Chronological archive
September 2004
The 186 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2004, in chronological order.
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment...
A sessions court in India awarded capital punishment to a person for killing a farmer to acquire his property and also sentenced three builders to life imprisonment for participating in the conspiracy
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at...
Nguyen Quoc Thang, 34, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court...
A lorry driver was sentenced to death by the High Court in Bernama, Malaysia, for trafficking in 874
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death...
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death penalty that Kazakhstan imposed on December 17, 2003 would lead to its absolute abolishment, Dutch Ambassador to Kazakhstan Peter van Leeuwen said at a press conference in Almaty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau...
Lo Van Tuoi, 40, was put to death at dawn at the Cau Nga execution site in Hanoi's Tu Liem district, Vietnam
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death...
The European Union hoped that a moratorium on the death penalty that Kazakhstan imposed on December 17, 2003 would lead to its absolute abolishment, Dutch Ambassador to Kazakhstan Peter van Leeuwen said at a press conference in Almaty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold...
Papua New Guinea's former chief justice, Sir Arnold Amet, said PNG courts were not competent to handle cases which might involved the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
David Kevin Hocker was put to death
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known...
China has sentenced to death a contract killer known as Hitman number one who murdered nine people, including a friend whose head and hands he boiled after cutting up the body, Xinhua news agency said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The district court of Naogaon, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Babul Hossain in absentia for killing a neighbour
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists...
Signatures in support for death penalty for terrorists and their accomplices began to be collected in the Kemerovo Region of Russia
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape...
A third Bangladeshi policeman was hanged for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several...
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several young girls was hanged, Iranian newspapers reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted...
Indonesian authorities executed two women convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug...
Indonesian authorities executed two convicted drug traffickers from Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug...
The two Thai nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Medan, North Sumatra, presented their last requests, as they were due to be executed, their lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for...
Two men were sentenced to death and four jailed for between five and 10 years for their roles in the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Aden harbour in 2000
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative...
The press-conference in Almaty took place by initiative of Penal ReformInternational
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
in Gretna, State District Judge Greg Guidry formally sentenced Christopher Arceneaux to death
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas...
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas suspected of smuggling arms across the Himalayan border had been sentenced to death, but confirmed that they were being tried
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death...
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death in Vietnam for murdering his girlfriend following a succession of quarrels
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas...
China denied reports that two Nepalese Maoist guerrillas suspected of smuggling arms across the Himalayan border had been sentenced to death, but confirmed that they were being tried
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said it had detained a rights activist working...
China said it had detained a rights activist working as a researcher with The New York Times on charges of possessing "state secrets," a charge which could bring the death penalty according to his lawyer Mo Shaoping
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence against a man
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a death sentence against a man
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A murderer of eight people was executed in Zhashui...
A murderer of eight people was executed in Zhashui county of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in China
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- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death...
A court in New Delhi, India, sentenced two men to death after finding them guilty of committing three murders
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that thirteen people convicted of violent...
It was reported that thirteen people convicted of violent crimes were executed in China's central Henan province
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
An official Justice Ministry source said that based...
An official Justice Ministry source said that based on the provisions of Article 26 of the interim Iraqi State Administration Law, the Council of Ministers had decided to reinstate the death penalty and to start applying it at the courts of the Justice Mi
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed...
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed by hanging in a prison in the northern Iranian city of Saveh
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At least 22 people were executed in China a day before...
At least 22 people were executed in China a day before the Mid-Autumn Festival
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed...
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed by hanging in a prison in the northern Iranian city of Saveh
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced...
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced three militiamen to death and six others to up to five years in prison for murder and pillage, the Sudanese Media Centre said
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
despite progress since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghans suffer from human rights violations, an UN expert reported to the UN General Assembly.
despite progress since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghans suffer from human rights violations, an UN expert reported to the UN General Assembly.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three men, including a father and son, were executed...
Three men, including a father and son, were executed for separate murders in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Franklin Fitch, who gunned down his former girlfriend 2 years ago was sentenced to death.
Franklin Fitch, who gunned down his former girlfriend 2 years ago was sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended a death sentence for a Red Onion State Prison inmate
a jury recommended a death sentence for a Red Onion State Prison inmate
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months...
Even though the Privy Council ruled almost three months ago that the death sentences of 86 convicted killers be commuted to life imprisonment, the order has not yet been carried out
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
A Japanese court sentenced to death Yoshida, a 45-year-old...
