Chronological archive
July 2004
The 254 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2004, in chronological order.
Zhang Shuzhen, a woman who killed her gambler husband...
Zhang Shuzhen, a woman who killed her gambler husband before cooking and eating part of his body, was sentenced to death in China
- JULY 31, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)...
The Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) launched an exercise to mobilise public opinion against the death sentence of Dhananjay Chatterjee, a man convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl in West Bengal
- JULY 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad...
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad for defrauding investors out of 1
- JULY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's leading academic dissident Hashem Aghajari was...
Iran's leading academic dissident Hashem Aghajari was freed on bail on after two years in jail facing the death penalty for telling Iranians not to follow their clerical leaders like "monkeys"
- JULY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime's media reported that four young...
The Iranian regime's media reported that four young men, Arash, Davoud, Ali and Javad, had been sentenced to death in Mashad, Iran
- JULY 31, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Public Relations of the Revolutionary Guards Forces announced
the Public Relations of the Revolutionary Guards Forces announced
- JULY 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death in absentia M Abdul Majid and awarded life imprisonment to Hasan Ali, 45, Bhimpur UP chairman in the Mahadevpur and to Shamsul for the murder of businessman Azimuddin
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing and robbing an elderly woman
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death...
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing a motorbike taxi driver 13 years earlier and stealing his possessions
- JULY 30, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In Osceola, a jury recommends the death sentence for...
In Osceola, a jury recommends the death sentence for David Zink, 45, convicted of killing 19-year-old Amanda Morton on July 12th, 2001
- JULY 30, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
It was revealed that Egypt's top military state security...
It was revealed that Egypt's top military state security court commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty imposed in his absence on Islamist leader Hamed Abbes
- JULY 30, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
President Maxwell Richards granted a pardon to convicted...
President Maxwell Richards granted a pardon to convicted murderer, Boodram Bedassie, 64, who had spent more than 17 and a half years on death row for a murder he committed in 1972
- JULY 30, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese Justice Minister Bahij Tabbara said that a...
Lebanese Justice Minister Bahij Tabbara said that a proposal submitted by seven deputies to replace capital punishment with life imprisonment with hard labor would mean the creation of a completely new category of punishment in Lebanese law
- JULY 29, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Oybek Ruzmetov, born in 1965, and Uyghun Ruzmetov,...
Oybek Ruzmetov, born in 1965, and Uyghun Ruzmetov, born in 1970 "had been secretly sentenced to death in the Tashkent Prosecutor's Office under the Wahhabi banner and had been interrogated without defence lawyers"
- JULY 29, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Denver, the 10th U
In Denver, the 10th U
- JULY 29, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row
Alan Lee Pursell has now been taken off death row
- JULY 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl...
An Iranian man convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl was hanged publicly in a square in the southern city of Kerman, the conservative Jomhuri Islami newspaper reported
- JULY 28, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain's government would continue providing consular...
Spain's government would continue providing consular assistance to Eva Maria Monfort, a Spaniard whose Moroccan husband, Bouchain Maghder, faced the death penalty for his role in the May 2003 terrorist bombings in Casablanca
- JULY 28, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Kingston, Jamaica: Prime Minister P
Kingston, Jamaica: Prime Minister P
- JULY 28, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the moratorium on the death penalty...
It was reported that the moratorium on the death penalty that had been in act in Kazakhstan since the beginning of 2004 had not caused an increase in crime in the country
- JULY 28, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Brevard jury for the 3rd time in 10 years has recommended...
A Brevard jury for the 3rd time in 10 years has recommended Johnny Hoskins be executed for raping, kidnapping and fatally beating his 80-year-old neighbor
- JULY 28, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jurors decided Anthony Quinn Francois, 36, should be...
Jurors decided Anthony Quinn Francois, 36, should be put to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend's younger sisters
- JULY 28, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese court upheld death sentences against two...
A Japanese court upheld death sentences against two Aum Supreme Truth cult members for spreading deadly Sarin nerve gas in the Tokyo subway in 1995, killing 12 people
- JULY 28, 2004United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The United Arab Emirates enacted its first counter-terrorism...
The United Arab Emirates enacted its first counter-terrorism law, imposing strict sentences for offenders including the death penalty
- JULY 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
one hundred and fifty men and women participating
one hundred and fifty men and women participating
- JULY 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of Mohammad Reza Heidari was issued by
the death sentence of Mohammad Reza Heidari was issued by
- JULY 27, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty...
The introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty in Kazakhstan had not helped resolve all problems facing prison inmates with death penalty sentences, said Ivar Vikki, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's center in Almaty
- JULY 27, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria rejected a Libyan proposal for a deal to save...
Bulgaria rejected a Libyan proposal for a deal to save five Bulgarian nurses convicted of deliberately infecting children with AIDS from a firing squad and insisted that they were innocent
- JULY 27, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria rejected a Libyan proposal for a deal to save...
Bulgaria rejected a Libyan proposal for a deal to save five Bulgarian nurses convicted of deliberately infecting children with AIDS from a firing squad and insisted that they were innocent
- JULY 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dileswar Barik was sentenced to death by a Sessions...
