Archive timeline
2003
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2003, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2003
- 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
- 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
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- 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