A Japanese court sentenced to death Yoshida, a 45-year-old former nurse, for masterminding a plot with fellow nurses to murder their husbands for insurance money
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman convicted of trafficking some 200 babies was...
A woman convicted of trafficking some 200 babies was executed, state press said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar's Supreme Court made the unprecedented decision...
Myanmar's Supreme Court made the unprecedented decision to allow appeals by eight people originally sentenced to death in a controversial high treason case, a defence lawyer said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore...
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore on charges of stabbing dead her employer, won a reprieve when a court reduced her sentence to life in prison because she had been abused
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded...
Nepal's Maoists condemned the death sentence awarded in China to two of their comrades, calling it "barbaric" and "medieval"
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore...
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid, set to hang in Singapore on charges of stabbing dead her employer, won a reprieve when a court reduced her sentence to life in prison because she had been abused
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four men convicted of murder, armed robbery and assault...
Four men convicted of murder, armed robbery and assault were executed in Jinan, the capital of northern Shandong province
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
a jury has determined that Keith Royal Phillips, who once was sentenced to death...
a jury has determined that Keith Royal Phillips, who once was sentenced to death for a fatal robbery spree, will now face a life sentence in prison.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004DEATH PENALTY
in Shreveport, Laderick Campbell received a death sentence.
in Shreveport, Laderick Campbell received a death sentence.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two death sentences imposed before the South African...
Two death sentences imposed before the South African Constitutional court abolished the death penalty in 1995 were set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the official news agency IRNA reported
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp,...
A private radio channel, Himalayan Broadcasting Corp, reported that the two Nepalese sentenced to death in China for trying to smuggle out arms and explosives from Tibet to Nepal were Maoists
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was...
It was reported that the Thai embassy in Jakarta was still waiting for information from the Legal Aid Institution (LBH) in Medan, Indonesia, regarding the execution of its nationals, Saelow Praseart and Namsong Sirilak both of whom were found guilty of po
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
a disciplinary committee of the North Carolina State Bar found...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on...
Six men from the same family were hanged in Egypt on after being convicted of the massacre of 22 members of a rival clan two years ago, judicial sources said
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- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Government rejected claims it would...
The Australian Government rejected claims it would extradite terror suspects to the US where they could face the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the...
Russia's State Duma rejected a proposal to revive the death penalty following the Beslan massacre, the Moscow Times reported
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters has been hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah...
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah Noorzehi was hanged in public in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Toshio Hosoya was sentenced to death at the Akita District...
Toshio Hosoya was sentenced to death at the Akita District Court in Japan for killing his wife and her mother to obtain insurance money
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered...
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered that she had lied about her son's age at her trial in order to escape the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah...
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah Noorzehi was hanged in public in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Brenda Andrew has been formally sentenced to death
Brenda Andrew has been formally sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Charles Wesley Roache gave up his appeals to demonstrate his remorse for 6 murders in 1999.
Charles Wesley Roache gave up his appeals to demonstrate his remorse for 6 murders in 1999.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers have been executed Tuesday in...
Four drug traffickers have been executed Tuesday in Nanchang, capital city of east China's Jiangxi province, for trafficking and selling 27
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A group of lawmakers in the Philippines pledged to...
A group of lawmakers in the Philippines pledged to move for the speedy enactment of measures to repeal the Death Penalty Law
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts...
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts would have a "comprehensive and objective" view of its judicial system and treatment of crime suspects by police
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Faraz...
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Faraz Ali of Ilshimari village in Iswardi after convicting him of killing his wife
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
The Department of Correctional Services in Jamaica...
The Department of Correctional Services in Jamaica said it would be seeking legal advice on the status of several death row inmates who had been staging various protests for the past week
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts...
China said that it hoped visiting UN human rights experts would have a "comprehensive and objective" view of its judicial system and treatment of crime suspects by police
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Sabuj, 28, and Habib were sentenced to death in Bangladesh,...
Sabuj, 28, and Habib were sentenced to death in Bangladesh, the latter in absentia, after being convicted of shooting down a neighbour out of enmity at Azampur, Uttara
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
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It was reported that V
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Andrew Flores, 32, was executed this evening
In Huntsville, Andrew Flores, 32, was executed this evening
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Harith Gary Lee, a man convicted of pushing his girlfriend...
Harith Gary Lee, a man convicted of pushing his girlfriend from the 10th floor of a block of flats in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, lost his appeal against being hanged
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic law courts in northern Nigeria had failed to...
