Chronological archive
December 2003
The 212 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2003, in chronological order.
The Nyala criminal court, Sudan, sentenced Issa Ismaeal...
The Nyala criminal court, Sudan, sentenced Issa Ismaeal Sabeel, a 27 year-old farmer living in Mahajrea, to death by hanging after convicting him of murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code
- DECEMBER 31, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Four hundred inmates are on the death row in Luzira...
Four hundred inmates are on the death row in Luzira Prisons, Uganda, Henry Tugume, the officer-in-charge of the prison, said
- DECEMBER 30, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court sentenced to death a 28-year-old father...
The High Court sentenced to death a 28-year-old father of three after finding him guilty of murdering a 30-year-old waiter
- DECEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang Siyuan to death for manslaughter
- DECEMBER 30, 2003NevadaDEATH PENALTY
In Carson City, the Nevada Supreme Court today granted...
In Carson City, the Nevada Supreme Court today granted a new penalty hearing for Edward G
- DECEMBER 30, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Life imprisonment as punishment will be introduced...
Life imprisonment as punishment will be introduced in Kazakhstan as from January 1, 2004
- DECEMBER 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Falun Gong cult follower who poisoned and killed...
A Falun Gong cult follower who poisoned and killed 15 innocent people was given death penalty by a court in east China's Zhejiang province, the website of the official news agency Xinhua said
- DECEMBER 30, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Pattani Provincial Court in Thailand sentenced...
The Pattani Provincial Court in Thailand sentenced Sakkariya Yimahama, a Muslim man, to death for killing a policeman in Pattani
- DECEMBER 30, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan police came under fire for the execution of...
Kenyan police came under fire for the execution of a 13-year-old boy, whom witnesses say was gunned down by police officers on Christmas Day
- DECEMBER 29, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
An ex-deputy police chief in southern Vietnam who shot...
An ex-deputy police chief in southern Vietnam who shot a Communist Party cadre with a machine gun during a meeting to punish him for being disorganised had been executed, officials said
- DECEMBER 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hainan International Investment Group's former chairman...
Hainan International Investment Group's former chairman Li Yaoqi was executed in the Hainan provincial capital of Haikou after being convicted of amassing a huge fortune while his state-owned investment company went bankrupt, Xinhua news agency reported
- DECEMBER 29, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Spare [1997 military coup leader] Captain Solo and...
Spare [1997 military coup leader] Captain Solo and all those on the death row, [opposition] Patriotic Front president Michael Sata urged [Zambian] President [Levy] Mwanawasa
- DECEMBER 29, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan ambassador to Australia strongly denied...
The Afghan ambassador to Australia strongly denied suggestions that asylum seekers sent home had been killed, and threatened legal action against those making such claims
- DECEMBER 29, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death...
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced to death Farhod Sharopov, 34, for murder
- DECEMBER 29, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Cincinnati, The 6th U
In Cincinnati, The 6th U
- DECEMBER 29, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
District and high courts across Japan sentenced a record...
District and high courts across Japan sentenced a record 30 defendants to death in 2003, while 56 death-row inmates did not appeal their sentences or lost appeals as of December 29, according to Kyodo News calculations based on court data
- DECEMBER 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced a disgraced provincial vice...
A Chinese court sentenced a disgraced provincial vice governor to death for accepting bribes and because he could not account for assets which outstripped his income, state media said
- DECEMBER 29, 2003BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Some 59 percent of Bolivians are in favour of the death...
Some 59 percent of Bolivians are in favour of the death penalty, according to a poll taken in Bolivia's four largest cities
- DECEMBER 29, 2003AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan ambassador to Australia strongly denied...
The Afghan ambassador to Australia strongly denied suggestions that asylum seekers sent home had been killed, and threatened legal action against those making such claims
- DECEMBER 29, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Outspoken UK MP Desmond Swayne is leading the call...
Outspoken UK MP Desmond Swayne is leading the call for the restoration of the death penalty following the cold-blooded killing of a traffic police officer
- DECEMBER 29, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Nyala criminal court in Sudan sentenced Sanousi...
The Nyala criminal court in Sudan sentenced Sanousi Alhaj Ismaeal, a 27 year-old merchant from Hey Alwihda in Nyala, to death by hanging after convicting him for murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991)
- DECEMBER 28, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
An international human rights group asked the Russian...
An international human rights group asked the Russian prosecutor-general not to extradite three Tajik nationals arrested by Russian security forces earlier in 2003
- DECEMBER 28, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's announcement that it had approved equal blood-money...
Iran's announcement that it had approved equal blood-money for Muslims and non-Muslim nationals was cheerfully acclaimed by the country's religious minorities
- DECEMBER 28, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
An international human rights group asked the Russian...
An international human rights group asked the Russian prosecutor-general not to extradite three Tajik nationals arrested by Russian security forces earlier in 2003
- DECEMBER 27, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Mamoru Takuma, who was earlier in 2003 sentenced to...
