Chronological archive
February 2004
The 195 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 2004, in chronological order.
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia Salauddin Akhter for killing his sister-in-law
- FEBRUARY 29, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka Medardo Mazombwe and...
Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka Medardo Mazombwe and Zambia Episcope Conference (ZEC) general secretary Fr
- FEBRUARY 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the body of Ismail Yousefi, an Iranian asylum seeker...
the body of Ismail Yousefi, an Iranian asylum seeker who had been deported to Iran from Norway
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Five people were sentenced to death for the murder...
Five people were sentenced to death for the murder of Charles Rutinduka, a genocide survivor killed on 26 November 2003, in Kaduha, Gikongoro Province
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa quashed the death...
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa quashed the death sentences imposed on 44 soldiers convicted of treason in 1999
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to...
A court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Hazrat Ali after convicting him of killing and raping a girl
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese authorities reprimanded the United States for...
Chinese authorities reprimanded the United States for what it called "double standards" on human rights, after the US State Department accused China of "backsliding on key human rights issues
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Chinese authorities reprimanded the United States for...
Chinese authorities reprimanded the United States for what it called "double standards" on human rights, after the US State Department accused China of "backsliding on key human rights issues
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai government lodged a formal complaint against...
The Thai government lodged a formal complaint against the US' annual global human rights report, in which it described Thailand's record as having worsened in the past year
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai government lodged a formal complaint against...
The Thai government lodged a formal complaint against the US' annual global human rights report, in which it described Thailand's record as having worsened in the past year
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic militant Amrozi, on death row for his role...
Islamic militant Amrozi, on death row for his role in the Bali bombings, may appeal to Indonesia's constitutional court to have his execution order overturned, his lawyer Adnan Wirawan said
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Dang Chung, a 19-year-old unemployed man, was...
Nguyen Dang Chung, a 19-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by a court in Bac Ninh for the murder of his 80-year-old neighbour in August 2003
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi welcomed...
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi welcomed the decision by a Tokyo court to sentence former doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara to death for a series of crimes including the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 12 peop
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The head of the defense team for AUM Shinrikyo founder...
The head of the defense team for AUM Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara criticized the verdict against the cult leader, saying the reasons for his being given the death penalty were unpersuasive
- FEBRUARY 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kobra Rahmanpour, 22, will be executed on February 28, 2004.
Kobra Rahmanpour, 22, will be executed on February 28, 2004.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnam court sentenced four members of an international...
A Vietnam court sentenced four members of an international drug trafficking ring to death by firing squad and four others, including an American citizen, to life behind bars
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwe opposition...
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwe opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai for allegedly plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe and stage a military coup ended, but judgment was not expected for several months
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The United States accused North Korea of being "one...
The United States accused North Korea of being "one of the world's most inhumane regimes," citing persecution of forcibly repatriated North Koreans and harsh prison camp conditions
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Esther Wanjeri Kamau was sentenced to death with her...
Esther Wanjeri Kamau was sentenced to death with her daughter, Lucy Wanjiku Kamau, by a Court of Appeal in Nakuru, Kenya, for murdering her husband
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The widow of a subway station employee killed in Tokyo's...
The widow of a subway station employee killed in Tokyo's 1995 subway nerve-gas attack said she wished Shoko Asahara, guru of the Aum doomsday cult, could be hanged many times over
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's human rights credentials declined in 2003,...
Thailand's human rights credentials declined in 2003, the United States said in a blunt criticism over the kingdom's deadly war on drugs
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The United States accused North Korea of being "one...
The United States accused North Korea of being "one of the world's most inhumane regimes," citing persecution of forcibly repatriated North Koreans and harsh prison camp conditions
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's human rights credentials declined in 2003,...
Thailand's human rights credentials declined in 2003, the United States said in a blunt criticism over the kingdom's deadly war on drugs
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
A 65-year-old Iranian was hanged at Tehran's Qasr prison...
A 65-year-old Iranian was hanged at Tehran's Qasr prison for raping an 11-month-old infant, the daily Etemad said
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International...
Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, released the following statement on the impending execution of Hung Thanh Le, a Vietnamese foreign national who was on death row in Oklahoma and schedule
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hung Thanh Le, convicted in the death of a fellow refugee...
Hung Thanh Le, convicted in the death of a fellow refugee from Vietnam, was granted a stay of execution by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, a Democrat, at Hanoi's request an hour before the scheduled execution
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International...
Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, released the following statement on the impending execution of Hung Thanh Le, a Vietnamese foreign national who was on death row in Oklahoma and schedule
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hung Thanh Le, convicted in the death of a fellow refugee...
Hung Thanh Le, convicted in the death of a fellow refugee from Vietnam, was granted a stay of execution by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, a Democrat, at Hanoi's request an hour before the scheduled execution
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Moments before he was scheduled to be strapped to the...
Moments before he was scheduled to be strapped to the execution gurney at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Hung Thanh Le received a governor's reprieve evening
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
An Ellis County jury sentenced Kent William Sprouse...
An Ellis County jury sentenced Kent William Sprouse to death by lethal injection for the shooting death of Ferris Police officer Harry Marvin "Marty" Steinfeldt III
- FEBRUARY 26, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Iran has refused to send to Canada the body of a man
Iran has refused to send to Canada the body of a man
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- FEBRUARY 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo District Court rejected a request for refugee...
The Tokyo District Court rejected a request for refugee status from a gay Iranian man who claimed that his homosexuality would be grounds for the death penalty if he was sent back to his homeland
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
According to "Jordan Times", Khalid H, 36, was sentenced...
According to "Jordan Times", Khalid H, 36, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Jordan after he was pronounced guilty of murdering a child in Zarqa in April 2002
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo District Court rejected a request for refugee...
The Tokyo District Court rejected a request for refugee status from a gay Iranian man who claimed that his homosexuality would be grounds for the death penalty if he was sent back to his homeland
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The United States accused China's communist leaders...
The United States accused China's communist leaders of backsliding on their human rights record as arrests of democracy activists and extrajudicial killings continued apace during 2003
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United States accused China's communist leaders...
The United States accused China's communist leaders of backsliding on their human rights record as arrests of democracy activists and extrajudicial killings continued apace during 2003
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential aspirant Eduardo "Bro
Presidential aspirant Eduardo "Bro
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court...
The Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court ruling sentencing to death Ryoji Ui for murdering Tamami Okatake, a female friend, and abandoning her body in Okayama Prefecture on August 9, 2001 while he was on parole
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004KansasDEATH PENALTY
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation...
On a 38-2 vote, the Kansas Senate passed legislation allowing juries to impose life in prison in capital murder cases instead of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors in Phoenix handed down the death penalty to...
Jurors in Phoenix handed down the death penalty to convicted killer Steven Newell
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004New YorkDEATH PENALTY
The life of Monroe County's only death row inmate,...
The life of Monroe County's only death row inmate, Angel Mateo, was spared today
- FEBRUARY 25, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance...
Based on belated evidence and the allegedly poor performance of trial lawyers, Superior Court Judge Ron Stephens, who presided over the original trial, concluded that Donald John Scanlon should be sentenced anew for the apparent asphyxiation of 64-year-ol
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Tien, a 21-year-old Vietnamese man, was...
Nguyen Van Tien, a 21-year-old Vietnamese man, was sentenced to death by firing squad after being convicted of murdering and robbing a woman to fund the purchase of a fighting cock
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two armed robbers identified only as Mahmoud and Mehdi...
Two armed robbers identified only as Mahmoud and Mehdi were publicly hanged in the northern Caspian Sea port town of Gaz after being found guilty of multiple counts of armed robbery of jewellery stores
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror"...
Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror" for his violent run of crime, was hanged at dawn in a prison in the south-western town of Marvdasht
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
The state House of Representatives voted 36-34 to outlaw...
The state House of Representatives voted 36-34 to outlaw the death penalty for crimes committed when a person is younger than 18
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court lifted the death sentence for Delma...