Islamic law courts in northern Nigeria had failed to respect due legal process and human rights, resulting in discriminatory and harsh sentences, Human Rights Watch said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Anh Minh, a 36 year old Vietnamese woman, was...
Nguyen Anh Minh, a 36 year old Vietnamese woman, was sentenced to death for attempting to traffic heroin to Taiwan
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- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai appeals court upheld an August 2002 Criminal...
The Thai appeals court upheld an August 2002 Criminal Court decision to sentence Maj
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The trial and possible execution of Saddam Hussein...
The trial and possible execution of Saddam Hussein would discourage the die-hard remnants of the old Ba'athist regime and "show Iraq and those beyond Iraq that tyranny will not win", Iyad Allawi, the country's interim Prime Minister, said
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion by...
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion by the state of Tennessee's office of the attorney general to vacate the stay of execution of Philip Workman
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Jamaica's Opposition leader Edward Seaga described...
Jamaica's Opposition leader Edward Seaga described the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice as a "kangaroo court" which would be used by the government to violate human rights
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2004BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Two men sentenced to hang in Bridgetown's Glendairy...
Two men sentenced to hang in Bridgetown's Glendairy Prison, Barbados, September 21, received a stay of execution
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men and a...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men and a woman was hanged publicly in the southern town of Minnab in Hormozgan province, the Kayhan newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Virendra Kumar and Vinod Yadav were sentenced to death...
Virendra Kumar and Vinod Yadav were sentenced to death by a fast track court in Bihar state's Bhagalpur district, India, after they were convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl on August 5, 1998
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tibet sentenced two Nepalese to death, close...
A court in Tibet sentenced two Nepalese to death, close on the heels of an outcry in Nepal over the same punishment awarded to two more Nepalese in an earlier case
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
A court in Tibet sentenced two Nepalese to death, close...
A court in Tibet sentenced two Nepalese to death, close on the heels of an outcry in Nepal over the same punishment awarded to two more Nepalese in an earlier case
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Sergey Ivanov, the first deputy chairman of the Federation...
Sergey Ivanov, the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council's commission for cooperation with the Audit Chamber, said that he did not approve of the idea of reinstating the death penalty in Russia, commenting on the respective proposal of some depu
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004GhanaDEATH PENALTY
A Ghana Supreme Court nominee, Justice Felix Michael...
A Ghana Supreme Court nominee, Justice Felix Michael Lartey argued that death sentence should be expunged from the country's statute books because it is was not serving any purpose
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Chew Seow Leng, a drug addict who refused to give evidence...
Chew Seow Leng, a drug addict who refused to give evidence in his defence, was sentenced to hang in Singapore for heroin trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the ministry would...
Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa said the ministry would continue to maintain its policy of withholding the names of executed inmates, after it hanged two people on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that North Korea may be showing a willingness...
It was reported that North Korea may be showing a willingness to improve its human rights conditions when it discussed the issue with a visiting British envoy
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004DEATH PENALTY
US death penalty opponents hope that Democrat John Kerry, a former prosecutor...
US death penalty opponents hope that Democrat John Kerry, a former prosecutor...
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of the public relations office of prisons
the head of the public relations office of prisons
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam...
Two drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam while two of their gang members were jailed for life
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The issue of sentencing terrorists to death needed...
The issue of sentencing terrorists to death needed serious debate, State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov told reporters
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad...
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam as part of the communist nation's zero tolerance approach to illegal narcotics
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The crimes were the same
The crimes were the same
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men was hanged in the western town of Dezful, the government newspaper Iran reported
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two people were sentenced to execution in public
two people were sentenced to execution in public
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic court in Nigeria sentenced a women to death...
Islamic court in Nigeria sentenced a women to death by stoning for having sex out of wedlock, authorities said
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Officials said the execution of Amritlal Burman, a...
Officials said the execution of Amritlal Burman, a third Bangladeshi policeman convicted of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995, was fixed for September 29
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Duma would not consider lifting the moratorium...
The Duma would not consider lifting the moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, first deputy head of its committee for criminal and civil law Valery Grebennikov (United Russia) said, adding that in 1996, Russia joined the Council of Europe convention w
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan hanged two men convicted of murder including...
Japan hanged two men convicted of murder including a former psychiatric patient who stabbed eight children to death in 2001 in the country's worst school massacre
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
four men, named Wang Liming, Miao Ping, Wang Xiang and Liang Shihan were executed
four men, named Wang Liming, Miao Ping, Wang Xiang and Liang Shihan were executed
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A south Chinese court sentenced to death five people...