Dileswar Barik was sentenced to death by a Sessions court in Sundergarh, India, for killing six people in 2003
- JULY 27, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Harris County jury rejected Calvin Letroy Hunter's...
A Harris County jury rejected Calvin Letroy Hunter's claim of mental retardation and decided he should be put to death for robbing and shooting of Jong Suk Choi, 30, at his store on Oct
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- JULY 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Four Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were...
Four Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the conservative Jomhuri Islami newspaper reported
- JULY 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Supreme Court revoked a death sentence against...
Iran's Supreme Court revoked a death sentence against Afsaneh Norouzi, a woman who killed an intelligence officer she says tried to rape her, her lawyer said
- JULY 27, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold...
The Italian government accepted a motion to withhold co-operation with the Iraqi authorities in cases in which the death penalty may be applied, even for former dictator Saddam Hussein
- JULY 26, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, sentenced...
A Chinese court in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, sentenced Hong Kong businessman Chu Kam-wing, 49, to death with a two year suspension
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing...
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing a motorcycle taxi driver and stealing his bike and money
- JULY 26, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian national Nguyen Tuong Van made a brief appearance...
Australian national Nguyen Tuong Van made a brief appearance in a Singapore court as his lawyer appealed against a mandatory death sentence handed to him for trafficking in heroin
- JULY 26, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Australian national Nguyen Tuong Van made a brief appearance...
Australian national Nguyen Tuong Van made a brief appearance in a Singapore court as his lawyer appealed against a mandatory death sentence handed to him for trafficking in heroin
- JULY 26, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
By a unanimous vote, the California Supreme Court upheld...
By a unanimous vote, the California Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of Larry Douglas Lucas but tossed out his death sentence, finding that if the jurors had known about the constant beatings and abuse he had endured as a child, they might not h
- JULY 26, 2004ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld Shad Armstrong's...
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld Shad Armstrong's conviction in the February 1998 killings of his sister, Farrah, and Frank Williams
- JULY 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty Uighurs aged 15 to 30 were convicted of "separatism"...
Twenty Uighurs aged 15 to 30 were convicted of "separatism" and "manufacture and storage of illegal weapons" by a court in China's Xinjiang region, and one of them had been executed, a court official as well as a Uighur organisation in exile said
- JULY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a university...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering a university student was hanged publicly near Tehran, drawing loud cheers from a crowd of some 1,000 people who turned out to watch the execution
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam,...
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam, while 19 other members of the same gang were handed jail terms ranging from four years to life imprisonment
- JULY 26, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
In Iraq's southern city of Basra, about 50 armed members...
In Iraq's southern city of Basra, about 50 armed members of firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's personal militia snatched about 20 people on July 26 during raids against people selling and drinking alcohol, police said
- JULY 26, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's comments against Turkey's EU membership
- JULY 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's comments against Turkey's EU membership
- JULY 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia slammed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's comments against Turkey's EU membership
- JULY 26, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
a man named Raman Selvam Renganathan was hanged in Singapore for drug-related crime
a man named Raman Selvam Renganathan was hanged in Singapore for drug-related crime
- JULY 26, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman and two men were flogged in public in Shahin Dezh
a woman and two men were flogged in public in Shahin Dezh
- JULY 25, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Murderers and terrorists should be sentenced to death,...
Murderers and terrorists should be sentenced to death, according to an overwhelming majority of people who responded to the Sunday Mail law and order survey
- JULY 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five people were sentenced to death in central China...
Five people were sentenced to death in central China for breaching oil pipelines more than 40 times to steal 450 tones of crude oil, the Xinhua News agency said
- JULY 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that an overwhelming number of judges...
It was reported that an overwhelming number of judges who responded to the Indian Law Commission on ways to execute death penalty, favoured lethal injection as an additional mode
- JULY 25, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ann Wangare Mungai, a woman convicted of murdered her...
Ann Wangare Mungai, a woman convicted of murdered her stepson and stashing his remains in a sack to conceal the act was sentenced to death by the High Court in Nakuru, Kenya
- JULY 25, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that there were seven juvenile convicts...
It was reported that there were seven juvenile convicts on death row at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa, the Philippines, all of them living in misery in cramped cells and denied of sunlight
- JULY 25, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced Mohammad al-Juwaied, a Kuwaiti...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced Mohammad al-Juwaied, a Kuwaiti national, to death for spying for the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein, whose forces invaded and occupied the Gulf Arab state during the 1990-91 Gulf Crisis
- JULY 25, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced Mohammad al-Juwaied, a Kuwaiti...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced Mohammad al-Juwaied, a Kuwaiti national, to death for spying for the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein, whose forces invaded and occupied the Gulf Arab state during the 1990-91 Gulf Crisis
- JULY 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man identified as Musa Noori, convicted...
An Iranian man identified as Musa Noori, convicted of murdering a pilgrim in August 2003, was been hanged in Dehloran in the western Iranian province of Ilam, the Jomhuri Islami newspaper reported
- JULY 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judicial system in Karaj issued the death sentence of a young man
the judicial system in Karaj issued the death sentence of a young man
- JULY 24, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari, sentenced to five...
Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari, sentenced to five years in jail for insulting Islam, complained that a portion of his sentence was almost as bad as the death sentence initially imposed on him
- JULY 24, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US...
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US to face terrorism charges because any guarantee given by the US government not to execute him was worthless, a court was told
- JULY 24, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US...
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US to face terrorism charges because any guarantee given by the US government not to execute him was worthless, a court was told
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- JULY 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Yulin City Intermediate People's Court in Guangxi...
The Yulin City Intermediate People's Court in Guangxi province, southern China, convicted 52 people for baby trafficking, sentencing the two ringleaders, Xie Deming and Cui Wenxian, to death in a case that came to light after they were caught transporting
- JULY 23, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man,...
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man, was reportedly sentenced to death for killing a jeweler in 2002 so he could rob him of money with which he could buy rockets he would use to attack the US Embassy
- JULY 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced two businessmen to death...
A Chinese court sentenced two businessmen to death and gave life sentences to three others accused of murdering a billionaire in eastern China
- JULY 23, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man,...
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man, was reportedly sentenced to death for killing a jeweler in 2002 so he could rob him of money with which he could buy rockets he would use to attack the US Embassy
- JULY 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's constitutional court upheld an appeal which...
Indonesia's constitutional court upheld an appeal which could throw all trials of convicted Bali bombers into doubt
- JULY 23, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A three-judge panel of the 11th U
A three-judge panel of the 11th U
- JULY 23, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Criminal District Court Judge Charles Carver recommended...
Criminal District Court Judge Charles Carver recommended that a higher court commute Walter Bell Jr
- JULY 23, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini...
Senate deputy speakers Cesare Salvi and Lamberto Dini and Senators-for-life Francesco Cossiga and Rita Levi-Montalcini were the first signatories of the motion in which the Italian Senate asks the government to withhold collaboration from the Iraqi author
- JULY 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing...
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing and then raping a woman
- JULY 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
SENEGAL. CABINET APPROVES BILL FOR ABOLITION
July 23, 2004: Senegal’s government approved a bill to abolish the death penalty on July 15. The same day, President Abdoulaye Wade, who had brought up the bill in the Cabinet meeting, decided to propose it to Parliament.
- JULY 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced...
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing a friend in order to steal his motorbike
- JULY 22, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai appeal court quashed death sentences against...
A Thai appeal court quashed death sentences against two men from hill tribes for the murder of an Australian tourist and the rape of his girlfriend
- JULY 22, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Patricia A
Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Patricia A
- JULY 22, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Mark W
Mark W
- JULY 22, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta...
HOC Secretary General Sergio D'Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, editor of HOC's 2004 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, brought the capital punishment issue to the attention of the Human Rights Committee of the Italian Chamber of Representatives
- JULY 21, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese...
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese man, to death for heroin trafficking
- JULY 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese...
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese man, to death for heroin trafficking
- JULY 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death, four in absentia,...
Five men were sentenced to death, four in absentia, by a District court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after they were found guilty of murdering a father and his son at Keraniganj
- JULY 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian government announced it had no plans to...
The Indian government announced it had no plans to abolish the death sentence
- JULY 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two sisters were sentenced to death in Vietnam after...
Two sisters were sentenced to death in Vietnam after being convicted of a double murder and robbery
- JULY 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Crockett, Barney Ronald Fuller Junior was sentenced...
In Crockett, Barney Ronald Fuller Junior was sentenced to death by a Houston County jury after pleading guilty to the May 14, 2003 shooting deaths of 43-year-old Nathan Copeland and 39-year-old Annette Copeland
- JULY 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Joe Lee Guy, 32, who was convicted and sentenced to...
Joe Lee Guy, 32, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 for his part in a robbery-murder, was sentenced to life in prison
- JULY 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In San Antonio, U
In San Antonio, U
- JULY 21, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese media centre close to the government said...
A Sudanese media centre close to the government said that 200 members of pro-government militias accused of ethnic cleansing in Darfur had been tried and that some had received death sentences
- JULY 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed two separatists from its muslim...
China has executed two separatists from its muslim Uighur ethnic minority and jailed 16 to terms ranging from five years to life on charges of damaging national security
- JULY 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SIX PEOPLE HANGED, REPORTS
Arshad-ollah and Mohammad Ali were put to death on July 10
- JULY 20, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four main culprits of a 60-member organized crime ring...
Four main culprits of a 60-member organized crime ring were executed in Shaoyang city, central-south China's Hunan Province
- JULY 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari, sentenced to death...
Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari, sentenced to death in 2002 for blasphemy, was been handed a five-year jail term following his re-trial
- JULY 20, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sobed...
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Sobed Ali for killing his wife
- JULY 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically...
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically were unaware of their sentences and had no advance notice of their date of execution, according to former prisoners in the Arab kingdom
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- JULY 20, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically...
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically were unaware of their sentences and had no advance notice of their date of execution, according to former prisoners in the Arab kingdom
- JULY 20, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe submitted a memorandum to stop...