The Supreme Court lifted the death sentence for Delma Banks, who claimed that prosecutors played dirty and withheld evidence at his trial
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwean opposition...
The year-long treason trial of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai began winding up with the state prosecutor declaring him guilty of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe - a crime that carries the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province...
A court in Harbin in China's Heilongjiang Province sentenced Sun Weimin, Chen Bo, Du Jun and Li Luhe to death, with a two years probation, in a major drug-trafficking case involving 94 tons of caffeine
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
The Ethiopian Federal High Court in Addis Ababa sentenced...
The Ethiopian Federal High Court in Addis Ababa sentenced Maj Tsehaye Woldeselase to death by firing squad after convicting him of killing Ethiopia's former Security, Immigration and Refugee Affairs General Manager Kinfe Gebremedhin
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
"In Jamaica, which has the highest rate of police shootings...
"In Jamaica, which has the highest rate of police shootings per capita in the world, evidence repeatedly contradicts police claims that they were fired upon first and indicates instead a disturbing pattern of extrajudicial executions," Amnesty said in a r
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Many people are shot dead by police forces who do not...
Many people are shot dead by police forces who do not follow United Nations standards on using lethal force only where necessary and in self-defence, Amnesty International said
- FEBRUARY 23, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent...
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent to death row in 1998 for killing a convenience store clerk, will now serve the rest of his life in prison
- FEBRUARY 21, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it was considering a response...
The European Union said it was considering a response to the decision by Vietnam's Government to stop releasing details about the use of the death penalty in the country
- FEBRUARY 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it was considering a response...
The European Union said it was considering a response to the decision by Vietnam's Government to stop releasing details about the use of the death penalty in the country
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan High Court sentenced Samson Iga, 23, Muhamed...
The Ugandan High Court sentenced Samson Iga, 23, Muhamed Lukabwe, 29 and Siraji Bisaso, 26, to death for robbery
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Additional District and Session Court of Daska,...
The Additional District and Session Court of Daska, Pakistan, awarded a death sentence on four counts with a fine of Rs
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Corey Williams, convicted of the robbery-murder of...
Corey Williams, convicted of the robbery-murder of a pizza delivery man is mentally retarded and not be subject to the death penalty, Caddo District Judge Scott Crichton ruled today in ordering him taken off death row
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
In Trenton, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate...
In Trenton, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, by unanimous decision, halted all executions in New Jersey, saying the state's regulations for lethal injection killings "appear to be arbitrary and unreasonable
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
John Drummond Jr
John Drummond Jr
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- FEBRUARY 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In Cheyenne, The Wyoming House of Representatives voted...
In Cheyenne, The Wyoming House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly this morning to ban the execution of juvenile offenders
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In Pierre, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3...
In Pierre, the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3 for SB182
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wan Ruizhong, was executed in Nanning, the capital...
Wan Ruizhong, was executed in Nanning, the capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for bribery and abuse of power
- FEBRUARY 20, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged...
The Indian Supreme Court stayed the execution of alleged Jaish-e-Mohd militant Mohd Afzal, given death penalty by the Delhi High Court for the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, and issued notice to the Delhi Government on his petition challenging th
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
President Vicente Fox proposed writing the death penalty...
President Vicente Fox proposed writing the death penalty out of Mexican law
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two Filipinos sentenced...
Roberto Lara and Roderick Licayan, two Filipinos sentenced to death and reprieved four days before their due execution on January 30, were granted a retrial after the country's supreme court said new evidence could prove their innocence
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo...
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo Abdullayev, 24, and Ilkhom Izatullayev, 25, two Islamic militants of Uzbek nationality, after finding them guilty of plotting an explosion on December 2002 at a market in Bishkek which killed seve
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
An Ethiopian high court sentenced to death Fisseha...
An Ethiopian high court sentenced to death Fisseha Biresa and Dereje Deme, two members of the rebel Oromo Liberation Front, after they were found guilty of of killing 43 innocent civilians in Mugi town in Oromia State, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) west
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo...
