Chronological archive
August 2004
The 169 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2004, in chronological order.
Masumi Hayashi, given the death sentence for murdering...
Masumi Hayashi, given the death sentence for murdering four people with poisoned curry in 1998 in Wakayama, said she decided to end her silence in court because she had never expected to face such a sentence
- AUGUST 31, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda would not waive the death penalty, the country's...
Rwanda would not waive the death penalty, the country's representative to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal (ICTR) for Rwanda said
- AUGUST 31, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
"I am embarrassed for Papua New Guinea," Prime Minister...
"I am embarrassed for Papua New Guinea," Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare said regarding the culture of sexual violence against women and children in the country
- AUGUST 31, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda would not waive the death penalty, the country's...
Rwanda would not waive the death penalty, the country's representative to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal (ICTR) for Rwanda said
- AUGUST 31, 2004ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
A Hartford jury today concluded that 24-year-old Eduardo...
A Hartford jury today concluded that 24-year-old Eduardo Santiago should get the death penalty in a murder-for-hire case
- AUGUST 31, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death Mohammad Aziz,...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death Mohammad Aziz, 30, for rape and murder
- AUGUST 31, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Harrisburg, a jury deliberated for 2 hours today...
In Harrisburg, a jury deliberated for 2 hours today before sentencing Ernest R
- AUGUST 31, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former deputy manager of the state-run International...
The former deputy manager of the state-run International Trade and Development Corp, Qiao Benping, was executed in China's northe-astern province of Jilin for embezzling 14
- AUGUST 30, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
The state Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for Herman Henry "Bud" Von Dohlen
- AUGUST 30, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine, an Anderson County jury sentenced Beunka...
In Palestine, an Anderson County jury sentenced Beunka Adams to death Sunday afternoon for the capital murder of 37-year-old Kenneth Vandever
- AUGUST 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court Bangladesh sentenced 10 people to death for...
A court Bangladesh sentenced 10 people to death for shooting dead five politicians at a 1999 political rally, which has been scarred by years of political violence
- AUGUST 29, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea...
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea are "blood-thirsty pirates" who deserve the firing squad, the country's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in an interview
- AUGUST 29, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea...
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea are "blood-thirsty pirates" who deserve the firing squad, the country's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in an interview
- AUGUST 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The high court, Indore bench, India, converted the...
The high court, Indore bench, India, converted the death sentence awarded to Ganesh of Gauri Nagar into life imprisonment
- AUGUST 29, 2004SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Higher State Security Court in Damascus, Syria,...
The Higher State Security Court in Damascus, Syria, sentenced a group Kurdish detainees to several years in prison and sentenced to death a detainee charged with affiliation to the banned "Muslim Brotherhood" group in Syria
- AUGUST 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Gagan Kanojia and Rajinder Kumar, two men convicted...
Gagan Kanojia and Rajinder Kumar, two men convicted of murdering eight-year-old Heena and her six-year-old brother Abhishek in June, 2000, were sentenced to death by Jalandhar District and Sessions Court, India
- AUGUST 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Five people, including a Noida police sub-inspector,...
Five people, including a Noida police sub-inspector, were sentenced to death by a court in Faridabad, India, for their involvement in a case in which four people were murdered in December 1999
- AUGUST 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced six people...
A court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced six people to death for the murder of a Buddhist monk, Gyan Jyoti Mohasthobir
- AUGUST 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed in Rajaii Shahr Prison in Karaj
a man was executed in Rajaii Shahr Prison in Karaj
- AUGUST 28, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, ruling 4-3, the California Supreme...
In San Francisco, ruling 4-3, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of James Heard, 50, a child killer, ruling that the trial judge improperly conducted jury selection
- AUGUST 28, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni was sentenced to death and 14 others to jail...
Yemeni was sentenced to death and 14 others to jail over the 2002 bombing of the French supertanker Limburg and for other attacks
- AUGUST 27, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia sentenced former...
The High Court in Johor Baru, Malaysia sentenced former security guard Mohd Abbas Danus Baksan, 47, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering 10-year-old Nurul Huda Gani on Jan
- AUGUST 27, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court rejected a plea for a retrial...
The Tokyo High Court rejected a plea for a retrial by Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer who had been on death row for 36 years for the 1966 murder of a family of four in Shizuoka Prefecture, upholding a lower court decision to reject the request
- AUGUST 27, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
In their closing argument at the Hiroshima District...
