Chronological archive
June 2003
The 176 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2003, in chronological order.
Hekmat Shah Ahmad, a Pakistani man convicted in Saudi...
Hekmat Shah Ahmad, a Pakistani man convicted in Saudi Arabia of drug trafficking, was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah
- JUNE 30, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's Parliament ratified Protocol No
Turkey's Parliament ratified Protocol No
- JUNE 30, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hekmat Shah Ahmad, a Pakistani man convicted in Saudi...
Hekmat Shah Ahmad, a Pakistani man convicted in Saudi Arabia of drug trafficking, was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah
- JUNE 30, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan Commissioner of Prisons, Joseph Etima,...
The Ugandan Commissioner of Prisons, Joseph Etima, appealed to the government to abolish the death penalty
- JUNE 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young Bangladeshi, Shaju Mia, was sentenced to death...
A young Bangladeshi, Shaju Mia, was sentenced to death for murdering and raping a girl of nine
- JUNE 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children...
The Special Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression, Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced there people to death by hanging
- JUNE 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Kola Mia, 25, was sentenced to...
It was reported that Kola Mia, 25, was sentenced to death by a District Court in Bangladesh for killing a neighbour after she refused to marry him
- JUNE 30, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court sentenced three Islamic militants...
A Pakistani court sentenced three Islamic militants to death for plotting a May 2002 suicide car bomb attack that killed 11 French naval engineers and two Pakistani bystanders in the southern port city Karachi
- JUNE 30, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A French humanitarian group said it was opposed to...
A French humanitarian group said it was opposed to the death sentences passed on Pakistani extremists for the murder of French nationals, even though some of its members had personal links with the victims
- JUNE 30, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajikistan's lower house of parliament ruled that women...
Tajikistan's lower house of parliament ruled that women found guilty of major crimes would no longer be executed, while their male counterparts were still subject to capital punishment
- JUNE 30, 2003MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge Gary P
Circuit Court Judge Gary P
- JUNE 30, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
A French humanitarian group said it was opposed to...
A French humanitarian group said it was opposed to the death sentences passed on Pakistani extremists for the murder of French nationals, even though some of its members had personal links with the victims
- JUNE 30, 2003GhanaDEATH PENALTY
President John Agyekum Kufuor granted amnesty to a...
President John Agyekum Kufuor granted amnesty to a number of prisoners including those on the death row, life sentence and first offenders
- JUNE 30, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Constantine criminal court handed down six death...
The Constantine criminal court handed down six death sentences in absentia for the members of a terrorist group responsible for approximately 15 assassinations, racketeering, sabotage and destruction of public property, reported Le Matin web site
- JUNE 29, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kuwait sentenced Farraj Mansour, a 32 year...
A court in Kuwait sentenced Farraj Mansour, a 32 year old Kuwaiti man, to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Pakistani girl
- JUNE 29, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka, Bangladesh, awarded...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka, Bangladesh, awarded the death penalty to three leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of Bangladesh National Party, and sentenced five others to life-term Rigorous Imprisonment for the killing Sab
- JUNE 29, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani court sentenced two men to hang after they...
A Pakistani court sentenced two men to hang after they were found guilty of killing a woman by throwing acid at her, police said
- JUNE 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Ho Chi Minh City court, Vietnam, imposed a death...
A Ho Chi Minh City court, Vietnam, imposed a death sentence for murder and robbery on Trang Hoang Thai, 20
- JUNE 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Hu Jintao praised the merits of his...
Chinese President Hu Jintao praised the merits of his country's "strike hard" against crime campaign, which resulted in the execution of scores of criminals since April 2001, state press reported
- JUNE 28, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese court turned down an appeal against execution...