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo Abdullayev, 24, and Ilkhom Izatullayev, 25, two Islamic militants of Uzbek nationality, after finding them guilty of plotting an explosion on December 2002 at a market in Bishkek which killed seve
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Senior Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma Lyubov...
Senior Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma Lyubov Sliska said she thought the moratorium on the death penalty would be abolished, but not soon
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China rejected Japan's call to reduce the penalty for...
China rejected Japan's call to reduce the penalty for a Japanese national sentenced to death for drug smuggling
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
China rejected Japan's call to reduce the penalty for...
China rejected Japan's call to reduce the penalty for a Japanese national sentenced to death for drug smuggling
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in southern Tajikistan sentenced two men to...
A court in southern Tajikistan sentenced two men to death for murder, the Tajik national news agency Khovar web site reported
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned the death...
The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of John A
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson County, Kenisha Berry, 26, was sentenced...
In Jefferson County, Kenisha Berry, 26, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004UtahDEATH PENALTY
In Salt Lake City, the Utah Legislature gave final...
In Salt Lake City, the Utah Legislature gave final approval to a bill eliminating firing squad executions for condemned prisoners
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that four prisoners on death in Papua...
It was reported that four prisoners on death in Papua New Guinea were awaiting execution as they had exhausted all their appeals
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
A civic group, Democracy Network Against the North...
A civic group, Democracy Network Against the North Korean Gulag, submitted a petition to the Canadian Embassy in Seoul, requesting that the Canadian government grant political refugee status to Ri Song-dae, 36, a former North Korean diplomat
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
"The death penalty, as a mode of punishment, is contrary...
"The death penalty, as a mode of punishment, is contrary to the contemporary human rights standards and values and, thus, its continued application in Nigeria would downgrade the status of the country among the comity of democratic nation-states that have
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, condemned Badsha Mia...
A court in Tangail, Bangladesh, condemned Badsha Mia to death in absentia for killing his mother
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A civic group, Democracy Network Against the North...
A civic group, Democracy Network Against the North Korean Gulag, submitted a petition to the Canadian Embassy in Seoul, requesting that the Canadian government grant political refugee status to Ri Song-dae, 36, a former North Korean diplomat
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced two people,...
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced two people, including an Indian national, to death and awarded life imprisonment to two others for murder
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced two people,...
A court in Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced two people, including an Indian national, to death and awarded life imprisonment to two others for murder
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Alan Gell, 28, who spent a decade behind bars in the...
Alan Gell, 28, who spent a decade behind bars in the 1995 murder of Allen Ray Jenkins, has been set free after a Bertie County jury's not-guilty verdict
- FEBRUARY 18, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Tomas Raul Gallo, 28, convicted of raping and murdering...
Tomas Raul Gallo, 28, convicted of raping and murdering a 3-year-old girl was sentenced to the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Uzbek Supreme Court sentenced Aziz Karimov to the...
The Uzbek Supreme Court sentenced Aziz Karimov to the death penalty, aftre convicting him of being one of the plotters of the explosion in Bishkek's Oberon marketplace on 27 December 2002 which claimed seven lives
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced four...
A court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced four people to death and five to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the murder of Ashraful Haque Mollah, a pro-government student leader
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar passed its first anti-terror law, which stipulated...
Qatar passed its first anti-terror law, which stipulated the death penalty for killing "through a terror act"
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven criminals convicted for murder and robbery were...
Seven criminals convicted for murder and robbery were put to death in Beijing immediately following execution orders issued by the Beijing high court
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Senator John Kerry, who now seems close to winning...
Senator John Kerry, who now seems close to winning the Democratic nomination to run against President George Bush in the upcoming US presidential elections, declared himself for a moratorium because of "serious systemic flaws" in the country's death penal
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- FEBRUARY 17, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's Criminal Code should not be applicable to...
Russia's Criminal Code should not be applicable to terrorists and "they must be placed outside the law" and executed on the spot, the deputy speaker of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, and the co-chairman of Rodina bloc Dmitry Rogozin s
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four people, including two women, were executed by...