In their closing argument at the Hiroshima District Court, Japan, prosecutors pushed for the death penalty for Kiyotaka Oyama, 43, saying he ''planned how to spend insurance money even before the death of his stepfather, which is disgustingly inhumane
- AUGUST 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing...
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam for murder and the destruction of private property following a failed love affair
- AUGUST 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A fast track court in India's Bharuch district town...
A fast track court in India's Bharuch district town of south Gujarat sentenced to death Devi Singh Vasava for hacking a man to death
- AUGUST 27, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The supreme court of Taiwan upheld a death sentence...
The supreme court of Taiwan upheld a death sentence handed to Wang Chung-hsiung, a boat captain, for the drowning of six mainland Chinese women
- AUGUST 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife has...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife has been hanged in public in a square in the central city of Arak, Hamvatan Salam paper newspaper reported
- AUGUST 26, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Kunpeng, Xu Lei and Hu Guofeng, were executed...
Zhang Kunpeng, Xu Lei and Hu Guofeng, were executed in China on order of the Shanghai Higher People's Court
- AUGUST 26, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Windel Ray Workman was executed by lethal injection
Windel Ray Workman was executed by lethal injection
- AUGUST 26, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The Ninth U
The Ninth U
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- AUGUST 26, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, condemned prisoner James Allridge, whose...
In Huntsville, condemned prisoner James Allridge, whose case attracted the attention of celebrity capital punishment opponents, was executed for killing Brian Clendennen, 21, a store clerk 19 years ago
- AUGUST 26, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for a man convicted of a 1986 murder...
The death penalty for a man convicted of a 1986 murder was reinstated by a three-judge panel of the U
- AUGUST 25, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Five persons were sentenced to death by a local court...
Five persons were sentenced to death by a local court in India, for murdering a man, his daughter and another person at a village near Meerut in 1999
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women...
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women and girls has been hanged publicly near Tehran, drawing cheers from some 1,500 spectators, a judiciary official told AFP
- AUGUST 25, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jasen Shane Busby, 28, white, was executed today at...
Jasen Shane Busby, 28, white, was executed today at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit for the fatal shooting of Tennille Thompson, 18, and Brandy Gray, 16, more than 9 years ago
- AUGUST 25, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese woman facing possible execution for trafficking...
A Chinese woman facing possible execution for trafficking heroin was forced by police to have an abortion so she could be punished, Afp reported
- AUGUST 25, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Abdul Islam was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Abdul Islam was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
- AUGUST 24, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death...
An Ado-Ekiti High Court recently sentenced to death three persons by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery
- AUGUST 23, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Donald John Scanlon was resentenced to life in prison...
Donald John Scanlon was resentenced to life in prison without parole for the apparent 1996 asphyxiation slaying of Claudine Wilson Harris
- AUGUST 23, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced...
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz was sentenced to 60 days in jail in Livingston County for drunken driving and other traffic charges (see Sept
- AUGUST 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
- AUGUST 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Alal Uddin Alal was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Alal Uddin Alal was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
- AUGUST 20, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons...
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons want the death penalty restored for child killers, reflecting the nationwide anguish over the case of murdered 10 year olds Holly and Jessica Chapman
- AUGUST 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square...
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square in the southern province of Kerman, Iran, the Jomhuri-ye Eslami newspaper reported on Saturday
- AUGUST 20, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yijiang, a man convicted of killing and cutting...
Li Yijiang, a man convicted of killing and cutting off the genitals of six men he accused of gang-raping him, was executed
- AUGUST 20, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Los Angeles, U
In Los Angeles, U
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded...
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded by the sword in the southwest region of Asir, the state news agency has reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Zu Feng, Sun Liang, and Sun Liansheng were executed
three men, named Zu Feng, Sun Liang, and Sun Liansheng were executed
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
- AUGUST 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
- AUGUST 18, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out...
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out more executions and thereby reinstall the de facto moratorium" that had existed since 1997 before the execution carried out on August 14
- AUGUST 18, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out...
The EU called on India to "refrain from carrying out more executions and thereby reinstall the de facto moratorium" that had existed since 1997 before the execution carried out on August 14
- AUGUST 18, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Angel Mateo, 35, has been sentenced today to life in...
Angel Mateo, 35, has been sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole
- AUGUST 18, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
James Bryant Hudson, 57, died by lethal injection at...
James Bryant Hudson, 57, died by lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt at 9:07 p
- AUGUST 18, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Mukul was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Mukul was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
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- AUGUST 17, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to...
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to British forces, after receiving guarantees that no prisoners will face the death penalty
- AUGUST 17, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to...