The Council of Europe submitted a memorandum to stop the execution of a young 18 year old in Missouri (USA), Christopher Simmons, condemned to death for crimes he committed when he was a minor
- JULY 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe submitted a memorandum to stop...
The Council of Europe submitted a memorandum to stop the execution of a young 18 year old in Missouri (USA), Christopher Simmons, condemned to death for crimes he committed when he was a minor
- JULY 20, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Bartow, a 2nd jury has recommended a death sentence...
In Bartow, a 2nd jury has recommended a death sentence for Thomas Woodel in the fatal stabbing of an elderly Illinois couple on New Year's Eve 1996
- JULY 20, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
Scott Mink was pronounced dead just after 10 this morning...
Scott Mink was pronounced dead just after 10 this morning in Lucasville
- JULY 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
reports from Mashad says the anti-vice patrols
reports from Mashad says the anti-vice patrols
- JULY 19, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Seven men condemned to death by a district court in...
Seven men condemned to death by a district court in Bangladesh were acquitted the country's High Court in Dhaka
- JULY 19, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter...
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter and the ex president of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev called on the US Supreme Court to end the death penalty for offenders younger than 18 at the time of their crimes
- JULY 19, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter...
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter and the ex president of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev called on the US Supreme Court to end the death penalty for offenders younger than 18 at the time of their crimes
- JULY 19, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter...
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter and the ex president of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev called on the US Supreme Court to end the death penalty for offenders younger than 18 at the time of their crimes
- JULY 19, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter...
The European Union, former US president Jimmy Carter and the ex president of the former Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev called on the US Supreme Court to end the death penalty for offenders younger than 18 at the time of their crimes
- JULY 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No
The Shanghai No
- JULY 19, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to...
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to death and another to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of an Indian mobster and his associate
- JULY 19, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to...
A Thai criminal court sentenced one Pakistani man to death and another to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of an Indian mobster and his associate
- JULY 19, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Eddie Albert Crawford was executed for the 1983 kidnapping,...
Eddie Albert Crawford was executed for the 1983 kidnapping, sexual assault and strangulation of his 2-year-old niece
- JULY 19, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The 10th U
The 10th U
- JULY 19, 2004DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MORE EXECUTIONS IN ESFAHAN
July 19, 2004: The Islamic regime has executed two individuals under charges of "Banditism" and "Kidnapping" in the City of Esfahan
- JULY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian state-controlled media reported that three prisoners were hanged.
the Iranian state-controlled media reported that three prisoners were hanged.
- JULY 18, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital...
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital Riyadh on for attempting to rape a woman in her home, the Interior Ministry said
- JULY 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Stung by international criticism, China announced it...
Stung by international criticism, China announced it was holding a retrial of two Nepalese on death row but warned this should not be used as an excuse to target the Chinese judicial system
- JULY 18, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Stung by international criticism, China announced it...
Stung by international criticism, China announced it was holding a retrial of two Nepalese on death row but warned this should not be used as an excuse to target the Chinese judicial system
- JULY 18, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq's interim government denied a report that Iyad...
Iraq's interim government denied a report that Iyad Allawi, the prime minister, had personally executed six suspected insurgents in May, just days before America handed over power
- JULY 17, 2004OmanDEATH PENALTY
Oman's criminal court sentenced a US woman, Rebecca...
Oman's criminal court sentenced a US woman, Rebecca Thompson, to death for murdering her husband
- JULY 17, 2004OmanDEATH PENALTY
Oman's criminal court sentenced a US woman, Rebecca...
Oman's criminal court sentenced a US woman, Rebecca Thompson, to death for murdering her husband
- JULY 17, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Government of India's Ministry of Health & Family...
The Government of India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issued the following press release: 'The government proposes to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Act on the basis of recommendations made by Mashalkar Committee?
- JULY 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, China, handed...
Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, China, handed Zhu Zhiwei the death sentence with a two-year reprieve for smuggling heroin to Canada via Hong Kong
- JULY 17, 2004BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The justice and peace commission of the Roman Catholic...
The justice and peace commission of the Roman Catholic diocese in Barbados renewed calls for a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty, following a Privy Council ruling that the death sentence in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago was constitu
- JULY 17, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq's Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, pulled a pistol...
Iraq's Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, pulled a pistol and executed as many as six suspected insurgents at a Baghdad police station just days before the United States handed control of the country to his interim government, The Sydney Morning Herald reported
- JULY 17, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In Oklahoma City, a jury has sentenced Brenda Andrew...
In Oklahoma City, a jury has sentenced Brenda Andrew to death in the shotgun slaying of her estranged husband
- JULY 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to death in Tehran
a man was sentenced to death in Tehran
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- JULY 16, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death for hiring a hitman to...
A man was sentenced to death for hiring a hitman to murder his wife in order to profit from an insurance payout
- JULY 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Xuan Hoc, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Le Xuan Hoc, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing and robbing an elderly woman
- JULY 16, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least seven people were executed in China after...