A Vietnamese court turned down an appeal against execution lodged by two men sentenced to death for murdering a student in October 1999, state media reported
- JUNE 28, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila to pardon 30 people sentenced to death for the murder of his father, former president Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 28, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila to pardon 30 people sentenced to death for the murder of his father, former president Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 28, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila to pardon 30 people sentenced to death for the murder of his father, former president Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 28, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Ibraheam Ahmed Omer Abaker issued by the Kass Court on September 30th, 2002
- JUNE 28, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam Ahmed Omer Abaker convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 30 September 2002 before Kass Court
- JUNE 27, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Qiao Yanqin was executed in southern China's Guangdong...
Qiao Yanqin was executed in southern China's Guangdong province for his role in the beating to death of a migrant worker in a detention centre
- JUNE 27, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Additional district judge L S Pavshe sentenced to death...
Additional district judge L S Pavshe sentenced to death Shivaji Alhat, 45, a former schoolteacher, for raping and murdering 10-year-old Hemalata Nanavre of Junnar, in Pune district, on January 14, 2002
- JUNE 27, 2003FijiDEATH PENALTY
Timoci Silatolu and Jo Nata, convicted of treason,...
Timoci Silatolu and Jo Nata, convicted of treason, were sentenced to life imprisonment with heavy minimum terms to serve for their role in Fiji's 2000 coup
- JUNE 27, 2003IndianaDEATH PENALTY
A Marion County judge dismissed death penalty convictions...
A Marion County judge dismissed death penalty convictions against 2 accused killers
- JUNE 27, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
State media reported that four drug traffickers were...
State media reported that four drug traffickers were executed in Changsha City, capital of south China's Hunan Province, and 17 others were sentenced to death
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- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Xiongyin, "convicted drug peddler", was sentenced...
Wang Xiongyin, "convicted drug peddler", was sentenced to death in Guangzhou as China marked International Anti-Drugs Day
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Daily reported that local courts had convicted...
The Shanghai Daily reported that local courts had convicted 67 people for "severe crimes such as drug trafficking and drug making," sentencing them variously to more than five years imprisonment, life sentence and the death penalty
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chang Chi-hsien, a Taiwanese man convicted of drug...
Chang Chi-hsien, a Taiwanese man convicted of drug trafficking, was executed in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen, the Beijing Times newspaper said
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Uygur woman from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to death with probation for drug related crimes, no further details were given
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death...
The Federal Court of Malaysia substituted with a death sentence the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the High Court on Jemari Jusoh, an Al-Ma'unah member convicted of committing treason in 2000
- JUNE 26, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor...
The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor called for the public execution of those found guilty of rape and murder
- JUNE 26, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Chang Chi-hsien, a Taiwanese man convicted of drug...
Chang Chi-hsien, a Taiwanese man convicted of drug trafficking, was executed in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen, the Beijing Times newspaper said
- JUNE 26, 2003Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Shanmuga Sundaram Raghupathi, a member of Sri Lanka's...
Shanmuga Sundaram Raghupathi, a member of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels who was charged with attacking a navy base at Karainagar in the northern Karaitivu island, was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court, Sri Lanka, The Island newspape
- JUNE 26, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Supreme Court is vacating the death sentences...
The Florida Supreme Court is vacating the death sentences given to Thomas Thibault
- JUNE 26, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In 2001 and 2002 bills were put forward for the abolition...
In 2001 and 2002 bills were put forward for the abolition of the death penalty and for a seven year moratorium on executions
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Drug enforcement personnel in Chengdu, Sichuan Province,...
Drug enforcement personnel in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, escorted six drug traffickers to the execution ground, including Yu Wulin
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court, China, approved the execution of 11 "principal drug traffickers", including Li Jinghua, Feng Haizhou and Li Xuejun
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Xian, Baoji, Xianyang, Yan'an,...
It was reported that Xian, Baoji, Xianyang, Yan'an, and Yulin Intermediate People's Courts, in Shaanxi Province, China, tried 25 drug cases, sentencing eight people to death including Zhou Kexue, Wang Xinmin and Feng Cuiqiong
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese state media reported that "courts at different...