Mamoru Takuma, who was earlier in 2003 sentenced to death for murdering eight children at an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture in 2001, married a female supporter after his sentence was finalized
- DECEMBER 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Expediency Council (EC) approved a Majlis bill...
The Expediency Council (EC) approved a Majlis bill on equal "blood-money", or diyeh, for Muslim and non-Muslim Iranian nationals
- DECEMBER 27, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Farid Soleymani, member of the National Council of...
Farid Soleymani, member of the National Council of Iranian Resistance, political front of the armed opposition Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization [MKO], said that the Iraqi Governing Council's decision to expel MKO members from Iraqi territory is "illegitimat
- DECEMBER 27, 2003New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
A Herald-DigiPoll survey of 400 people in New Zealand...
A Herald-DigiPoll survey of 400 people in New Zealand showed the majority support the death penalty if Saddam Hussein is found guilty of the murders attributed to his regime
- DECEMBER 26, 2003CanadaDEATH PENALTY
(continued from above) The sudden public interest -...
(continued from above) The sudden public interest - news of the group's plans has made headlines in Canada - has surprised some Muslims who say they already used sharia in divorce arbitration and other disputes
- DECEMBER 26, 2003CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Some Canadian Muslims will soon be able to use an Islamic...
Some Canadian Muslims will soon be able to use an Islamic tribunal to arbitrate civil disputes, bringing Muslim sharia law to a largely secular society and raising concerns about the extent to which it might be applied
- DECEMBER 26, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
(continued from above) In 1988, the Supreme Court prohibited...
(continued from above) In 1988, the Supreme Court prohibited the execution of defendants who were younger than 16 at the time of their crimes
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- DECEMBER 26, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Pakistan Supreme Court upheld the death sentences...
The Pakistan Supreme Court upheld the death sentences passed on three defendants in a murder case
- DECEMBER 26, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The decision by a Virginia jury to spare Lee Boyd Malvo's...
The decision by a Virginia jury to spare Lee Boyd Malvo's life after finding him guilty in the 2003 Washington-area sniper rampage may hasten a movement to abolish the death penalty for juvenile killers, legal experts say
- DECEMBER 26, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The nation's overall human rights record improved in...
The nation's overall human rights record improved in 2003, while there is still room for improvement in various areas, according to the government's annual human rights report
- DECEMBER 26, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Mike Ozekhome, a lawyer and human rights activist...
Chief Mike Ozekhome, a lawyer and human rights activist prominent in the pro-democracy struggle until the military left the political centre stage in 1999, joined the national debate on the retention of the death penalty in Nigeria
- DECEMBER 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Nanning Intermediate People's Court in China's...
The Nanning Intermediate People's Court in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region sentenced Ma Hanhua and Weng Rujin to death for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 25, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Thu, a 28 year old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Nguyen Van Thu, a 28 year old unemployed man, was sentenced to death for murdering and robbing a motorbike taxi driver in Vietnam's northern province of Ha Tay
- DECEMBER 25, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Most Iraqis consider former President Saddam Hussein...
Most Iraqis consider former President Saddam Hussein a criminal, yet they still believe he deserves a fair trial before Iraqi judges, according to poll results released in Baghdad
- DECEMBER 25, 2003MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Baltimore County prosecutors have dropped their efforts...
Baltimore County prosecutors have dropped their efforts to send convicted killer Courtney Bryant to death row for the murder of a Hunt Valley Burger King worker, agreeing instead to have the 21-year-old serve a sentence of life in prison without the possi
- DECEMBER 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, sentenced...
A court in Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, sentenced Sun Denglin, Zhu Weilin, Xu Penghui and Zhou Shulin to death for issuing false specialised value-added tax invoices, the Ningxia Ribao newspaper reported
- DECEMBER 23, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
A Speedy Trial Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced five people to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing two brothers, Mizanur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman, in the city's Mirpur Shewrapara district on November 1, 2001
- DECEMBER 23, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A Maricopa County jury handed down the sentence in...
A Maricopa County jury handed down the sentence in the delayed penalty phase in the trial of Ruben Myran Johnson, 24, convicted Nov
- DECEMBER 23, 2003ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Jasper McMurtrey left the Pima County Courthouse 22...
Jasper McMurtrey left the Pima County Courthouse 22 years after being sentenced to death for a double murder at a notorious biker bar
- DECEMBER 23, 2003MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Mozambican Human Rights League (LDH) accused the...
The Mozambican Human Rights League (LDH) accused the police of carrying out summary executions of detainees in the country
- DECEMBER 23, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International wrote to Ugandan President Museveni...
Amnesty International wrote to Ugandan President Museveni urging him to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 23, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was categorical:...