At least seven people were executed in China after being found guilty of crimes including murder, embezzlement and poisoning, state media reported
- JULY 16, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
"We are an Oriental people and it is the will of the...
"We are an Oriental people and it is the will of the people," said an Iraqi judge who whipped up a storm this week by condemning three men to death even before a ban on capital punishment had been officially lifted
- JULY 16, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Akron, a jury has recommended that Donald Lavell...
In Akron, a jury has recommended that Donald Lavell Craig be put to death for the Feb
- JULY 16, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Beaumont, a federal prisoner serving a life sentence...
In Beaumont, a federal prisoner serving a life sentence was sentenced to death for the Jan
- JULY 15, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the governing Uri Party was preparing...
It was reported that the governing Uri Party was preparing to submit legislation that if enacted would put an end to the death penalty in South Korea
- JULY 15, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of demonstrators protested in Baghdad and...
Thousands of demonstrators protested in Baghdad and the holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala, calling for the death penalty for former president Saddam Hussein
- JULY 15, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal's government approved a bill to abolish the...
Senegal's government approved a bill to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 14, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Two Trinidadian men were sentenced to die by hanging...
Two Trinidadian men were sentenced to die by hanging for the murder of a former BBC anchorwoman, her mother and her brother-in-law
- JULY 14, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing...
The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing the expressions of ''execution of death sentence'' and ''death sentence'' in laws as ''heavy life imprisonment'' in order to conform to recent constitutional amendments
- JULY 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Fengrui, deputy secretary-general of the National...
Yang Fengrui, deputy secretary-general of the National Narcotics Control Commission, defended China's frequent use of the death penalty against drug traffickers amid stepped-up efforts to control growing narcotics use
- JULY 14, 2004New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
A poll showed that nearly a third of adult New Zealanders...
A poll showed that nearly a third of adult New Zealanders want the death penalty back
- JULY 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Do Van Tien, a 28 year old Vietnamese...
It was reported that Do Van Tien, a 28 year old Vietnamese farmer, will face a firing squad for stabbing to death his wife and her mother while in an alcoholic rage
- JULY 14, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights campaigners said that the Indonesian policy...
Human rights campaigners said that the Indonesian policy of upholding the death sentence for drug traffickers was politically motivated in a bid to defend the corrupt legal system that failed to stop trafficking in the first place
- JULY 14, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Bakersfield, Larry Kusuth Hazlett Jr
In Bakersfield, Larry Kusuth Hazlett Jr
- JULY 14, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court upheld a previous court's...
The California Supreme Court upheld a previous court's ruling of guilt for Richard Bert Stewart, 40, but said that evidence of improper jury selection compelled it to reverse the death sentence
- JULY 14, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Lucasville, Stephen Vrabel was executed
In Lucasville, Stephen Vrabel was executed
- JULY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged at Khazar Square in the city of Sari, northern Iran.
a prisoner was hanged at Khazar Square in the city of Sari, northern Iran.
- JULY 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to...
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to spare the life of Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, an Indian national who was facing a firing squad for drug trafficking
- JULY 13, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to...
The Indian embassy asked Indonesian authorities to spare the life of Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey, an Indian national who was facing a firing squad for drug trafficking
- JULY 13, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Muslim has been executed on charges of seeking independence...
A Muslim has been executed on charges of seeking independence for China's Muslim-majority northwestern region of Xinjiang and making explosives, a court official said
- JULY 13, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Ghanem Abdullah al-Mutairi, a Kuwaiti convicted of...
Ghanem Abdullah al-Mutairi, a Kuwaiti convicted of premeditated murder, was executed in Kuwait city
- JULY 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The fourth additional district court of Indore, India,...
The fourth additional district court of Indore, India, sentenced to death a man named Ganesh, accused of killing his wife and four children on April 9, 2002
- JULY 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Mahmud Kazeminia, convicted of...
It was reported that Mahmud Kazeminia, convicted of killing a man of 17 with the intention of stealing his motorcycle, was brought down from the gallows after he confessed to another murder before his sentence of hanging was carried out in Dezful, Iran
- JULY 13, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz met with his...
Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz met with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiar Zebari in Brussels to dissuade the Iraqi government from using capital punishment
- JULY 13, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Roziyev Abdurakhman and Ibragimov Rakhman were sentenced...
Roziyev Abdurakhman and Ibragimov Rakhman were sentenced to death and another two to long prison terms in southern Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz independent fergana
- JULY 13, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz met with his...
Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz met with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiar Zebari in Brussels to dissuade the Iraqi government from using capital punishment
- JULY 13, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
in Tehran, a 23-year-old named Erfan was sentenced to death
in Tehran, a 23-year-old named Erfan was sentenced to death
- JULY 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital...
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital for murdering her employer, the Interior Ministry said
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- JULY 12, 2004Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital...
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital for murdering her employer, the Interior Ministry said
- JULY 12, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
European Union foreign ministers have urged the interim...
European Union foreign ministers have urged the interim Iraqi government not to reinstate the death penalty, which some Baghdad leaders have said could be brought back into force
- JULY 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
European Union foreign ministers have urged the interim...
