 12, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed a bill that raises...
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed a bill that raises the rate paid to court-appointed defense attorneys in death penalty cases to $125 an hour
- MAY 12, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Nevada Senate has sent Gov
The Nevada Senate has sent Gov
- MAY 12, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed AB17, which improves...
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed AB17, which improves legal assistance in death penalty cases (see also march 10, 2003)
- MAY 12, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
In Annapolis, the Court of Appeals overturned the death...
In Annapolis, the Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Cortney Bryant, ruling that judges must consider the "youthful age" of any killer under age 19 as a factor in determining whether to issue a sentence of death or life without parole
- MAY 12, 2003New YorkDEATH PENALTY
By a vote of 23-12 last night (5/12/03), the Albany...
By a vote of 23-12 last night (5/12/03), the Albany County Legislature passed Resolution #251 urging the governor and the state legislature to place a moratorium on all executions in New York
- MAY 12, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has ordered a...
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to death after he was convicted of fatally beating and shooting a police officer 3 years ago
- MAY 11, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fahd Bin-Hadi Bin-Muhammad, a Saudi national, was executed...
Fahd Bin-Hadi Bin-Muhammad, a Saudi national, was executed in Riyadh city after being convicted a fellow national
- MAY 11, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Six men accused of a series of five murders to uphold...
Six men accused of a series of five murders to uphold Islamic morality in Iran's south-eastern city of Kerman were sentenced to death, the lawyer of one of the victims said
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- MAY 11, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Iraqis marched in central Baghdad to commemorate...
Hundreds of Iraqis marched in central Baghdad to commemorate the deaths of relatives they believe were executed under Saddam Hussein
- MAY 10, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A court in Yemen sentenced Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel to...
A court in Yemen sentenced Abed Abdulrazzak Kamel to death for killing three Americans who worked at a Christian-run hospital in December 2002
- MAY 10, 2003HondurasDEATH PENALTY
According to an official report, most of the 69 people...
According to an official report, most of the 69 people who died in the April riots at the El Porvenir prison were "executed" by Honduran police guards or soldiers after the mutiny had been brought under control
- MAY 9, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Khan Osman Omrah, an Afghani convicted of drug...
Sultan Khan Osman Omrah, an Afghani convicted of drug trafficking, was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia
- MAY 9, 2003AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Khan Osman Omrah, an Afghani convicted of drug...
Sultan Khan Osman Omrah, an Afghani convicted of drug trafficking, was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia
- MAY 9, 2003NepalDEATH PENALTY
Kioual Man Limbou, a Nepalese man convicted of murder,...
Kioual Man Limbou, a Nepalese man convicted of murder, was publicly beheaded by sword in Saudi Arabia
- MAY 9, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Kioual Man Limbou, a Nepalese man convicted of murder,...
Kioual Man Limbou, a Nepalese man convicted of murder, was publicly beheaded by sword in Saudi Arabia
- MAY 9, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that International human rights organisations...
It was reported that International human rights organisations condemned what they said were increasing cases of arbitrary arrests and torture by the Sudanese security forces in the Darfur state of western Sudan
- MAY 9, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Bill was approved changing execution method to lethal...
A Bill was approved changing execution method to lethal injection instead of firing squad
- MAY 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former vice governor of China's south-western province...
The former vice governor of China's south-western province of Yunnan, Li Jiating, was given a suspended death sentence for bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- MAY 9, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Long Beach Superior Court Judge Joan Comparet-Cassani...
Long Beach Superior Court Judge Joan Comparet-Cassani sentenced a man to death for murdering a Long Beach officer
- MAY 9, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Sanford, jurors recommended the death penalty Friday...
In Sanford, jurors recommended the death penalty Friday for convicted 3-time murderer Michael Gordon Reynolds, 41
- MAY 9, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A mentally retarded man will be removed from death...
A mentally retarded man will be removed from death row after Gov
- MAY 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Jinan Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, in Shandong Province, China, sentenced two "principal criminals" to death and two to life imprisonment for manufacturing and trafficking drugs
- MAY 8, 2003Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to hang in Trinidad and...
Three people were sentenced to hang in Trinidad and Tobago for the 1996 murder of Clint Huggins, a former state's witness in a much-publicized murder trial
- MAY 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seventeen farmers received sentences ranging from imprisonment...
Seventeen farmers received sentences ranging from imprisonment to the death penalty from the Beijing No
- MAY 8, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Ali Ibrahim was sentenced to death for running a lucrative...
Ali Ibrahim was sentenced to death for running a lucrative drug trafficking business under Al-Qaeda
- MAY 8, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of Sindh High Court dismissed the...
A division bench of Sindh High Court dismissed the appeal of three against a judgment made by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi in a case involving kidnapping and ransom, but converted their death sentences into life terms
- MAY 8, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to...
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to Duan Meerak, a 38-year-old woman, for possessing 70,000 speed pills in 1998
- MAY 8, 2003IndianaDEATH PENALTY
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled that...
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled that a judge had allowed the seating of jurors who were biased against Akeem Aki-Khuam during his trial on murder charges
- MAY 7, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pakistan sentenced a woman to death for...
A court in Pakistan sentenced a woman to death for drugs offences
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Former EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and Hands Off...
Former EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and Hands Off Cain honorary president MEP Emma Bonino welcomed the commitment of the Italian government to present a resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions to the United Nations General Assembly express
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the...
The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the moratorium resolution to the UN General Assembly was greeted jubilantly by the Italian Senate's Commission for Human Rights
- MAY 7, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
In Las Vegas Clark County District Judge Joseph Bonaventure...
In Las Vegas Clark County District Judge Joseph Bonaventure has reaffirmed the death sentence against Timmy (T
- MAY 7, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
The Cincinnati-based U
The Cincinnati-based U
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT MORATORIUM RESOLUTION AT UNGA
May 7, 2003: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini last night pledged the Italian government’s commitment to HOC’s campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions. Italy will re-present the moratorium resolution in the upcoming UN General Assembly.
- MAY 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was...
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was brightly lit to mark a visit by former Illinois governor George Ryan
- MAY 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was...
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was brightly lit to mark a visit by former Illinois governor George Ryan
- MAY 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian...
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian government's commitment to Hands Off Cain's campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions
- MAY 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian...
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian government's commitment to Hands Off Cain's campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions
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- MAY 6, 2003MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco condemned a man to death for the murder of...
Morocco condemned a man to death for the murder of a policeman during an escape attempt from court
- MAY 6, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Roger Dale Vaughn, 48, was executed for strangling...
Roger Dale Vaughn, 48, was executed for strangling and raping Dora Watkins, 66, on Oct
- MAY 6, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Carl Isaacs, 49, was given a lethal injection at the...
Carl Isaacs, 49, was given a lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson for orchestrating the Alday family killings (Ned, Aubrey, Chester, Jerry, Jimmy and Mary Alday) at their home on May 14, 1973
- MAY 6, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
An Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh...
An Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced two youths to hang and sentenced two others to one year rigorous imprisonment for murder
- MAY 5, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Supreme Court confirmed the death sentences...
Iran's Supreme Court confirmed the death sentences handed down to eight members of a kidnapping gang that operated in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the Qods newspaper reported
- MAY 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Hebei Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced...
The Hebei Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Hou Wanli to death, and Ma Qingli, his spouse, to 10 years imprisonment for trafficking children in central China, state media said
- MAY 5, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Special Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced to death...
The Special Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced to death on two counts with a fine of Rs 2 hundred thousand Shabbir Ahmad for murdering a Police Inspector and a Head Constable as they conducted a raid on a house
- MAY 5, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Ryan argued that the American public is for a fair,...
Ryan argued that the American public is for a fair, honest and just death penalty system, and the study conducted on the Illinois system showed that this was not so
- MAY 5, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In his first public debate on the death penalty outside...
In his first public debate on the death penalty outside the United States, former Illinois Governor George Ryan called for states that execute people all over the world to impose moratoria and take the time to study their capital punishment systems
- MAY 5, 2003NigerDEATH PENALTY
Following over 40 years of independence, since 1960,...
Following over 40 years of independence, since 1960, Niger's National Assembly adopted a new criminal code
- MAY 5, 2003DEATH PENALTY
FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM
May 5, 2003: in his first public debate on the death penalty outside the United States, former Illinois Governor George Ryan called for states that execute people all over the world to impose moratoria and take the time to study their capital punishment s
- MAY 4, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Rahman bin Hanash al-Shihri was publicly beheaded...
Abdul Rahman bin Hanash al-Shihri was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for shooting dead a male relative in a dispute
- MAY 3, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
A Jefferson County Jury sentenced Cameron Deck to death
A Jefferson County Jury sentenced Cameron Deck to death
- MAY 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In an editorial entitled 'Impunity and Human Rights'...
In an editorial entitled 'Impunity and Human Rights' Chino Obiagwu stated "in 2002, we recorded ? over 150 cases of summary or extra judicial executions, that is, killings by police and other security agents
- MAY 3, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer...
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said that the Bali bombers should not be executed for the nightclub attacks which killed more than 200 people
- MAY 3, 2003UruguayDEATH PENALTY
It was decided that El Said Hassan Al-Mokhis, an Egyptian...
It was decided that El Said Hassan Al-Mokhis, an Egyptian citizen arrested in Uruguay in 1999, be extradited to his homeland to face charges for the 1997 massacre of 22 European tourists at Luxor Temple
- MAY 3, 2003EgyptDEATH PENALTY
It was decided that El Said Hassan Al-Mokhis, an Egyptian...
It was decided that El Said Hassan Al-Mokhis, an Egyptian citizen arrested in Uruguay in 1999, be extradited to his homeland to face charges for the 1997 massacre of 22 European tourists at Luxor Temple
- MAY 3, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer...
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said that the Bali bombers should not be executed for the nightclub attacks which killed more than 200 people
- MAY 2, 2003MississippiDEATH PENALTY
In George County Freddie Spicer Jr
In George County Freddie Spicer Jr
- MAY 2, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The anti-terrorist court at Hyderabad sentenced to...
The anti-terrorist court at Hyderabad sentenced to death two men named as Aurangzeb and Ashraf and fined them Rs
- MAY 2, 2003LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Council in Lebanon sentenced to death...
The Judicial Council in Lebanon sentenced to death Ahmad Ali Mansour after he was convicted of deliberately shooting eight people dead and injuring four others, at a shoot-out in the private teachers' fund at UNESCO, Beirut, on July 31, 2002
- MAY 2, 2003IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Kevin L
Kevin L
- MAY 1, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Indonesian government was...
It was reported that the Indonesian government was working to save 12 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia for various crimes
- MAY 1, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Indonesian government was...
It was reported that the Indonesian government was working to save 12 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia for various crimes