Four people, including two women, were executed by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted on murder and drug trafficking charges an official said
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In Topeka, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed...
In Topeka, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill clarifying Kansas' ban on executing mentally retarded defendants, even though some panel members think it is too broad
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In McAlester, Norman Richard Cleary was put to death
In McAlester, Norman Richard Cleary was put to death
- FEBRUARY 17, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Huntsville...
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Huntsville Tuesday night for the Dec
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana church leaders have spoken out against the...
Botswana church leaders have spoken out against the Appeal Court's decision to uphold the death sentence imposed on South African Marietta Bosch
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute...
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai if it wanted London's assistance in his treason trial
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute...
Britain told Zimbabwe it had promise not to execute opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai if it wanted London's assistance in his treason trial
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence...
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence for seven health workers, six Bulgarian and one Palestinian, accused of spreading AIDS in a children's hospital in the northern Libyan town of Benghazi, Bulgarian radio reported
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence...
Prosecutors in Libya called for the death sentence for seven health workers, six Bulgarian and one Palestinian, accused of spreading AIDS in a children's hospital in the northern Libyan town of Benghazi, Bulgarian radio reported
- FEBRUARY 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
"On the 15th anniversary of Imam Khomeyni's historic...
"On the 15th anniversary of Imam Khomeyni's historic decree on Salman Rushdie (the author of the heretic book "The Satanic Verses"), the divine fatwa still holds and continues to be valid, and nothing has been able to undermine or mar its effect and influ
- FEBRUARY 15, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Hong Kong businessman, Li Kwing-choy, held in Guangdong...
A Hong Kong businessman, Li Kwing-choy, held in Guangdong (China) since June 1998, was given a suspended death sentence for issuing fake cheques
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced...
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced to death at a district court in Shenyang, north-eastern China, earlier in the month, on charges of trying to smuggle drugs to Japan
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Xinhua news agency, the Yueyang Intermediate...
According to the Xinhua news agency, the Yueyang Intermediate People's Court in Hunan province, central China, "recently" sentenced to death Xu Guohua, a farmer convicted of poisoning 161 children at the school where he was employed
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced...
It was learned that a Japanese man in his 60s was sentenced to death at a district court in Shenyang, north-eastern China, earlier in the month, on charges of trying to smuggle drugs to Japan
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed Yang Xinhai, one of its worst serial...
China executed Yang Xinhai, one of its worst serial killers in recent history, who reportedly murdered 67 people in the course of a three-year spree, local media said
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, upheld the...
The Hanoi Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences handed down to the three men and a woman in August 2003 for smuggling heroin and opium into the country from Laos
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain held an international two-day conference...
Hands Off Cain held an international two-day conference in Rome on February 13-14, concurrent with the meeting of HOC's board of directors
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS ENDS
February 14, 2004: the international two-day conference held in Rome and the concurrent meeting of HOC’s board of directors, ended Saturday.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
the Jomhouri Islami daily reported that in the past two weeks...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
With the increase of serious crimes against women and...
With the increase of serious crimes against women and armed robberies, Papua New Guinea Justice Minister Mark Maipakai said the Government of was reviewing the death penalty provisions in the country's Criminal Code
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Lira, Uganda, sentenced Tonny Oguna,...
The High Court in Lira, Uganda, sentenced Tonny Oguna, Joel Ogwang and Lawrence Otyek to death after finding them guilty of robbing a man at gunpoint in Alito in 2001
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Sadiki Garden, convicted of killing Denise Rhudy, 36, during an attempted robbery in December 1999
- FEBRUARY 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
two students of the University of Noshahr were sentenced to 100 lashes
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization,...
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization, urged the Chinese government not to return a North Korean refugee, who claimed to have witnessed the use of gas chambers in the country
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization,...
The Wiesenthal Center, a US-based human rights organization, urged the Chinese government not to return a North Korean refugee, who claimed to have witnessed the use of gas chambers in the country
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Huaizhong, former vice-governor of east China's...