European Union foreign ministers have urged the interim Iraqi government not to reinstate the death penalty, which some Baghdad leaders have said could be brought back into force
- JULY 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death five people, four of which in absentia, and sentenced five others to life imprisonment after being convicted of stabbing to death Shipon, 35, at about midnight on February 19, 2001
- JULY 12, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland's Prime Minister Marek Belka said that he was...
Poland's Prime Minister Marek Belka said that he was against the death penalty but was in favour of life imprisonment without parole
- JULY 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights campaigners reiterated their call for...
Human rights campaigners reiterated their call for an end to the death penalty, which they said had proven ineffective in deterring drug dealers and was against the basic human right to live
- JULY 12, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi interim President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar confirmed...
Iraqi interim President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar confirmed the country would soon reinstate the death penalty, as the European Union voiced its strong opposition to the sentence
- JULY 12, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
One of Iraq's top Shiite politicians, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim,...
One of Iraq's top Shiite politicians, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, said during a visit to Iran that ousted president Saddam Hussein deserved the death penalty for his war against Iran as well as other crimes
- JULY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
iranian security forces have stepped up what appears
iranian security forces have stepped up what appears
- JULY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Department of Public Places of Isfahan's State Security Forces announced that
the Department of Public Places of Isfahan's State Security Forces announced that
- JULY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of a man named Ali Deldari was issued
the death sentence of a man named Ali Deldari was issued
- JULY 11, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A female official, in Qingyuan City of south China's...
A female official, in Qingyuan City of south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death on charges of embezzlement
- JULY 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme court quashed the sentences against...
Iran's supreme court quashed the sentences against four policeman who faced death by stoning for belonging to a gang that kidnapped and raped girls
- JULY 11, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland's right wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) demanded...
Poland's right wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) demanded the restoration of the death penalty for murderers
- JULY 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Fuman,...
Two Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Fuman, in the northern province of Gilan
- JULY 10, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A draft law presented by 7 MPs to Parliament calling...
A draft law presented by 7 MPs to Parliament calling for the abolishment of capital punishment was met with mixed reviews from academics
- JULY 10, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
About 200 women rallied in the Shiite Muslim holy city...
About 200 women rallied in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf to demand that ousted leader Saddam Hussein be executed for his regime's crimes against Iraq's majority community
- JULY 9, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Five men were executed by firing squad at dawn in Vietnam...
Five men were executed by firing squad at dawn in Vietnam for rape and murder
- JULY 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A senior banker has been executed and at least eight...
A senior banker has been executed and at least eight bank executives arrested amid reports of loan fraud and other abuses at China's state-run banks, official media reported
- JULY 9, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Bekaa Criminal Court issued...
It was reported that the Bekaa Criminal Court issued five death sentences against suspects charged with murder and attempts at premeditated murder, no further details were given
- JULY 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed its first HIV-positive criminal, Ai...
China executed its first HIV-positive criminal, Ai Haiti, a 29-year-old drug addict arrested in 2003 with 382 grams of heroin
- JULY 9, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Wth weapons in their hands, thousands of Shiites, supporters...
Wth weapons in their hands, thousands of Shiites, supporters of rebel leader Moqtada al Sadr, took to the streets of Baghdad, to demand death for Saddam Hussein without a trial
- JULY 9, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Bombay High Court confirmed the death sentence...
The Bombay High Court confirmed the death sentence awarded by a lower court to Shivaji Shankar Alhalt, a 42-year-old labourer from Junnar near Pune, for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl
- JULY 9, 2004BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 9, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 9, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Riverside Superior Court Judge Dennis A
Riverside Superior Court Judge Dennis A
- JULY 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Purna Maya Shrestha claimed that her Nepali, Ishowri...
Purna Maya Shrestha claimed that her Nepali, Ishowri Shrestha, who was facing a death sentence in China, was innocent
- JULY 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Hong Kong residents were executed in southern China...
Two Hong Kong residents were executed in southern China for murdering a friend then chopping up his body
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- JULY 8, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Purna Maya Shrestha claimed that her Nepali, Ishowri...
Purna Maya Shrestha claimed that her Nepali, Ishowri Shrestha, who was facing a death sentence in China, was innocent
- JULY 8, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected appeals for clemency made by seven drug traffickers who had been sentenced to death
- JULY 8, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
A criminal court in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala...
A criminal court in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala issued the first six death sentences in the country since the toppling of former president Saddam Hussein's regime, local newspaper Al Taakhi reported
- JULY 8, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The upper house of the Tajik parliament, the National...
The upper house of the Tajik parliament, the National Assembly, endorsed a new law implementing a moratorium on the death penalty in the country and replacing capital punishment with a prison term
- JULY 8, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri rejected appeals for clemency made by seven drug traffickers who had been sentenced to death
- JULY 8, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The following are extracts from an editorial entitled...
The following are extracts from an editorial entitled "Why Death Penalty Should Be Abolished?" by John Dzvinamurungu, vice-chairman of Amnesty International Zimbabwe
- JULY 8, 2004ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Pima County Superior Court Judge Charles Sabalos overturned...