Chinese state media reported that "courts at different levels in Jiangsu Province tried 53 drug cases and punished 74 suspects
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Henan Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Henan Provincial Higher People's Court, China, sentenced Zheng Ziyi and Liu Guobo to death and Ran Lingxiang to death with two years reprieve
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Xulun was sentenced to death by the Hangzhou Intermediate...
Chen Xulun was sentenced to death by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, Zhejiang Province, China, after being found guilty of trafficking in 10,175 ecstasy pills and 207 g of ketamine powder
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court...
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court executed a number of "drug criminals" including: Huang Kaiming, who was found in possession of 14 kg of heroin; Ji Shirong, 61, and Li Chunxiang, a female, age 38, found guilty of buying heroin in Burma
- JUNE 26, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bob Taft granted clemency to Jerome Campbell....
Gov. Bob Taft granted clemency to Jerome Campbell. Campbell is the 1st death row inmate to receive clemency in 12 years
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were put to death by lethal injection, it was the first time the region had used such a method of execution
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being...
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being convicted of murdering a police officer in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed...
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed six people on the order of the Supreme People's Court for their direct involvement in drug-related crimes
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen...
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen city in South China's Guangdong Province, state media reported
- JUNE 25, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The United States and the European Union signed an...
The United States and the European Union signed an extradition treaty at a summit aimed to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and in bringing suspects swiftly to trial
- JUNE 25, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The United States and the European Union signed an...
The United States and the European Union signed an extradition treaty at a summit aimed to boost cooperation in the fight against terrorism and in bringing suspects swiftly to trial
- JUNE 25, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sangki Ara, a 55 year old policeman, was sentenced...
Sangki Ara, a 55 year old policeman, was sentenced to die by lethal injection for selling methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" weighing 26
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, sentenced Deng Guanwei and Ceng Jianxiang to death for trafficking in 4
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China, tried Wu Wenchuan, Lin Jianguo, Xu Guangming and others for drug smuggling, trafficking, transporting, and manufacturing
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
With the approval of the Higher People's Court, the...
With the approval of the Higher People's Court, the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court, in Sichuan Province, China, tried 12 "drug criminals" and executed six "principal criminals", including Wu Kaiyou
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, China, sentenced Shen Weilun, Li Zongming and Li Jianhang to death and sentenced Liao Youchi to death with reprieve
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- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese Supreme People's Court tried three drug...
The Chinese Supreme People's Court tried three drug cases and sentenced Du Zhongqin, Liu Yingwei, Lin Jianguo and Zhu Qianghua to death
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, sentenced...
A court in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, sentenced Hong Jinfa and Zhu Guohua to death for drug trafficking
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, executed...
A court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, executed three drug traffickers
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wuhan Intermediate People's Court, in Hubei Province,...
Wuhan Intermediate People's Court, in Hubei Province, China, sentenced 11 people to death for trafficking and transporting drugs
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tianjin Number One and Number Two Courts, China, sentenced...
Tianjin Number One and Number Two Courts, China, sentenced Kong Fanzhong to death for trafficking in 645 g of heroin
- JUNE 24, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death...
In the first attempt ever, over 200 inmates on death row in Uganda signed a constitutional petition to eliminate the death penalty from the country's laws
- JUNE 24, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked other...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked other civil society groups to protest the continuing summary executions happening in Davao City purportedly to curb the illegal drugs trade and other criminal activities in the city
- JUNE 24, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajik Television reported that President Emomali Rahmonov...
Tajik Television reported that President Emomali Rahmonov sent to the Assembly of Representatives for consideration a draft law on making amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan
- JUNE 24, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Tajik television reported that Tajikistan's Supreme...
Tajik television reported that Tajikistan's Supreme Court had passed sentences on five citizens who had committed "a number of grave crimes," and sentenced to death two of them for the "violent murder of citizen Rahmatullo Rahimov"
- JUNE 24, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Liuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in the Guangxi...
The Liuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, executed Liao Quanen, 40, and Wei Degui, 46, for drug trafficking
- JUNE 24, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shaoguan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong...