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to British forces, after receiving guarantees that no prisoners will face the death penalty
- AUGUST 17, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to...
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to British forces, after receiving guarantees that no prisoners will face the death penalty
- AUGUST 17, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
two men named Uwaisdeen Abdurabi Nistar and Abdulhassan Mohammad Ajmeer were hanged
two men named Uwaisdeen Abdurabi Nistar and Abdulhassan Mohammad Ajmeer were hanged
- AUGUST 16, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A relics conservation official was sentenced to death...
A relics conservation official was sentenced to death in what state media described as the largest antiquities theft case since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949
- AUGUST 16, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
About 57 percent of lawmakers - 135 out of 237 - say...
About 57 percent of lawmakers - 135 out of 237 - say they want the death penalty to be abolished
- AUGUST 16, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Michael Lee Fullwood, 48, who was convicted of the...
Michael Lee Fullwood, 48, who was convicted of the March 29, 1985 murder of Deirdre Waters, had his death sentence overturned by Graham C
- AUGUST 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
- AUGUST 16, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Golam Mortuza was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Golam Mortuza was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance...
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said that the clerical regime's henchmen executed a 16-year-old girl in the town of Neka, northern Iran
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of the State Security Forces in Qazvin arrested 41 men
agents of the State Security Forces in Qazvin arrested 41 men
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, head of the Judiciary confirmed the sentence
Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, head of the Judiciary confirmed the sentence
- AUGUST 14, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dhananjay Chatterjee, 39, was hanged performing India's...
Dhananjay Chatterjee, 39, was hanged performing India's first execution in 9 years
- AUGUST 13, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A T-shirt splattered with the blood of death row inmate...
A T-shirt splattered with the blood of death row inmate Kevin Cooper and 2 murder victims must be tested for a preservative that, if found, could possibly indicate tampering by law enforcement officials, a U
- AUGUST 13, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In Memphis, James Christopher Riels, accused of killing...
In Memphis, James Christopher Riels, accused of killing 2 elderly women last year, was sentenced to death today in court
- AUGUST 13, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court awarded a new trial to convicted...
The state Supreme Court awarded a new trial to convicted killer Todd Charles Boggess, who is on death row for fatally beating Danny Lee Pence, a student, 9 years ago
- AUGUST 13, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death...
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death of a Saudi during a fight
- AUGUST 13, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Seventeen members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf...
Seventeen members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group were sentenced to death for kidnapping nurses from a hospital in the southern Philippines three years ago
- AUGUST 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The state has agreed it will not seek to execute a...
The state has agreed it will not seek to execute a Mexican man whose attorneys say he is mentally retarded, and in return the inmate will drop appeals of his murder conviction
- AUGUST 12, 2004NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Terry Jess Dennis, resolute to the end about not wanting...
Terry Jess Dennis, resolute to the end about not wanting any appeals, was executed tonight at the Nevada State Prison for strangling a woman in 1999
- AUGUST 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four leaders of a crime gang in southern China were...
Four leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death after being convicted of a series of offences including injuries and one killing
- AUGUST 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his father-in-law...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his father-in-law has been hanged in Tehran's main Evin prison, a newspaper reported
- AUGUST 12, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egyptian national Sayed Faruq Ibrahim was sentenced...
Egyptian national Sayed Faruq Ibrahim was sentenced to death for strangling to death the four-year-old boy of an Omani diplomat after a breaking into a house in April 2004
- AUGUST 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
the Thai embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, asked the Legal Counsel...
- AUGUST 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The state Senate voted to alter the sentencing provisions...
The state Senate voted to alter the sentencing provisions of the state's death penalty law to remove procedures declared unconstitutional in June by the state's highest court
- AUGUST 11, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Smith County, Tracy Lane Beatty, 43, was sentenced...
In Smith County, Tracy Lane Beatty, 43, was sentenced to death this afternoon for murdering his mother and burying her body in their backyard
- AUGUST 11, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A closely divided U-S Supreme Court today lifted a...
A closely divided U-S Supreme Court today lifted a stay of execution for James Edward Reid
- AUGUST 11, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Harris County jury sentenced Robert Aaron Acuna to...
A Harris County jury sentenced Robert Aaron Acuna to death for killing his elderly neighbours last year
- AUGUST 11, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
the European Union expressed dismay at Indonesia's first execution...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dhananjoy Chatterjee, an Indian man due to be hanged on August 14...
Dhananjoy Chatterjee, an Indian man due to be hanged on August 14...