Pima County Superior Court Judge Charles Sabalos overturned Jose Amaya-Ruiz's death sentence, a Salvadoran convicted in the 1985 stabbing death of Kimberly McManus-Lopez, the 27-year-old pregnant wife of a ranch owner who employed Amaya-Ruiz as a stable h
- JULY 8, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, the Ninth U
In San Francisco, the Ninth U
- JULY 8, 2004DEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN. UPPER HOUSE ENDORSES DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
July 8, 2004: the upper house of the Tajik parliament endorsed a new law implementing a moratorium on the death penalty in the country and replacing death sentences with prison terms.
- JULY 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese national Nguyen Van Hung, 28, was sentenced...
Vietnamese national Nguyen Van Hung, 28, was sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City after was found guilty of stabbing to death Tran Dac Phong in October 2000 and stealing his motorcycle
- JULY 7, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for...
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for a Kenyan man charged with attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into the country
- JULY 7, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China is using the global war on terror to justify...
China is using the global war on terror to justify repression of its Uighur community who face torture and execution when forcibly returned from neighbouring countries, Amnesty International said
- JULY 7, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Ten death row inmates were scheduled to be executed...
Ten death row inmates were scheduled to be executed in September, Philippine acting Justice Secretary Merceditas Gutierrez said
- JULY 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
With anger mounting that Saddam Hussein had not been...
With anger mounting that Saddam Hussein had not been charged over his invasion of and use of chemical weapons against Iran, Iranian MPs called for the ousted Iraqi dictator to stand before an international court
- JULY 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for...
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for a Kenyan man charged with attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into the country
- JULY 7, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen was sentenced...
Former Bangkok senator Sukhum Cherdchuen was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Thailand after being found guilty of masterminding the murder of a woman doctor in 1996
- JULY 7, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
With anger mounting that Saddam Hussein had not been...
With anger mounting that Saddam Hussein had not been charged over his invasion of and use of chemical weapons against Iran, Iranian MPs called for the ousted Iraqi dictator to stand before an international court
- JULY 7, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- JULY 7, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
“We want a restricted death penalty, for a limited time...
“We want a restricted death penalty, for a limited time...
- JULY 6, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that...
The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former gangster Ryoji Goto to death for killing two people in two separate cases
- JULY 6, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on Equatorial Guinea to...
Amnesty International called on Equatorial Guinea to rein in its security forces and stop them killing, torturing and raping detainees, many of whom had been arrested arbitrarily
- JULY 6, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry was taking measures to...
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry was taking measures to ease the sentences passed by Chinese courts on four Kazakh citizens found guilty of committing crimes in China, the director of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry's consular service department, Valikhan Konurbay
- JULY 6, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry was taking measures to...
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry was taking measures to ease the sentences passed by Chinese courts on four Kazakh citizens found guilty of committing crimes in China, the director of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry's consular service department, Valikhan Konurbay
- JULY 6, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London
- JULY 6, 2004BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London
- JULY 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London
- JULY 6, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced three members of an outlawed Islamic group to death after finding them guilty of killing at least six minority Shi'ite Muslims
- JULY 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London
- JULY 6, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the fear of capital punishment...
It was reported that the fear of capital punishment made Noor Mohammed, a rapist, admit his crime and also return the victim, whom he had kidnapped, to her family in West Bengal
- JULY 6, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A Cook County circuit judge has dismissed a reckless...
A Cook County circuit judge has dismissed a reckless conduct case against former death row inmate Aaron Patterson
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- JULY 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man in Tehran was sentenced to death.
a man in Tehran was sentenced to death.
- JULY 5, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No
The Shanghai No
- JULY 5, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Chairwoman of the German Green Party, Angelika Beer,...
Chairwoman of the German Green Party, Angelika Beer, came out against the death penalty for overthrown Iraqi dictator Saddam Husayn
- JULY 5, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security...
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a pan-European security body, urged Libya not to execute six foreign medical workers convicted of infecting children with AIDS
- JULY 5, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security...
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a pan-European security body, urged Libya not to execute six foreign medical workers convicted of infecting children with AIDS
- JULY 5, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security...
The parliamentary wing of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a pan-European security body, urged Libya not to execute six foreign medical workers convicted of infecting children with AIDS
- JULY 5, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
About 3,000 residents of Halabja rallied to demand...
About 3,000 residents of Halabja rallied to demand Saddam Hussein's execution in the town where an estimated 5,000 people were killed in a 1988 gas attack
- JULY 5, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Chairwoman of the German Green Party, Angelika Beer,...
Chairwoman of the German Green Party, Angelika Beer, came out against the death penalty for overthrown Iraqi dictator Saddam Husayn
- JULY 4, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Although Britain was against the death penalty in principle...
Although Britain was against the death penalty in principle and had conveyed this to Iraq, it was not likely to intervene if the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, were to be executed after a proper trial by a sovereign Government
- JULY 4, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians were sentenced to death for raping a...
Two Egyptians were sentenced to death for raping a woman and two other men jailed for helping kidnap the victim
- JULY 4, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba a year ago and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, the Tuscan Regional Government, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition to draw
- JULY 4, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested...
As concern for the 75 civil liberties activists arrested in Cuba a year ago and currently jailed under harsh detention conditions rises, the Tuscan Regional Government, Hands Off Cain and the Italian Helsinki Committee are promoting an exhibition to draw
- JULY 4, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Although Britain was against the death penalty in principle...
Although Britain was against the death penalty in principle and had conveyed this to Iraq, it was not likely to intervene if the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, were to be executed after a proper trial by a sovereign Government
- JULY 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The retrial of Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari opened...
The retrial of Iranian dissident Hashem Aghajari opened in Tehran, with the hardline judiciary allowing a public hearing and all charges that could lead to the death penalty dropped
- JULY 3, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai signed a decree...
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai signed a decree permitting the death penalty for those convicted of child smuggling to use the victim's body parts
- JULY 3, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian home ministry recommended rejection of the...
The Indian home ministry recommended rejection of the mercy petition filed by Dhananjay Chatterjee, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 14 year old Kolkata schoolgirl
- JULY 3, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of Shi'a Muslims chanted "Saddam must be...
Thousands of Shi'a Muslims chanted "Saddam must be executed" following Friday prayer services, while Sunnis generally ignored his court appearance - underscoring how differently each community viewed Saddam Hussein and his legacy
- JULY 2, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said executing...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said executing Saddam Hussein won't make him a martyr and backed the death penalty for the former dictator - if that's what the Iraqi people wanted
- JULY 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the China government sentenced...
It was reported that the China government sentenced to death to two Nepalese nationals and gave another 15 years' imprisonment after convicting them of drug trafficking
- JULY 2, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the China government sentenced...
It was reported that the China government sentenced to death to two Nepalese nationals and gave another 15 years' imprisonment after convicting them of drug trafficking
- JULY 2, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British defence Secretary Geoff Hoon expressed doubts...
British defence Secretary Geoff Hoon expressed doubts about whether Saddam Hussein should face the death penalty after his trial in Baghdad
- JULY 2, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Defence lawyers for Saddam Hussein said that the first...
Defence lawyers for Saddam Hussein said that the first court appearance of the ousted president was a farce in an illegal court and challenged the legitimacy of Iraq's judicial system which they said was preventing them from going to Baghdad
- JULY 2, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
British defence Secretary Geoff Hoon expressed doubts...
British defence Secretary Geoff Hoon expressed doubts about whether Saddam Hussein should face the death penalty after his trial in Baghdad
- JULY 2, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said executing...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said executing Saddam Hussein won't make him a martyr and backed the death penalty for the former dictator - if that's what the Iraqi people wanted
- JULY 2, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ
Vicepresident of the Chambers of Deputy, Alfredo Biondi, presented a parliamentary motion on the death penalty in iraq.
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein appeared in court to hear a string of...
Saddam Hussein appeared in court to hear a string of charges for which he could face the death penalty, in a landmark moment for the new Iraq
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
- JULY 1, 2004LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
- JULY 1, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
- JULY 1, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
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- JULY 1, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
- JULY 1, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty...
Baghdad's decision to re-establish the death penalty ahead of the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein evoked a mixed reaction in Europe, recalling the split across the continent over the war that toppled the Iraqi leader
- JULY 1, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty...
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty in Australia but would not protest if it was imposed on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Australia's Opposition Leader Mark Latham said
- JULY 1, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong...
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong indications of crimes against humanity" during a 13-day visit to the Darfur region of Sudan and called for the international community to investigate exactly what happened
- JULY 1, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein is a "war criminal" who must face capital...
Saddam Hussein is a "war criminal" who must face capital punishment, Kuwait's Information Minister said, referring to the ousted Iraqi president's August 1990 invasion of the emirate
- JULY 1, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong...
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong indications of crimes against humanity" during a 13-day visit to the Darfur region of Sudan and called for the international community to investigate exactly what happened
- JULY 1, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambia released a second group of soldiers who were...
Zambia released a second group of soldiers who were serving jail sentences in connection with an attempted coup in 1997 against former president Frederick Chiluba, the state-run Zambia Daily Mail reported
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein is a "war criminal" who must face capital...
Saddam Hussein is a "war criminal" who must face capital punishment, Kuwait's Information Minister said, referring to the ousted Iraqi president's August 1990 invasion of the emirate
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani urged the special...
Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani urged the special court which began trying ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in Baghdad not to sentence him to death
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein was hauled in front of an Iraqi court...
Saddam Hussein was hauled in front of an Iraqi court just three days after the end of the US-led occupation, but Iraqis were split over whether the aim was a fair trial or revenge
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty...
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty in Australia but would not protest if it was imposed on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Australia's Opposition Leader Mark Latham said
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale...
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale Icho Warda, the only Christian minister in the new Iraqi cabinet, said she was in favour of the death penalty for former president Saddam Hussein
- JULY 1, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Hicks, white, 47, was put to death by lethal...
Robert Hicks, white, 47, was put to death by lethal injection at Huntsville state prison, in Jackson