The Shaoguan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced Huang Jianwen to death for trafficking and transporting drugs
- JUNE 24, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC ON A MISSION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO TO MEET KABILA
June 24, 2003: Hands Off Cain will be in the country between the 26th and the 29th of June in order to ask President Joseph Kabila to grant clemency to the 30 men condemned to death for the assassination of his father Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 23, 2003FranceDEATH PENALTY
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members...
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members of an armed opposition group arrested in a major roundup of the exile organisation
- JUNE 23, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members...
Iran insisted that it wanted France to extradite members of an armed opposition group arrested in a major roundup of the exile organisation
- JUNE 23, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Harris County jury condemned Danny Paul Bible, 51,...
A Harris County jury condemned Danny Paul Bible, 51, to death for the 1979 rape-slaying of Inez Deaton, 20
- JUNE 23, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trail Tribunal in Bangladesh convicted three...
A Speedy Trail Tribunal in Bangladesh convicted three young men, sentencing Sumon, 20, to death and handing life terms to two others for rape case
- JUNE 23, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A district court in India sentenced to death Surendrapal...
A district court in India sentenced to death Surendrapal Shivpal, who was arrested on charges of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl in September 2002
- JUNE 23, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
"Kazakhstan will definitely have life sentences
"Kazakhstan will definitely have life sentences
- JUNE 23, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
David Charles Carpenter, 41, who twice was sentenced...
David Charles Carpenter, 41, who twice was sentenced to death will now remain in prison for life without parole
- JUNE 22, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi Arabian man was beheaded after being convicted...
A Saudi Arabian man was beheaded after being convicted of beating to death a compatriot in a dispute over a plot of farm land
- JUNE 21, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
L. Achour, alias Salah, current commander of the Salafi...
L. Achour, alias Salah, current commander of the Salafi Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), was sentenced to death in absentia by the criminal court in Constantine, Algeria, the Algerian daily El-Khabar's website reported. He was accused of belonging to an
- JUNE 21, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cai Gang, an unemployed Chinese man who burned his...
Cai Gang, an unemployed Chinese man who burned his daughter alive to get her life insurance, was sentenced to death
- JUNE 21, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence...
The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence said that as of June 18 a total of 176 civilians in 12 districts in Aceh had become victims of "extrajudicial killings" during Indonesia's military offensive against separatist rebels in the provin
- JUNE 20, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a prominent jurist sitting...
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a prominent jurist sitting on both the Guardians Council and Expediency Council, Iran's two top political oversight bodies, called on Iran's hard-line judiciary to treat "rioters" arrested during 10 nights of anti-regime protests
- JUNE 20, 2003SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Isnin Saleh, 33, Azman Ismail, 35, and Ruzaini...
Mohamed Isnin Saleh, 33, Azman Ismail, 35, and Ruzaini Ajis, 32, all Singaporeans, were executed by hanging
- JUNE 20, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Beijing appeal court upheld a suspended death sentence...
A Beijing appeal court upheld a suspended death sentence for former governor of southwest China's Yunnan province, Li Jiating, who was convicted of corruption
- JUNE 20, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Judge...
The Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Sarwar Sidhu awarded a death sentence each with a fine of Rs
- JUNE 20, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Gulzar Rawal, 35, was hanged at in Central Jail in...
Gulzar Rawal, 35, was hanged at in Central Jail in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
- JUNE 19, 2003Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The Southern Regional High Court of Sierra Leone in...
The Southern Regional High Court of Sierra Leone in Bo District sentenced to death 6 people by hanging after convicting them of ritualistic murder
- JUNE 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yanhui, a 52 year old Beijing man convicted of robbery,...
Li Yanhui, a 52 year old Beijing man convicted of robbery, was executed by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing
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- JUNE 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that in its initial trial, the Foshan...
It was reported that in its initial trial, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, China, sentenced Huang Zhaohua, Ceng Xianen and Xu Weide to death for selling ecstasy, ketamine and "ice"
- JUNE 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Railway Communications Intermediate People's Court,...