The German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was categorical: "I am against the death penalty, in all cases
- DECEMBER 23, 2003MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
Gary Sampson, 44, who confessed to carjacking and killing...
Gary Sampson, 44, who confessed to carjacking and killing 2 men during a weeklong crime spree was sentenced to death by a federal jury
- DECEMBER 23, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A jury in Chesapeake, Va
A jury in Chesapeake, Va
- DECEMBER 22, 2003NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
A jury in Madison has decided Jorge Galindo deserves...
A jury in Madison has decided Jorge Galindo deserves the death penalty for the 2002 murders of 5 people at the US Bank in Norfolk
- DECEMBER 22, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Mafia kingpin Liu Yong was sentenced to death and executed...
Mafia kingpin Liu Yong was sentenced to death and executed despite doubts over his confession, in a ruling that marked the first time the Supreme Court has circumvented China's two-trial criminal law system
- DECEMBER 22, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it...
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it would be incorrenct to impose conditions on the Iraqi people before the trial has even to commence", said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini when questioned by journalists on the possibility of putt
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should...
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should make way for international law, for the crimes committed by Saddam were crimes against humanity", declared instead Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D'Elia, highlighting what has happened in the past wi
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it...
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it would be incorrenct to impose conditions on the Iraqi people before the trial has even to commence", said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini when questioned by journalists on the possibility of putt
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski,...
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, visiting Polish troops near Baghdad, Saddam should be tried by a court in his own country with the presence of international observers
- DECEMBER 22, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should...
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should make way for international law, for the crimes committed by Saddam were crimes against humanity", declared instead Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D'Elia, highlighting what has happened in the past wi
- DECEMBER 22, 2003PolandDEATH PENALTY
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski,...
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, visiting Polish troops near Baghdad, Saddam should be tried by a court in his own country with the presence of international observers
- DECEMBER 22, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation...
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran, in which the Assembly expressed its serious concern at the continuing violations of human rights in Iran, the continued deterioration of the situation with regard to freed
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation...
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran, in which the Assembly expressed its serious concern at the continuing violations of human rights in Iran, the continued deterioration of the situation with regard to freed
- DECEMBER 22, 2003CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation...
The General Assembly adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran, in which the Assembly expressed its serious concern at the continuing violations of human rights in Iran, the continued deterioration of the situation with regard to freed
- DECEMBER 22, 2003New YorkDEATH PENALTY
A Brooklyn deadlocked jury spared the life of Emile...
A Brooklyn deadlocked jury spared the life of Emile Dixon, foiling Attorney General John Ashcroft's bid for the death penalty
- DECEMBER 22, 2003United NationsDEATH PENALTY
In view of a resolution approved on 22 December 2003...
In view of a resolution approved on 22 December 2003 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Third Committee of the 58th General Assembly asked the country, with two ad hoc paragraphs, to re-impose a moratorium on exe
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- DECEMBER 22, 2003DEATH PENALTY
In view of a resolution approved on 22 December 2003...
In view of a resolution approved on 22 December 2003 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Third Committee of the 58th General Assembly asked the country, with two ad hoc paragraphs, to re-impose a moratorium on exe
- DECEMBER 21, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Cherie Blair entered the debate over the fate of Saddam...
Cherie Blair entered the debate over the fate of Saddam Hussein by calling for the abolition of the death penalty around the world
- DECEMBER 21, 2003BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Godfried Danneels said he supported capital...
Cardinal Godfried Danneels said he supported capital punishment in theory but was opposed to it in practice, Belgian television reported
- DECEMBER 21, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of India upheld the death penalty...
The Supreme Court of India upheld the death penalty awarded to Suhsil Murmu for sacrificing a nine-year-old child to appease a deity in Jharkhand
- DECEMBER 20, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Hoai Nam, 27, and Nguyen Van Phi, 28, were shot...
Tran Hoai Nam, 27, and Nguyen Van Phi, 28, were shot in Ho Chi Minh City for producing over 50,000 dollars of fake banknotes
- DECEMBER 20, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During the customary end of year press conference a...
During the customary end of year press conference a journalist asked Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi if he was in agreement with US President George Bush, who hinted that Saddam should be put to death
- DECEMBER 19, 2003CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said he did not...
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said he did not believe ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein should be executed for crimes against humanity
- DECEMBER 19, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Adnan al-Pachachi, member of the Interim Iraqi Governing...
Adnan al-Pachachi, member of the Interim Iraqi Governing Council said that he was personally against passing the death penalty for former Iraqi President Saddam Husayn
- DECEMBER 19, 2003UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Arinaitwe was convicted and sentenced to death...
Richard Arinaitwe was convicted and sentenced to death by the high court of Uganda for the murder of an American woman, Maria Cecilia Goetz
- DECEMBER 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhao Guoma, 40, the leader of a major drug smuggling...