Wang Huaizhong, former vice-governor of east China's Anhui Province, was executed in Jinan after losing an appeal for a lighter penalty in January at the Shandong Provincial Higher People's Court
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Le Hong, female, was executed by firing squad...
Nguyen Le Hong, female, was executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam's Tien Giang province, after being sentenced to death for running a robbery network
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsvill, Bobby Ray Hopkins, 36, was executed tonight
In Huntsvill, Bobby Ray Hopkins, 36, was executed tonight
- FEBRUARY 12, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Fort Worth, Cleve W
In Fort Worth, Cleve W
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- FEBRUARY 11, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Hamsir Md Rashid, a 32-year-old postman, was sentenced...
Hamsir Md Rashid, a 32-year-old postman, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court after he was found guilty of trafficking in 366
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
According to
According to "Jordan Times", the Court of Cassation ratified a July 2003 Criminal Court ruling sentencing Ibtisam H
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted...
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, convicted eight people, sentencing six of them to death and and two others to life imprisonment for killing th former chairman of Bakhil Union Parisad
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically into the Kenny Richey case - promising "to make inquiries myself" about the Scot on Death Row in Ohio
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped dramatically into the Kenny Richey case - promising "to make inquiries myself" about the Scot on Death Row in Ohio
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union filed a diplomatic protest in the...
The European Union filed a diplomatic protest in the form of a "demarche" before the Department of Foreign Affairs in a bid to stop the scheduled 14 executions due in the Philippines in the month of February
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union filed a diplomatic protest in the...
The European Union filed a diplomatic protest in the form of a "demarche" before the Department of Foreign Affairs in a bid to stop the scheduled 14 executions due in the Philippines in the month of February
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an influential Nigerian...
The Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an influential Nigerian Islamic body, warned Amnesty International to stop interfering in Islamic religion in the name of human rights campaigns
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Talladega, the same jury that convicted Jimmy Lee...
In Talladega, the same jury that convicted Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr
- FEBRUARY 11, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Edward Lagrone, 46, was executed for a triple slaying...
Edward Lagrone, 46, was executed for a triple slaying where one of the victims was a 10-year-old girl pregnant with his child
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Around 50 persons demonstrated against California Governor...
Around 50 persons demonstrated against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the main square of the city of Graz, Austria
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi People's Court in Vietnam sentenced to death...
The Hanoi People's Court in Vietnam sentenced to death Nguyen Van Tuyen, 40, after finding him guilty of stabbing his partner in the neck with a screwdriver and beating her with a hoe on July 4, 2003
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court, Vietnam,...
The Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, ruled that the death sentence handed down to Huynh Van Gioi, 20, in November 2003 should stand
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer welcomed the news that the US Supreme Court had ordered a new trial for convicted murderer Kevin Cooper, who had been scheduled to die by lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Around 50 persons demonstrated against California Governor...
Around 50 persons demonstrated against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the main square of the city of Graz, Austria
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
A leading dissident group unveiled a list of proposals...
A leading dissident group unveiled a list of proposals it planned to submit to local Cuban government representatives in favor of free speech, private business ownership and the formation of labor unions
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer welcomed the news that the US Supreme Court had ordered a new trial for convicted murderer Kevin Cooper, who had been scheduled to die by lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A speedy trial court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
A speedy trial court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced six people to death and four to life imprisonment for the murder of police officer Konokuzzaman in the capital
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kabul, Afghanistan, convicted two Afghans...
A court in Kabul, Afghanistan, convicted two Afghans for the murder of Bettina Goislard, a 29 year old French UN staffer and sentenced them to death
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Fast-track courts in Bangladesh had sentenced some...
Fast-track courts in Bangladesh had sentenced some 100 people to death in two years but not a single hanging was carried out due to delays in the appeals system, a law ministry spokesman said
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Debates on death penalty for terrorism should be unemotional...
Debates on death penalty for terrorism should be unemotional and linked to the current events and Russia's international commitments, heads of Duma committees said
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
"More than half of the countries of the world no longer...