The Railway Communications Intermediate People's Court, in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, executed 10 "principal drug criminals"
- JUNE 18, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vu Xuan Lich and Tong Van Loi, leaders of a 16 member...
Vu Xuan Lich and Tong Van Loi, leaders of a 16 member ring that smuggled heroin from Laos to Vietnam, were sentenced to death by the People's Court in Lai Chau province in Vietnam
- JUNE 18, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Reporting on the treatment of Muslims in Uzbekistan,...
Reporting on the treatment of Muslims in Uzbekistan, the Muslim Uzbekistan web site stated that: "Tens of thousands of Uzbek Muslims have been unlawfully arrested, thousands have been tortured and dozens have been killed in extra-judicial executions
- JUNE 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Beijing Number Two Intermediate People's Court,...
The Beijing Number Two Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Wu Yinfu to death for killing Zhou Jianbo on 10 November 1999 following a dispute
- JUNE 18, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Ernest Martin, 42, was executed this morning at the...
Ernest Martin, 42, was executed this morning at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
- JUNE 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhuang Chunsheng, a 21-year-old man convicted of killing...
Zhuang Chunsheng, a 21-year-old man convicted of killing his parents, was executed in Beijing after being convicted by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court
- JUNE 17, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi citizen convicted of murdering a compatriot...
A Saudi citizen convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh
- JUNE 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in Fujian Province,...
The Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court, in Fujian Province, China, sentenced Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo to death for murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape, drug trafficking and illegal trading in guns
- JUNE 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Zhejiang Higher People's Court, China, sentenced...
The Zhejiang Higher People's Court, China, sentenced to death Wang Tianyi, director of Wenzhou Lucheng Public Security Sub-Bureau, for accepting bribes and for possession of huge assets without known sources
- JUNE 16, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Two members of the Peoples Mujahedeen who have lived...
Two members of the Peoples Mujahedeen who have lived in Britain as political refugees for decades were recently arrested in Syria and handed over to the clerical regime in Tehran, the Iranian opposition movement said
- JUNE 16, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two members of the Peoples Mujahedeen who have lived...
Two members of the Peoples Mujahedeen who have lived in Britain as political refugees for decades were recently arrested in Syria and handed over to the clerical regime in Tehran, the Iranian opposition movement said
- JUNE 16, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Sixth additional district and sessions judge, Ashoke...
Sixth additional district and sessions judge, Ashoke Kumar Chand sentenced to death Hani Mian, Suresh Sao and Hiraman Sao, three Maoist Communist Centre activists responsible for the 2001 "Beltu massacre" which killed 14 people
- JUNE 14, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Four armed Islamic militants were sentenced to death...
Four armed Islamic militants were sentenced to death in abstentia by an Algerian court, official news agency APS reported
- JUNE 14, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain members from various countries met in...
Hands Off Cain members from various countries met in Rome to consult on the strategy for the re-presentation of a moratorium resolution at the upcoming UN General Assembly
- JUNE 14, 2003AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
"Emir" [Islamist group leader] Boufedi, 23 years old,...
"Emir" [Islamist group leader] Boufedi, 23 years old, who has been on the run since the 1990s, and found guilty of setting up a group of criminals and a terrorist organization through armed violence, was sentenced to death in absentia by the criminal cour
- JUNE 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its second trial, the Sichuan Provincial Higher...
In its second trial, the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court, China, upheld the death sentence passed on Tan Jin for issuance of false value-added specialized tax invoices
- JUNE 14, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HOC GENERAL ASSEMBLY SETS TARGETS FOR MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
June 14, 2003: Hands Off Cain members from various countries met in Rome on Saturday to consult on the strategy for the re-presentation of a moratorium resolution at the upcoming UN General Assembly.
- JUNE 13, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe hanged four prisoners convicted of murder,...
Zimbabwe hanged four prisoners convicted of murder, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported
- JUNE 13, 2003DEATH PENALTY
At the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, prison...