Zhao Guoma, 40, the leader of a major drug smuggling ring in south China's Guangdong province, was executed and 17 other drug dealers were given the death penalty or life imprisonment, Xinhua news agency reported
- DECEMBER 19, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Court in Vietnam's southern province of...
The People's Court in Vietnam's southern province of Long An sentenced to death Tran Thi Ngoc Yen, female, for trafficking heroin from Cambodia, the Tuoi Tre newspaper said
- DECEMBER 18, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of murdering seven women and leaving...
A man convicted of murdering seven women and leaving their decomposed bodies in his apartment cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded, a judge has ruled
- DECEMBER 18, 2003AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
By an eleven to one vote jurors recommended James Barber...
By an eleven to one vote jurors recommended James Barber be executed for the May 2001 killing of 75-year-old Dottie Epps, the woman he worked for
- DECEMBER 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ma Yong, 43, and his partner Duan Zhiqun, 20, were...
Ma Yong, 43, and his partner Duan Zhiqun, 20, were executed after being convicted by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of murdering and robbing 12 women lured to their deaths with offers of jobs in the southern Chinese town of Shenzhen
- DECEMBER 18, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said that Germany...
Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said that Germany would oppose any decision to execute fallen Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, after talks with leaders of Iraq's interim Governing Council
- DECEMBER 18, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's cabinet...
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's cabinet gave the green light for the death sentence for those guilty of making fake pharmaceutical products in the country, officials said
- DECEMBER 18, 2003South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
"The South African government joins the international...
"The South African government joins the international community in expressing its rejection of calls for the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in line with dictates of our own constitution," a South African foreign ministry statement said
- DECEMBER 18, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A poll in the UK revealed that 59 percent of those...
A poll in the UK revealed that 59 percent of those questioned supported Saddam being tried by a court in Iraq, while 29 percent said the United Nations should deal with him
- DECEMBER 18, 2003ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia's Supreme Court confirmed death sentences for...
Zambia's Supreme Court confirmed death sentences for 44 soldiers for their role in a failed 1997 military coup, but acquitted 10 others, citing a lack of evidence
- DECEMBER 18, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's supreme court urged courts nationwide to equip...
China's supreme court urged courts nationwide to equip themselves with special execution vans that can put to death convicted criminals immediately after sentencing, a judicial official said
- DECEMBER 18, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man faces a possible lengthy prison term...
An Iranian man faces a possible lengthy prison term or even the death penalty for attaching a sticker to the rear window of his car proclaiming "The era of arrogant rulers is over"
- DECEMBER 18, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Seven opium traffickers were sentenced to death by...
Seven opium traffickers were sentenced to death by the People's Court in Vietnam's northern province of Tuyen Quang and 40 others from the drug network were jailed as part of a government crackdown, court officials said
- DECEMBER 18, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a death...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a death penalty moratorium, deputy head of the presidential administration in charge of the state and legal department Igor Rogov said at a briefing in Astana
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Jalil Attaii, an Iranian man convicted of a murder...
Jalil Attaii, an Iranian man convicted of a murder committed on 12 July 2000, was hanged in public at dawn in the main square of the northern Iranian town of Gonbad-e-Kavoos, the Kayhan evening newspaper said
- DECEMBER 17, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A 4th Circuit U
A 4th Circuit U
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced...
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced his opposition to the death penalty, adding that he did not even wish for the execution of captured ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced...
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced his opposition to the death penalty, adding that he did not even wish for the execution of captured ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the...
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the death penalty for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a spokesman for the European Commission said
- DECEMBER 17, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the...
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the death penalty for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a spokesman for the European Commission said
- DECEMBER 17, 2003Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al Safarini, the leader...
Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al Safarini, the leader of a group of Palestinian rebels who took over a Pan Am jet in Pakistan in 1986 and killed 22 people, avoided the death penalty under a plea bargain with the US government
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- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The capture of Saddam Husayn and his future had "caused...
The capture of Saddam Husayn and his future had "caused a rift" among members of the Iraqi Governing Council, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Ra'y al-Amm reported, quoting "sources close to the Governing Council"
- DECEMBER 17, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al Safarini, the leader...
Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al Safarini, the leader of a group of Palestinian rebels who took over a Pan Am jet in Pakistan in 1986 and killed 22 people, avoided the death penalty under a plea bargain with the US government
- DECEMBER 17, 2003TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Dushanbe city court, Tajikistan, sentenced Sharafjon...
The Dushanbe city court, Tajikistan, sentenced Sharafjon Rahimov to death after finding him guilty of killing 19 year old Sirojiddin Fayzaliyevich Rahimov during a robbery
- DECEMBER 17, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain opposes the death penalty for Saddam Hussein,...
Spain opposes the death penalty for Saddam Hussein, but wants to see "a just sentence" meted out to the former Iraqi dictator, Spanish Justice Minister Jose Maria Michavila said
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein...