"More than half of the countries of the world no longer authorise the death penalty for any crime
- FEBRUARY 10, 2004DEATH PENALTY
South Dakota should continue to allow the death penalty...
South Dakota should continue to allow the death penalty to be imposed for some horrible crimes, the state Senate decided
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China rejected criticism of its treatment of Tenzin...
China rejected criticism of its treatment of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, who was convicted in a fatal bombing, saying he was prosecuted according to the law
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court, Vietnam,...
The Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People's Court, Vietnam, ruled that the death sentence handed down to Huynh Van Gioi in November 2003 for murdering a 10-year-old girl should stand
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Asylum seekers in Northern Ireland were being sent...
Asylum seekers in Northern Ireland were being sent home to imminent death due to Government failures, an Amnesty International report entitled 'Get it right: How Home Office Decision Making Fails Refugees' claimed
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The use of the death penalty in Nigeria violates women's...
The use of the death penalty in Nigeria violates women's human rights by curbing their right to a fair trial and by exposing them to homicide charges for abortion-related offences, the rights group Amnesty International said in a report
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Chicago, 1 of the death row inmates pardoned by...
In Chicago, 1 of the death row inmates pardoned by former Gov
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Acting on a jury's recommendation, a Cook County judge...
Acting on a jury's recommendation, a Cook County judge sentenced Ricardo Harris to death for the May 13, 1999 slayings of Dipak Patel and Ambalal Patel, 2 store employees
- FEBRUARY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
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The 9th U
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- FEBRUARY 9, 2004South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
Senators voted 23-11 to pass the measure, which would...
Senators voted 23-11 to pass the measure, which would prevent the execution of those who were 16 or 17 at the time they committed a crime
- FEBRUARY 8, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair,...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair, renewed her attack on America's use of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 8, 2004DEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair,...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie Blair, renewed her attack on America's use of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man in Dezful was sentenced to having four fingers of his right hand amputated
a man in Dezful was sentenced to having four fingers of his right hand amputated
- FEBRUARY 7, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
About 205 convicts on death row in the Philippines...
About 205 convicts on death row in the Philippines could face execution in the next 18 months, an anti-crime group declared
- FEBRUARY 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary issued a death for a person.
the judiciary issued a death for a person.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro said she would...
Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro said she would consider the humanitarian appeal of Song Dae Ri, a North Korean dissident whose asylum plea was rejected by the national refugee board leaving him to face execution for treason in his homeland
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro said she would...
Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro said she would consider the humanitarian appeal of Song Dae Ri, a North Korean dissident whose asylum plea was rejected by the national refugee board leaving him to face execution for treason in his homeland
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Nagoya High Court, Japan, sentenced to death Keiki...
The Nagoya High Court, Japan, sentenced to death Keiki Muto, a man convicted in a 2002 murder-and-robbery case, raising the life imprisonment penalty imposed by a lower court
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, Nigeria,...
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, Nigeria, sentenced Rasheed Olaiya, 38, to death by hanging after convicting him of killing a five-month old baby
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Santa Ana, Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank...
In Santa Ana, Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank Fasel sentenced Maurice Steskal to death for shooting and killing Orange County Deputy Brad Riches in 1999
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned 2 death...
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned 2 death sentences Friday, ordering a new trial in one case because of ineffective legal representation
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Forsyth County Superior Court Judge Anderson Cromer...
Forsyth County Superior Court Judge Anderson Cromer officially exonerated Darryl Hunt, 40, in the 1984 murder of Deborah Sykes
- FEBRUARY 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
“FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS”
February 6, 2004: Hands Off Cain informs you that the conference “Moratorium on executions”, organised with the financial support of the EU, will be held in Rome on February 13 and 14, 2004. This meeting will discuss how to proceed in order to achieve ou
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China defended its practice of not releasing statistics...
China defended its practice of not releasing statistics on the number of people it executed each year, while insisting that it had become more open and transparent over the years
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on...
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on extradition of underworld don Abu Salem, India voiced appreciation for the "excellent cooperation" of Lisbon
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on...