At the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, prison officials executed Joseph L
- JUNE 13, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended the death penalty for Jathiya A
A jury recommended the death penalty for Jathiya A
- JUNE 13, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A Lynchburg jury recommended the death penalty for...
A Lynchburg jury recommended the death penalty for Leon Jermain Winston, 22, one of two men charged with the shooting deaths of Anthony and Ronda Robinson on April 19, 2002
- JUNE 12, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
In Pakistan the Punjab chief minister's adviser on...
In Pakistan the Punjab chief minister's adviser on law and human rights, Mr Rana Ejaz Ahmad Khan, announced that kite-flyers would face murder charges and a possible death penalty if their sharpened strings caused more deaths
- JUNE 12, 2003AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Sam Monk sentenced Donald Ray Wheat ,...
Circuit Judge Sam Monk sentenced Donald Ray Wheat , 49, to death for the May 2002 gunshot slayings of 4 men during a holdup at a Blockbuster video store
- JUNE 12, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Dallas, a jury sentenced prison escapee Randy Halprin...
In Dallas, a jury sentenced prison escapee Randy Halprin to death today for his role in the Christmas Eve 2000 slaying of a police officer
- JUNE 11, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordan Times reported that a 23-year-old woman...
The Jordan Times reported that a 23-year-old woman was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court after being convicted of the March 2002 murder of her sister-in-law in the Zarqa Governorate
- JUNE 11, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Uzbekistan's central Bukhara Region sentenced...
A court in Uzbekistan's central Bukhara Region sentenced a man to death and his accomplice to 20 years imprisonment after finding them guilty of killing a driver on 31 August 2002 with the purpose of hijacking his car, the Huquq newspaper reported
- JUNE 11, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate agreed 28 to 7 to a House bill on no executions...
The Senate agreed 28 to 7 to a House bill on no executions for mentally retarded
- JUNE 11, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Kia Levoy Johnson, 38, was executed this evening
Kia Levoy Johnson, 38, was executed this evening
- JUNE 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court, China, upheld the death sentence with two years reprieve given to Zhu Cheng
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- JUNE 11, 2003DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN INVITES YOU TO OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN ROME ON JUNE 14
Hands Off Cain invites you to Rome on June 14 at via di Torre Argentina 76 where our general assembly will be held between 9:30 and 15:00.
- JUNE 10, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo District Court sentence to death Yoshio Ando,...
The Tokyo District Court sentence to death Yoshio Ando, a homeless man, for murdering three other homeless men in Tokyo in 1999
- JUNE 10, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
George Kelly, 27, who was executed for the murder of...
George Kelly, 27, who was executed for the murder of Leonard Thomas, the manager of a cinema in Liverpool, during a robbery in March 1949, had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal
- JUNE 10, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Lan Rong, a banker convicted of embezzling some 10...
Lan Rong, a banker convicted of embezzling some 10 million yuan from rural savings accounts, was executed in northern China's Weinan city, Shaanxi province, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- JUNE 9, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica moved a step closer to removing Britain's Privy...
Jamaica moved a step closer to removing Britain's Privy Council as its final appellate court and replacing it with a proposed new Caribbean appeals court
- JUNE 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court in south...
The Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court in south China handed down two death sentences, one of which was suspended for two years, and 10 jail terms ranging from 3 years to life, for the killing of a young man whilst in police custody
- JUNE 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people convicted of organizing a local mafia were...
Six people convicted of organizing a local mafia were executed in central China's Xuchang city, Henan province as part of an ongoing campaign aimed at cracking down on organized crime, state press reported
- JUNE 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Radio TV Hong Kong audio web site reported that four...
Radio TV Hong Kong audio web site reported that four Tibetans received "hefty jail sentences for arms trafficking
- JUNE 9, 2003DEATH PENALTY
A ban on use of a 3-judge panel in deciding whether...
A ban on use of a 3-judge panel in deciding whether the state should execute convicted murderers was signed into law Monday by Nevada Gov
- JUNE 8, 2003South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
All Africa reported that more than 200 inmates of South...