A south Chinese court sentenced to death five people for the murder of former Phoenix TV vice president Zhou Yinan and his family
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said he would support...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said he would support abolishing the death penalty for genocide suspects held by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, if the prisoners were to be transferred to Rwandan national jurisdiction
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- SEPTEMBER 13, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said he would support...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said he would support abolishing the death penalty for genocide suspects held by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, if the prisoners were to be transferred to Rwandan national jurisdiction
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword...
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword in Araar, which borders Iraq, for trying to smuggle a large quantity of hashish into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Delhi court, India, sentenced to death Brijkishore...
A Delhi court, India, sentenced to death Brijkishore alias Bittu for killing another person by stabbing him 23 times on a road
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The parliament of the Russian internal republic of...
The parliament of the Russian internal republic of North Ossetia called for reinstatement of capital punishment in Russia
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and...
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and one Pakistani ? were sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah after being convicted of committing armed robberies in two banks in the city
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma,...
The Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma, had not ruled out the possibility of lifting the 1996 moratorium on death penalty and discussed it among other proposals to strengthen security after the terrorist attack in Beslan
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former vice head of the northern China's Hebei...
The former vice head of the northern China's Hebei provincial foreign trade bureau was sentenced to death after being convicted of transferring the import rights of 1,249 automobiles to the Beijing Senhua Automotive Trading Corp between 2001 and 2003
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and...
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and one Pakistani ? were sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah after being convicted of committing armed robberies in two banks in the city
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Feyz Mohammad, a 16-year-old Afghan national, was reportedly...
Feyz Mohammad, a 16-year-old Afghan national, was reportedly sentenced to death by a juvenile court in Karaz, Iran
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Feyz Mohammad, a 16-year-old Afghan national, was reportedly...
Feyz Mohammad, a 16-year-old Afghan national, was reportedly sentenced to death by a juvenile court in Karaz, Iran
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
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- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
James Edward Reid, 58, was executed by injection at...
James Edward Reid, 58, was executed by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center and pronounced dead at 9:12 p
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Japan upheld the death sentence...
The Supreme Court of Japan upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering and robbing two people in separate incidents in Shiga Prefecture 15 years ago
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence...
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence of Msimanga Lesaly, a 37-year-old Nigerian businesswoman, for drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the British high commission was...
It was reported that the British high commission was bringing in a "specialist" to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to talk about the death penalty and its impact on the community during a week long seminar on capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence...
A Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the death sentence of Msimanga Lesaly, a 37-year-old Nigerian businesswoman, for drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the British high commission was...
It was reported that the British high commission was bringing in a "specialist" to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to talk about the death penalty and its impact on the community during a week long seminar on capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
According to the Internet edition of Pakistani daily...
According to the Internet edition of Pakistani daily Dawn, studies show that most of those executed in India are illiterate, poor and vulnerable
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hu Guohua and his girlfriend Fan Shue were executed...
Hu Guohua and his girlfriend Fan Shue were executed by lethal injection in China after being sentenced to death for murder by the Shizuishan city court in the northwestern Ningxia region
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people were executed in China after being convicted...
Three people were executed in China after being convicted of stealing six luxury vehicles and strangling their drivers
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said...
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said...
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in Tehran,...
An Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in Tehran, the government daily Iran reported
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Despite having 69 death row prisoners, it was reported...
Despite having 69 death row prisoners, it was reported that the Indian state of Bihar had no hangman
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia...
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for possessing 12
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia...
A Thai woman who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for possessing 12
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Renuka Kiran Shinde, 29, and Seema Mohan Gavit, 27,...
Renuka Kiran Shinde, 29, and Seema Mohan Gavit, 27, had their death sentences given to them in 2001 by a trial court confirmed by the Bombay High Court in India
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Upholding a lower court verdict in a capital murder...
Upholding a lower court verdict in a capital murder case, the Supreme Court said the death penalty in South Korea was justified in cases of extreme inhumanity
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Michael Swango,43, pleaded guilty to three murders...
Michael Swango,43, pleaded guilty to three murders in New York state
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Latif Pedram, leader of the Afghanistan National Congress...
Latif Pedram, leader of the Afghanistan National Congress presented his electoral policies in Paris in view of the presidential elections to be held on October 9 in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Khulna, Bangladesh, sentenced Adhir Kumar...