Hailing as "positive" a Portuguese court ruling on extradition of underworld don Abu Salem, India voiced appreciation for the "excellent cooperation" of Lisbon
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer sent California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a letter appealing to him to set an example and commute all pending death sentences in the state
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential...
Austrian Second President of Parliament and SPÖ presidential candidate Heinz Fischer sent California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a letter appealing to him to set an example and commute all pending death sentences in the state
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004MarylandDEATH PENALTY
In Princess Anne, a Somerset County Circuit Court judge...
In Princess Anne, a Somerset County Circuit Court judge set aside the death sentence of Kenneth Lloyd Collins, convicted of the Dec
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
A 3-judge panel has handed down a death sentence to...
A 3-judge panel has handed down a death sentence to a man who told authorities he robbed an 85-year-old man and beat him to death last February Donald Ketterer, 54, pleaded guilty to several charges last week as his trial in the slaying of Lawrence Sander
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Senate Passes Bill Banning Executions on Sunday, Mondays...
Senate Passes Bill Banning Executions on Sunday, Mondays or Holidays The Utah Senate passed a bill that would ban executions on Sundays, Mondays or holidays
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
Tehran's penal judge sentenced a young man to execution
- FEBRUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
following the arrest of two young men named Mostafa and Alireza in Sangan
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of murdering his driver, Alex Mbewe, on 6 March, 2002, in the central sugarcane growing area of Dwangwa
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
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The shanghai No
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish...
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish Radio that Vietnam would try to abolish the death penalty within 10 years but had problems convincing the public that capital punishment was not needed
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish...
Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told Swedish Radio that Vietnam would try to abolish the death penalty within 10 years but had problems convincing the public that capital punishment was not needed
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court raised the life sentences of Francisco...
The Supreme Court raised the life sentences of Francisco Juan Larranaga, Josman Aznar, Rowen Adlawan, Alberto Cano, Ariel Balansag and James Andrew Uy to capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, Johnny L
In the Florida State Prison near Starke, Johnny L
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- FEBRUARY 3, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said...
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said she was "disappointed" by her compatriot Arnold Schwarzenegger because he refused to spare the life of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said...
Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner said she was "disappointed" by her compatriot Arnold Schwarzenegger because he refused to spare the life of death row inmate Kevin Cooper
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
A murderer who lost his appeal that lethal injection...
A murderer who lost his appeal that lethal injection was cruel and unusual punishment was executed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility after prison workers struggled to find veins to insert the deadly chemical mix
- FEBRUARY 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
Colonel Safania, Commander of the Anti-Vice Campaign
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council...
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder appealed for clemency in the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper: "Since you took office as Governor, you have shown mercy and humanity in
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council...
In a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder appealed for clemency in the case of death row inmate Kevin Cooper: "Since you took office as Governor, you have shown mercy and humanity in
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their...
Iranian prisoners, even on death row, can have their sentences lightened if they learn the Koran, the Muslim holy book, by heart, the prison service chief Seyed Morteza Bakhtiari said
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St
- FEBRUARY 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangzhou Ribao newspaper reported that the Nanchang...
The Guangzhou Ribao newspaper reported that the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court in Jiangxi Province, China, sentenced Jiang Heping, 51, chairman of the Jiangxi Paper Group Co, to death with two years reprieve for accepting bribes and possessing huge
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The widow of Daniel Pearl, the murdered journalist,...
The widow of Daniel Pearl, the murdered journalist, called for hmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant behind his killing, to be executed in Pakistan
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Luohe City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced...
Luohe City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Yang Xinhai, 38, for killing 67 people and raping 23 women since 1999 in Henan, Shandong, Anhui and Hebei provinces
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Sichuan Higher People's Court,...
It was reported that the Sichuan Higher People's Court, China, confirmed the death sentence for Xiao Hongbo, a low-level bank officer who embezzled 4
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd
a man was sentenced to punishment by retribution in the city of Bojnourd
- FEBRUARY 1, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea has killed political prisoners in gas chambers
North Korea has killed political prisoners in gas chambers