All Africa reported that more than 200 inmates of South Africa's prisons still had the status of Death Row prisoners even though the African Constitutional Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional on June 6, 1995
- JUNE 8, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death...
Wan Marzuki Wan Abdullah, 26, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in over 3 kilos of cannabis in 1999
- JUNE 7, 2003EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The Ethiopian High Court sentenced Eshetu Shinkute...
The Ethiopian High Court sentenced Eshetu Shinkute Belete to publicly hang for his involvement in the extra-judicial executions of 27 people during the 1977-78 "Red Terror" period of Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam
- JUNE 7, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN)...
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) reported that two Ukrainians, Ruslan Voytyuk, born in 1973, and Oleksander Kuskin, born in 1978, had lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court of Belarus against their death sentences for the murder of a bu
- JUNE 7, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Zongfa was sentenced to death by the Shanghai...
Chen Zongfa was sentenced to death by the Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court following a conviction for double manslaughter
- JUNE 7, 2003BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN)...
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) reported that two Ukrainians, Ruslan Voytyuk, born in 1973, and Oleksander Kuskin, born in 1978, had lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court of Belarus against their death sentences for the murder of a bu
- JUNE 6, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Justice ministers from the European Union approved...
Justice ministers from the European Union approved extradition and judicial cooperation agreements with the United States designed to augment existing bilateral accords between Washington and EU member states
- JUNE 6, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Justice ministers from the European Union approved...
Justice ministers from the European Union approved extradition and judicial cooperation agreements with the United States designed to augment existing bilateral accords between Washington and EU member states
- JUNE 6, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Gaya additional district and sessions court in Bihar,...
Gaya additional district and sessions court in Bihar, India, sentenced eight people to death and six to life imprisonment for the mass killing of lower caste Hindus in 1988
- JUNE 6, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thi Kim Phuong, a 44 year old Vietnamese business...
Le Thi Kim Phuong, a 44 year old Vietnamese business woman, came one step closer to facing the firing squad after the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court rejected her appeal against the death sentence for running a fraudulent investment scheme
- JUNE 6, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salama bin Mteir al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen convicted...
Salama bin Mteir al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering a compatriot, was beheaded by sword in the north-western province of Tabuk
- JUNE 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Aquilino Q
Senator Aquilino Q
- JUNE 6, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
In Prescott, a jury decided that Homer Roseberry, 59,...
In Prescott, a jury decided that Homer Roseberry, 59, deserves the death penalty for the 2000 shooting death of Fred Fottler, 45
- JUNE 6, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Nanjing City Intermediate People's Court, in Jiangsu...
The Nanjing City Intermediate People's Court, in Jiangsu Province, China, sentenced Xia Jianjun to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of pocketing more than 9,567,200 yuan in public funds, taking 2
- JUNE 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xinhua news agency reported that nine criminals "convicted...
Xinhua news agency reported that nine criminals "convicted of murder and robbery" were sentenced to death by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing and immediately executed
- JUNE 5, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nam Cam, 56, known as Vietnam's most powerful mafia...
Nam Cam, 56, known as Vietnam's most powerful mafia boss, was sentenced to death, together with five of his henchmen, following a trial that exposed a web of corruption at the heart of the country's political system
- JUNE 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Ten former Muslim guerrillas were sentenced to death...
Ten former Muslim guerrillas were sentenced to death by a court in the Philippines for the abduction of five people in 1999
- JUNE 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tang Zhangbin was executed after being convicted of...
Tang Zhangbin was executed after being convicted of murder and robbery by the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court
- JUNE 5, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabias leading executioner lifted the veil on...
Saudi Arabias leading executioner lifted the veil on a taboo in the kingdom, revealing the gruesome reality of the beheading of men and women in the name of God
- JUNE 5, 2003JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips...
Jamaican National Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips said he was pursuing plans to have the death penalty applied to cases in which people were found guilty of the importation of illegal guns
- JUNE 5, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Hand, 54, has been sentenced to death for murdering...