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein and the majority of Italians are also against it", said Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, in answer to questions from reporters asking his opinion in this issue
- DECEMBER 17, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein...
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein and the majority of Italians are also against it", said Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, in answer to questions from reporters asking his opinion in this issue
- DECEMBER 17, 2003ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
In Waterbury, a jury sentenced Robert Courchesne to...
In Waterbury, a jury sentenced Robert Courchesne to death in the Sept
- DECEMBER 17, 2003VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
In Richmond the U
In Richmond the U
- DECEMBER 16, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Zayd Hassan Abd al-Latif Masud al Safarini pleaded...
Zayd Hassan Abd al-Latif Masud al Safarini pleaded guilty to 95 charges, including murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and agreed to a sentence of three consecutive life terms plus 25 years
- DECEMBER 16, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The student news agency ISNA reported that a man named...
The student news agency ISNA reported that a man named Mohsen R
- DECEMBER 16, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview...
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview with the Vremya novostei daily, said that the Iraqis themselves should judge Saddam and decide his fate, as an internation tribunal for Iraq does not exist
- DECEMBER 16, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview...
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview with the Vremya novostei daily, said that the Iraqis themselves should judge Saddam and decide his fate, as an internation tribunal for Iraq does not exist
- DECEMBER 16, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Labour MP Malcolm Savidge said the history of modern...
Labour MP Malcolm Savidge said the history of modern Iraq was dripping with blood and barbarism
- DECEMBER 16, 2003Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Renato Cardinal Martino, head of the Pontifical Council...
Renato Cardinal Martino, head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said Saddam Hussein should face trial for his crimes but stressed the Vatican's opposition to the death penalty and criticized the US military for portraying him ``like a cow''
- DECEMBER 16, 2003LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged Lebanon's President, Emile...
Amnesty International urged Lebanon's President, Emile Lahoud, to use his prerogative to immediately commute the death sentences passed on 27 people
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Guo, a former deputy manager for China Grain Reserves...
Liu Guo, a former deputy manager for China Grain Reserves Corporation, was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve for taking bribes and misappropriating public funds, Xinhua news agency said
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Yongfeng, a 20 year old garbage collector, was...
Chen Yongfeng, a 20 year old garbage collector, was sentenced to death for killing and cutting up 10 co-workers
- DECEMBER 16, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Higher People's Court, China, sentenced...
The Shanghai Higher People's Court, China, sentenced to death two men, Liu Changman and Zhang Ping, for manslaughter
- DECEMBER 16, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
A jury agreed Robert Gene Garza, 20, should die for...
A jury agreed Robert Gene Garza, 20, should die for his role in the slaughter of 4 young women
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Less than a year after being released from death row,...
Less than a year after being released from death row, Aaron Patterson is running for the Legislature with a pledge to change some of the laws he says wrongly put him behind bars
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein...
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein facing the death penalty in an upcoming trial if it is fairly conducted, a senior State Department official said
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The president of the US-installed interim Iraqi Governing...
The president of the US-installed interim Iraqi Governing Council (IGC), Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, asked if Saddam could face the death penalty if convicted in an Iraqi court, replied "Yes, absolutely
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Washington's closest Iraq war ally Britain said it...
Washington's closest Iraq war ally Britain said it would play no part in any trial of Saddam Hussein that might lead to his execution
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The top UN diplomat said he could not support bringing...
The top UN diplomat said he could not support bringing captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before a tribunal that might sentence him to death
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Washington's closest Iraq war ally Britain said it...
Washington's closest Iraq war ally Britain said it would play no part in any trial of Saddam Hussein that might lead to his execution
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The top UN diplomat said he could not support bringing...
The top UN diplomat said he could not support bringing captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before a tribunal that might sentence him to death
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein...
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein facing the death penalty in an upcoming trial if it is fairly conducted, a senior State Department official said
- DECEMBER 15, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico accused the United States at an International...
Mexico accused the United States at an International Court of Justice hearing on of violating international law over its treatment of more than 50 Mexican nationals on death row
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Mexico accused the United States at an International...
Mexico accused the United States at an International Court of Justice hearing on of violating international law over its treatment of more than 50 Mexican nationals on death row
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
Mexico accused the United States at an International...
Mexico accused the United States at an International Court of Justice hearing on of violating international law over its treatment of more than 50 Mexican nationals on death row
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- DECEMBER 15, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that he...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that he supported a possible death penalty for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme...
China's top judge, Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court, said crime was on the rise, and called on the country to continue its controversial "Strike Hard" campaign, which rights groups warned lead to abuses of justice
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
If an Iraqi court sentences Saddam Hussein to capital...
If an Iraqi court sentences Saddam Hussein to capital punishment, the execution of the sentence will be postponed until July 2004, i
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The mood for revenge was growing as ordinary Iraqis...