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- AUGUST 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Tariq Aziz, the jailed former deputy prime minister...
Tariq Aziz, the jailed former deputy prime minister...
- AUGUST 11, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Young-ran said...
- AUGUST 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
- AUGUST 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 10, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed four men including Cai Xiong, a Hong...
China executed four men including Cai Xiong, a Hong Kong resident, for counterfeiting and smuggling fake currency
- AUGUST 10, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Bessemer, Circuit Judge Teresa Petelos sentenced...
In Bessemer, Circuit Judge Teresa Petelos sentenced Michael Lee Brown to death for the October 2001 killing of Betty Kirkpatrick, 66
- AUGUST 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged publicly in Shabankareh, a town in the southern Gulf province of Bushehr, the government daily Iran reported
- AUGUST 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China should consider using the death penalty less...
China should consider using the death penalty less widely for corruption cases and abolishing it altogether for non-violent crimes, the semi-official China News service quoted legal experts as saying
- AUGUST 10, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Cabinet voted to repeal a tough anti-terrorism...
India's Cabinet voted to repeal a tough anti-terrorism law that critics say violates human rights and is often misused by authorities to punish political opponents
- AUGUST 10, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 10, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Danish Defense Minister Soeren Gade said that...
Danish Defense Minister Soeren Gade said that...
- AUGUST 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
- AUGUST 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Rezaul Haq Raja was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Rezaul Haq Raja was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 10, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Yusuf Zhumayev and Azizbek Karimov were executed in secret.
Yusuf Zhumayev and Azizbek Karimov were executed in secret.
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death...
The Arizona Supreme Court again overturned the death sentences of a man who said space aliens were in control of his body when he killed 2 women in 1993
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle...
In State Supreme Court in Suffolk County, Stephen LaValle was resentenced to life without parole for the 1997 rape-murder of Cynthia Quinn
- AUGUST 9, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended...
For more than seven years, Ryan Matthews contended he had nothing to do with the May 29, 1997robbery and murder of a grocer
- AUGUST 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to...
Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for his role in the worst act of domestic terrorism in U
- AUGUST 9, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned...
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a man who killed two girls in Pickens County
- AUGUST 9, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- AUGUST 9, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
outrage over growing violent crimes had led to...
- AUGUST 9, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore asked the police...
- AUGUST 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty...
The interim Iraqi government reinstated the death penalty for murderers, drug traffickers and those endangering national security
- AUGUST 8, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.
four men were sentenced to death, two in absentia, for the rape and murder of a teenage girl at Godagari, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
three leaders of a crime gang in southern China were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
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- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
- AUGUST 7, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said...
National Mandate Party (PAN) leader Amien Rais said he agreed with the Indonesian government's recent decision to carry out the execution of Indian national Ayodya Prasad Chaubery who had been sentenced to death for a major drug offence
- AUGUST 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of the Information Center
the head of the Information Center
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended...
Having learnt that the Indonesian authorities intended to carry out an execution and that the execution was imminent, the Dutch EU Presidency noted in a declaration that, by so doing, Indonesia would be putting an end to the de facto moratorium on the dea
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit...
The United Nations announced the appointment of Vitit Muntarbhorn, professor of international and humanitarian law at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in North Korea including reported torture, public
- AUGUST 6, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death...
Indonesia said it would continue to carry out the death penalty against convicted drugs traffickers despite international protests over the execution of an Indian heroin smuggler earlier in the week
- AUGUST 6, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight...
In San Diego death row inmate Kevin Cooper's fight to avoid execution for killing 4 people in Chino Hills in 1983 was dealt a major setback when new DNA tests determined that hairs found on the victims probably belonged to them, and not to another suspect
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- AUGUST 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
- AUGUST 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
- AUGUST 5, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan...
Rahim Akon, 38, was sentenced to death and Shahjahan Raree, 42, to life imprisonment by a court in Bangladesh for the murder of a neighbour
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee...
The father of death-row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee criticised President A
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment...
Only one out of three Koreans said capital punishment should be abolished, according to a poll conducted by National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- AUGUST 5, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party...
Joo Ho-young of the opposition Grand National Party said he believed the death penalty could only be abolished when society in South Korea was more mature
- AUGUST 5, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
James Barney Hubbard, 74, died by lethal injection at 6:36 p
James Barney Hubbard, 74, died by lethal injection at 6:36 p
- AUGUST 5, 2004IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson...