Gerald Hand, 54, has been sentenced to death for murdering his 4th wife and a friend who prosecutors say helped him kill 2 earlier wives
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- JUNE 5, 2003OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Charm, black, 37, was put to death at 6:05 p
Kenneth Charm, black, 37, was put to death at 6:05 p
- JUNE 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced Zhu Maishu to death for killing...
A Chinese court sentenced Zhu Maishu to death for killing a SARS inspector who was on patrol in his back yard, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- JUNE 4, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The appeal hearing of two former lovers sentenced to...
The appeal hearing of two former lovers sentenced to death by stoning by an Islamic court in Nigeria was adjourned till June 2003
- JUNE 4, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami...
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami al-Mutairi, a 25 year old Kuwaiti, for the murder of an American civilian near a US army base in the emirate
- JUNE 4, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition...
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition deal between the European Union and the United States, saying the pact contained "serious flaws" regarding human rights
- JUNE 4, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition...
Amnesty International criticised the planned extradition deal between the European Union and the United States, saying the pact contained "serious flaws" regarding human rights
- JUNE 3, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern...
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern over a planned extradition treaty between the European Union and Washington, claiming the United States had a poor human rights record
- JUNE 3, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern...
Members of the European Parliament expressed concern over a planned extradition treaty between the European Union and Washington, claiming the United States had a poor human rights record
- JUNE 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal had her appeal adjourned until 27 August...
Amina Lawal had her appeal adjourned until 27 August as she sought to overturn a conviction for adultery
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced...
The Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced Habibur Rahman Mina, a 32 year old Bangladeshi, was sentenced to death for throwing acid on his ex-wife
- JUNE 3, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the...
Qari Abdul Hai, an Islamic militant suspected in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was brought before a judge and informed he had been sentenced to death for the killings of six minority Shiite Muslims
- JUNE 3, 2003North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors...
Some Chinese newspapers cited North Korean defectors as saying that the famine in the country had gotten so bad that human flesh was being sold on the black market
- JUNE 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez...
The death sentence of Jesus Cianez "Jesse" Hernandez was unanimously overturned by the California Supreme Court, which held that "numerous and serious errors" during the penalty phase require a new sentencing trial
- JUNE 3, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced...
In Chatham, Circuit Court Judge Charles Strauss sentenced Teresa Lewis, 34, to death
- JUNE 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AMINA LAWAL’S STONING APPEAL ADJOURNED
June 3, 2003: Nigerian woman Amina Lawal has had her appeal adjourned until 27 August as she seeks to overturn a conviction for adultery. She had been convicted of adultery in March last year by a court in the northern state of Katsina.
- JUNE 2, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
Three Yemeni men convicted of murder were executed...
Three Yemeni men convicted of murder were executed by firing squad, declared the Yemeni general prosecutors office
- JUNE 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhou Jie, a teacher in China's north-western Xinjiang...
Zhou Jie, a teacher in China's north-western Xinjiang region, was sentenced to death after being convicted of raping 15 under age girls on more than 30 different occasions, state media reported
- JUNE 2, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death...
The state Supreme Court on Monday overturned the death penalty of Jesus Cianez Hernandez, convicted for the January 1988 murder of Esther Alvarado, a drug-addicted prostitute
- JUNE 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after...
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after being convicted of raping and murdering Amena Begum Lucky on August 29, 2000
- JUNE 1, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death...
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death and four to life in jail in Saudi Arabia after they set fire to their boat loaded with nearly a tonne of hashish during a police chase at sea, Gulf News said
- JUNE 1, 2003United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death...
Two Iranian drug smugglers were sentenced to death and four to life in jail after they set fire to their boat loaded with nearly a tonne of hashish during a police chase at sea, Gulf News said
- JUNE 1, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In June 2003 Tajikistan's lower Parliament abolished...
In June 2003 Tajikistan's lower Parliament abolished the death penalty for women
- JUNE 1, 2003DEATH PENALTY
2 bills designed to address the U
2 bills designed to address the U