The mood for revenge was growing as ordinary Iraqis demanded that Saddam Hussein be executed in public for crimes against his people
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted...
Three men were sentenced to death after being convicted of kidnapping 32 young women and selling them into marriages for as little as 1,000 yuan (120 dollars), state press reported
- DECEMBER 15, 2003New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomed the...
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomed the capture of Saddam Hussein but ruled out supporting the death penalty for the Iraqi dictator
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain is prepared to see Saddam Hussein hanged for...
Britain is prepared to see Saddam Hussein hanged for "serious war crimes" despite its opposition to the death penalty, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared
- DECEMBER 15, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein...
UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein must not be executed - because the death penalty would make him a martyr
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by...
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by American troops in his hometown Tikrit announced Sunday, HOC president Marco Pannella MEP calls for Saddam Hussein's recognition as a prisoner of war and spokesperson Emma Bonino MEP says he should be tri
- DECEMBER 15, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by...
Following the capture of ousted Iraqi president by American troops in his hometown Tikrit announced Sunday, HOC president Marco Pannella MEP calls for Saddam Hussein's recognition as a prisoner of war and spokesperson Emma Bonino MEP says he should be tri
- DECEMBER 15, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Diego, Superior Court Judge Kenneth So declared...
In San Diego, Superior Court Judge Kenneth So declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the trial of Scott Erskine, convicted of raping and murdering 2 young boys
- DECEMBER 15, 2003DEATH PENALTY
The Finance Committee authorized a $2
The Finance Committee authorized a $2
- DECEMBER 15, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
A divided U
A divided U
- DECEMBER 14, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iran newspaper reported that man identified only...
The Iran newspaper reported that man identified only by his first name of Mahmoud was executed in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran
- DECEMBER 14, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to...
The Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to death Shushil Murmu for 'sacrificing' his neighbour's nine-year child in 1996 to the Goddess Kali to gain prosperity and well being seven
- DECEMBER 14, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Foreign Office said it would make clear to...
Britain's Foreign Office said it would make clear to Iraqis that London was against the use of the death penalty in any trial involving captured president Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 13, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two Vietnamese men were executed at dawn by firing...
Two Vietnamese men were executed at dawn by firing squad at an execution site in Thot Not town in southern Can Tho province
- DECEMBER 13, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other...
Three farmers, a worker and an unknown number of other people were executed in China's capital, the Beijing Legal Times reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2003Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The state prosecutor's office in the Central African...
The state prosecutor's office in the Central African Republic opened an enquiry into the summary execution by security forces of three youths in Bangui on December 3, the country's top attorney said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against...
Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against the death penalty by the Council of Europe
- DECEMBER 12, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani...
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani national, to death on charges of smuggling heroin into the country
- DECEMBER 12, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani...
A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced 'Akhtar', a Pakistani national, to death on charges of smuggling heroin into the country
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand carried out its first executions by lethal...
Thailand carried out its first executions by lethal injection after abolishing the firing squad, putting to death three drug traffickers and a murderer at the notorious Bang Kwang jail, officials said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision to lift a moratorium of nearly four years on the death penalty was meant to send a tough message to jailed kidnapping masterminds not to "ply their evil trade" behind bars
- DECEMBER 12, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ngo Minh, 33, committed suicide after being sentenced...
Ngo Minh, 33, committed suicide after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Vietnam's central province of Khanh Hoa, police said
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members...
Wang Jiande, Wang Jianfu and Chen Guo, three members of a criminal gang, were executed in south-eastern China's Fujian province after a court convicted them of murder, armed robbery and other violent crimes, the People's Court Daily reported
- DECEMBER 12, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Santa Ana, Orange County, a jury recommended the...
In Santa Ana, Orange County, a jury recommended the death penalty for a man who shot and killed a sheriff's deputy
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death...
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death sentence was overturned as a result of a U
- DECEMBER 11, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Ella Pamfilova, head of the presidential human rights...
Ella Pamfilova, head of the presidential human rights commission, declared her opposition to lifting Russia's moratorium on capital punishment
- DECEMBER 11, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
William Irvan, 37, was sentenced to death for raping...
William Irvan, 37, was sentenced to death for raping and killing Michele Shadbolt, a 23-year-old mother, in her home Feb
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- DECEMBER 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were given death sentences, suspended for...
Four people were given death sentences, suspended for two years, and 30 others were jailed for up to life in a case involving a huge amount of illegal caffeine, state media reported
- DECEMBER 11, 2003CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Tran The Trung, 49, a Cambodian citizen of Vietnamese...
Tran The Trung, 49, a Cambodian citizen of Vietnamese origin, was executed by firing squad at dawn at the Thu Duc execution ground in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 11, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran The Trung, 49, a Cambodian citizen of Vietnamese...