A court in Khulna, Bangladesh, sentenced Adhir Kumar Biswas to death after convicting him of killing his wife Gita Rani for dowry at Doba village in the country's Rupsa district on May 16, 2000
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- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Chinese court sentenced two drug dealers to death...
A Chinese court sentenced two drug dealers to death after they dismembered the body of a gang member who died when transporting heroin in his stomach
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Salad Killian Mwiika, a 52-year-old farmer from Monze,...
Salad Killian Mwiika, a 52-year-old farmer from Monze, Zambia, walked to freedom after the Supreme Court quashed the death sentence handed to him by the Livingstone High Court after finding him guilty of three counts of murder
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Three key elements of "an international drug smuggling...
Three key elements of "an international drug smuggling network known as Nicosia" were hanged at dawn, the Tehran revolutionary court said
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
three people were hanged in Gohardasht Prison
three people were hanged in Gohardasht Prison
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was...
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was sentenced to death for murdering his lover and attempting to rape her 15-year-old daughter after a bitter quarrel
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons legal case officer...
Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons legal case officer Umesh Raga said there were seven prisoners in the Umtata Maximum Security prison, South Africa, who were technically still facing the death penalty although the death penalty had been written out of the
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite...
"The European Union has learned with dismay that despite previous expressions of concern of the EU and human rights organisations to the Indonesian authorities, Indonesia has carried out an execution in Medan
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian Supreme Court acquitted a member of the...
The Indian Supreme Court acquitted a member of the All Assam Tiger Force sentenced to death by a trial court for kidnapping and killing two boys
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Despite protests from both international and national...
Despite protests from both international and national human rights groups, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri reasserted her support for the death penalty for drug dealers
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that as many as 71 convicts were on...
It was reported that as many as 71 convicts were on death row in different jails in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where no one had been hanged to in the past 15 years
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary issued the death sentence for a man named Ahmad M. in Abadan.
the judiciary issued the death sentence for a man named Ahmad M. in Abadan.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man in Tehran named Mohammad Reza Vakili was sentenced to death
a man in Tehran named Mohammad Reza Vakili was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
By a vote of 23-12, the California Senate passed a...
By a vote of 23-12, the California Senate passed a resolution establishing the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, a panel of experts who will investigate the state's criminal justice system, determine why innocent individuals hav
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Dothan, 23-year-old Brandyn Benjamin has been given...
In Dothan, 23-year-old Brandyn Benjamin has been given a death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man...
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man convicted of killing and burning the corpse of a compatriot, was beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany refused to pass on evidence to the US that...
Germany refused to pass on evidence to the US that could lead to the death penalty being invoked against the so-called 20th hijacker
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In Memphis, Judge Bernice Donald temporarily blocked...
In Memphis, Judge Bernice Donald temporarily blocked the execution of Philip Workman pending resolution of a federal appeals court review of another Tennessee murder conviction
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two former policemen convicted of the rape and killing...
Two former policemen convicted of the rape and killing of a teenager were executed by hanging in a north Bangladesh jail
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in...
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian province after being convicted of trafficking the illegal methamphetamine drug 'ice'
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held...
European Union Commission President Romano Prodi held with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a private visit to the north African nation, the EU said
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The deputy manager of a state-run company in China's...
The deputy manager of a state-run company in China's northeastern Jilin province was executed for embezzlement
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in...
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian province after being convicted of trafficking the illegal methamphetamine drug 'ice'
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Iwao Hakamada, 68, former professional boxer on death...
Iwao Hakamada, 68, former professional boxer on death row, filed an appeal for a retrial with the Japanese Supreme Court after the Tokyo High Court rejected his request on August 27
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Keishi Nago, a 34-year-old man who was sentenced to...
Keishi Nago, a 34-year-old man who was sentenced to death by the Kagoshima District Court on June 18 for murdering his brother Hirofumi, 44, Hirofumi's wife Kazumi, 40, and their daughter Chihiro, 17, on Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in August
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- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)...
The Indian People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court highlighting the plight of 55 prisoners sentenced to death and languishing in various jails in the country's Bihar district
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people...
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people with cyanide in order to rob them, was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Charles Malloy, guilty in a 1996 murder, will get a...
Charles Malloy, guilty in a 1996 murder, will get a new sentencing hearing
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Several members of the upper house of the Russian parliament,...
Several members of the upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, supported the idea to impose death penalty on terrorists
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
in September 2004, Xinjiang Party Secretary Wang Lequan disclosed...
in September 2004, Xinjiang Party Secretary Wang Lequan disclosed...