Authorities say former death row inmate Aaron Patterson and 2 other men were arrested today as part of a federal investigation into illegal gun and drug sales
- AUGUST 5, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A federal jury, after deliberating for only 2 hours,...
A federal jury, after deliberating for only 2 hours, unanimously rejected the death penalty yesterday for 2 Bronx heroin dealers convicted of murder, handing a setback to Attorney General John Ashcroft's efforts to expand the application of capital punish
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey...
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey arrested in 1994 for drug smuggling, carrying out its first execution in three years
- AUGUST 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey...
Indonesia executed Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey arrested in 1994 for drug smuggling, carrying out its first execution in three years
- AUGUST 5, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a man named Moslem was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
a man named Moslem was hanged in Bangladesh for murder
- AUGUST 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
- AUGUST 4, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) would provide...
The Philippine Department of Justice (DoJ) would provide assistance in the commutation of sentences of minors convicted and sentenced to death
- AUGUST 4, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian President Abdul Kalam rejected a mercy plea...
Indian President Abdul Kalam rejected a mercy plea for Dhananjoy Chatterjee, a man convicted of raping and killing a teenage girl, paving the way for India's first execution in 15 years
- AUGUST 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance...
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) said the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on August 4 that the Supreme Court had upheld two death sentences
- AUGUST 4, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Defence Minister Hazem al-Shaalan said that former...
Iraqi Defence Minister Hazem al-Shaalan said that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein should be sentenced to death for his crimes
- AUGUST 4, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, convicted four Chhatra League leaders and sentenced two of them to death
a special court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, convicted four Chhatra League leaders and sentenced two of them to death
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- AUGUST 4, 2004Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
eight men who successfully appealed against death sentences
eight men who successfully appealed against death sentences
- AUGUST 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a report issued by
according to a report issued by
- AUGUST 3, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury recommended the death penalty for Justin Helzer,...
A jury recommended the death penalty for Justin Helzer, 32, in the deaths of 3 people
- AUGUST 3, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven members of a mafia-style gang were sentenced...
Eleven members of a mafia-style gang were sentenced to death by a court in northwest China for crimes ranging from murder to robbery and gambling
- AUGUST 3, 2004ChadDEATH PENALTY
Chad has sentenced 19 Arab herdsmen to death by firing...
Chad has sentenced 19 Arab herdsmen to death by firing squad for their part in killing 21 villagers during an attack in the south of the country earlier in the year
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kioumars Nasir Moghadas, an Iranian man convicted of...
Kioumars Nasir Moghadas, an Iranian man convicted of murdering a jeweler in October 2003 was hanged publicly in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, the Ressalat newspaper reported
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man named Saeed Karamshahi was hanged in public on charges of murder.
an Iranian man named Saeed Karamshahi was hanged in public on charges of murder.
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a 50-year-old man named Majid was sentenced to hanging
a 50-year-old man named Majid was sentenced to hanging
- AUGUST 2, 2004UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Yabluko party's leader, Mykhailo Brodskyi, a candidate...
The Yabluko party's leader, Mykhailo Brodskyi, a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential elections, promised to reintroduce the capital punishment if he was elected president
- AUGUST 2, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury deliberated a death sentence against Christopher...
A jury deliberated a death sentence against Christopher Kennedy, 22
- AUGUST 2, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In a ruling issued today, U
In a ruling issued today, U
- AUGUST 2, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI), called upon Tashkent to...
Amnesty International (AI), called upon Tashkent to commute the capital sentences of two prisoners allegedly tortured to confess to murder
- AUGUST 2, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Bashir was executed by hanging in Mymensingh's...
Abdul Bashir was executed by hanging in Mymensingh's central jail, Bangladesh, in the early hours of the morning
- AUGUST 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Six prisoners were sentenced to death in Mashad, northeast...
Six prisoners were sentenced to death in Mashad, northeast Iran, the state-controlled daily Jomhouri Islami reported
- AUGUST 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
widespread arrests of teenagers are carried out by the State Security Forces
widespread arrests of teenagers are carried out by the State Security Forces
- AUGUST 1, 2004AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Fouad Boulemia, an Algerian Islamist militant already...
Fouad Boulemia, an Algerian Islamist militant already sentenced to death for murder, received a second death sentence for his involvement in the worst civilian massacre during the country's recent civil war
- AUGUST 1, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice's opened prison facilities to the public.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice's opened prison facilities to the public.
- AUGUST 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judicial system issued the death sentence of a man in Tehran
the judicial system issued the death sentence of a man in Tehran