Tran The Trung, 49, a Cambodian citizen of Vietnamese origin, and Quach Kim Thuan, 41, were executed by firing squad at dawn at the Thu Duc execution ground in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 11, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Pham Van Khoe, 54, and Nguyen Thanh Quy, 22, were executed...
Pham Van Khoe, 54, and Nguyen Thanh Quy, 22, were executed by firing squad at dawn at the Thu Duc execution ground in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City for murder
- DECEMBER 11, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vu Quang Hiep, 28, was sentenced to death by a court...
Vu Quang Hiep, 28, was sentenced to death by a court in Hanoi for shooting dead a rival gangster on behalf of a friend trying to reclaim a debt
- DECEMBER 11, 2003MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Low Soo Song, a 51 year old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Low Soo Song, a 51 year old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for discharging a shot from a firearm while committing robbery
- DECEMBER 11, 2003DEATH PENALTY
3 prisoners were to have been executed this week in Texas
3 prisoners were to have been executed this week in Texas
- DECEMBER 10, 2003DominicaDEATH PENALTY
So far this year, nearly 200 people had died at the...
So far this year, nearly 200 people had died at the hands of the Dominican police in extra-judicial executions, the National Human Rights Commission said
- DECEMBER 10, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein will be tried in absentia by the Iraqi...
Saddam Hussein will be tried in absentia by the Iraqi war crimes tribunal formally established in Baghdad, and could face the death penalty if found guilty of crimes against humanity, the Iraqi Governing Council said
- DECEMBER 10, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in southern China's Guangxi province was sentenced...
A man in southern China's Guangxi province was sentenced to death for killing two people and injuring 10 others in a spate of rat-poisoning incidents
- DECEMBER 10, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Philippine court sentenced six men to death for kidnapping...
A Philippine court sentenced six men to death for kidnapping two ethnic Chinese sisters and their driver, just five days after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ended a moratorium on capital punishment
- DECEMBER 10, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Three Iranian prisoners convicted of murder were hanged...
Three Iranian prisoners convicted of murder were hanged in a jail in Tehran, one of whom killed and dissected his brother and niece, the Entekhab daily reported
- DECEMBER 10, 2003LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon's pardoning commission refused to commute the...
Lebanon's pardoning commission refused to commute the death penalty for 31 convicts, who risk being hanged if President Emile Lahoud does not excuse them
- DECEMBER 10, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ignoring appeals from human rights groups, Vietnam...
Ignoring appeals from human rights groups, Vietnam sentenced at least 100 people to death up to December 8 and the country's get-tough-on-crime policy showed no signs of letting up
- DECEMBER 10, 2003TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Local human rights advocates in Taiwan called on the...
Local human rights advocates in Taiwan called on the government to abolish capital punishment as the world marked Human Rights Day
- DECEMBER 9, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In a press statement, Davao Archbishop and President...
In a press statement, Davao Archbishop and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines President Fernando R
- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced five people to death, including four Bangladesh Chhatra League activists, and nine others to life imprisonment for the abduction and murder Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Nurul Islam
- DECEMBER 9, 2003PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Today in Delaware County when the District Attorney's...
Today in Delaware County when the District Attorney's office announced that it is dropping charges against Yarris for the 1981 rape and murder of Linda Mae Craig
- DECEMBER 9, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ngo Minh, 33, and Cao Ton, 45, were sentenced to death...
Ngo Minh, 33, and Cao Ton, 45, were sentenced to death in Vietnam after being found guilty by a court in the central province of Khanh Hoa of trafficking more than 32
- DECEMBER 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Daxiao, former director of the Civil Affairs Bureau...
Li Daxiao, former director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xiajin County, in east China's Shandong Province, was sentenced to death with a reprieve for murder
- DECEMBER 9, 2003AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia...
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia because they fear death at home won a landmark appeal in the High Court and a refugee tribunal was told to re-evalutate their claim
- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia...
A Bangladeshi gay couple seeking to stay in Australia because they fear death at home won a landmark appeal in the High Court and a refugee tribunal was told to re-evalutate their claim
- DECEMBER 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering...
A man in central China was found guilty of murdering 17 boys and sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 9, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court overturned the death sentence...
The Tokyo High Court overturned the death sentence against Kenji Chiba, a 56-year-old man, and sentenced him to life imprisonment
- DECEMBER 9, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The District Additional Sessions Court in Kozhikode,...
The District Additional Sessions Court in Kozhikode, India, sentenced to death Balan Nair, a 53-year-old man, after finding him guilty of murdering three of his neighbours at Moorad in January 2001
- DECEMBER 9, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000...
Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000 Baghdad residents, a number significantly higher than previously believed, according to a survey obtained by Associated Press
- DECEMBER 9, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the verdict of the High Court of January 28, confirming the death sentence passed on Ershad Sikder for the murder of student leader Khaled on May 16, 1999
- DECEMBER 9, 2003DEATH PENALTY
112TH US DEATH ROW INMATE FOUND INNOCENT
December 9, 2003: Nicholas Yarris became the 112th US death row inmate Tuesday to be found innocent of the crime he was condemned to death for over 20 years ago. He is also the tenth person to be released from death row nationwide this year.
- DECEMBER 8, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of...
Britain's Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain when she was sent to the gallows in 1955 for murdering her estranged lover
- DECEMBER 8, 2003Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian...
Criminal execution methods used in Southeast Asian countries would be studied in detail to find a suitable system for use in Papua New Guinea, said Justice Minister Mark Maipakai
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- DECEMBER 8, 2003BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch,...
The execution of convicted murderer Mariette Bosch, a South African citizen, in Botswana in March 2001 did not contravene the policies of the African Commission on Human Rights, the office of the president of Botswana said
- DECEMBER 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced...
A court in southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced five people to death for selling heroin, state media reported
- DECEMBER 8, 2003UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a...
A last-minute decision by Uzbekistan to shut down a conference on its use of the death penalty prompted dismay among diplomats and campaigners
- DECEMBER 8, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for...
It was reported that 36 prisoners on death row for various crimes in India's Bhagalpur prison had not been executed because there was no hangman
- DECEMBER 8, 2003KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
On his final day in office, Gov
On his final day in office, Gov
- DECEMBER 7, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
- DECEMBER 7, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted...
It was reported that Saeed bin Manea al-Harith, a convicted Saudi Arabian murderer, was spared execution after tribal sheikhs persuaded his victim's father to accept five million riyals ($1
- DECEMBER 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts...
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts such as rapists or drug dealers, were subject to public execution, Philippine President Malacanang said
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five...
An Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan sentenced five people to death on two counts after convicting them in two separate murders
- DECEMBER 5, 2003North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
Robbie James Lyons, 31, was pronounced dead at 2:17 a
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly four-year moratorium on the death penalty following intense pressure from anti-crime groups and businesses over increasing kidnappings and violence
- DECEMBER 5, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo...
The Tokyo High Court upheld the death penalty on Yasuo Hayashi, a former senior member of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, for his role in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other offenses
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a...
Media watchdogs condemned the death sentences for a Myanmar magazine editor and eight others accused of plotting to overthrow the military government
- DECEMBER 4, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989...
Ivan Murphy, 38, was executed tonight for the 1989 slaying of Lula Mae Denning, an 80-year-old woman he'd known since childhood
- DECEMBER 4, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death...
Qazma al-Qahtani, a Saudi woman condemned to death for suffocating her Saudi husband, Saeed al-Qahtani, as he slept, was beheaded by the sword on in Assir, in the south of the kingdom
- DECEMBER 4, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison...
A Broward jury voted 7-5 to recommend life in prison for Lawrence Lewis
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Bilal Hamid Alhabu issued by the Aldeain town Criminal Court on September 30th, 2003
- DECEMBER 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Bilal Hamid Alhabu convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 30 September 2003 before the Aldeain Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended...
The 2nd murder trial of Ronnie Keith Williams ended in a mistrial after a prosecutor mistakenly alluded to Williams' 1st trial in front of the jury
- DECEMBER 3, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing...
Four gang leaders, Yao Zhihong, He Jianbiao, Li Zhibing and Zhou Limin, were given death sentences by the Shaoyang City Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province
- DECEMBER 3, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death...
Mashan al-Shamri, a Saudi citizen sentenced to death for killing his father with a machine gun while he was asleep, was beheaded by sword in the eastern city of Dammam
- DECEMBER 3, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight...
Richard Charles "Chuck" Duncan was executed tonight for the Oct
- DECEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco,...
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco, convicted of killing 3 people in a robbery in 1997, were thrown out by the state Supreme Court
- DECEMBER 3, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty...
In El Cajon, a jury today recommended the death penalty for Michael Flinner, 36, who had his 18-year-old fiancee killed so he could collect the $500,000 from a life insurance policy he took out on her
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified...
A policeman in central China's Anhui province, identified only by his surname Dai, was executed after being convicted of strangling his mistress to death, state press reported
- DECEMBER 2, 2003VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for...
A court in Vietnam has sentenced a woman to death for embezzlement and said two former vice ministers of agriculture would both be jailed for three years after a trial that exposed state corruption
- DECEMBER 2, 2003ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences...
A court in Armenia handed down heavy jail sentences against seven men convicted of a shooting attack in the country's parliament which left the prime minister and seven other people dead
- DECEMBER 2, 2003MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
At an afternoon news conference, Gov
- DECEMBER 1, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed...
A Yemeni appeals court confirmed a death sentence handed down to Abed Abdulrazzak al-Kamel for the murder of three US missionaries a year ago
- DECEMBER 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka,...
The 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced M