Chronological archive
June 2005
The 173 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2005, in chronological order.
EU. TRADE OF TORTURE EQUIPMENT BANNED
for the first time the EU is banning trade in goods that have no use other than for capital punishment or torture.
- JUNE 30, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 13 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CROSS COUNTRY BORDER DRUGS CASE
a court in southeastern China sentenced to death 13 convicted drug traffickers in what was being called the country's biggest case of cross-border drug trade involving "ice," state press said.
- JUNE 30, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
- JUNE 30, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
according to the ”Iranian Human Rights Activist Groups in EU and North America...
- JUNE 29, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Fresno, a jury recommends that Marcus Wesson...
in Fresno, a jury recommends that Marcus Wesson, the domineering patriarch of a large clan he bred through incest, should get the death penalty for the murders of 9 of his children.
- JUNE 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in McKinney, Collin County jury sentenced Moises Sandoval Mendoza to death
in McKinney, Collin County jury sentenced Moises Sandoval Mendoza to death
- JUNE 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Gregory Russeau
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Gregory Russeau
- JUNE 29, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. NO DEATH PENALTY IF CANADA DEPORTS GENOCIDE SUSPECT
Rwanda was ready to forego seeking the death penalty to ensure that Leon Mugesera was returned from Canada to face charges related to the 1994 genocide, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Martin Ngoga said.
- JUNE 29, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SINGER YU'S BROTHER HAS NOT BEEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENSE: BEIJING
news reports that Taiwanese singer Yu Tien's adopted younger brother had been executed in China on charges of narcotics trafficking were incorrect, a spokesman for the Chinese government said.
- JUNE 29, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the chairperson of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly...
the chairperson of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly...
- JUNE 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NEW CATECHISM. D’ELIA SAYS CATHOLIC CHURCH’S JUSTICIALISM STILL IN EVIDENCE
on the Compendiun of New Catechism to be presented tomorrow, HOC General Secretary Sergio D’Elia declared: “We have never been fundamentalist about death penalty abolition – in fact we campaign for a UN moratorium on capital executions with a view to abo
- JUNE 28, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT BACKS RAPE VICTIM, RE-ARREST ORDEREDFOR MEN ACQUITTED OF ATTACK
Pakistan's highest court delivered a legal victory to Mukhtaran Bibi, a woman who accused 13 men of orchestrating her gang rape three years previously.
- JUNE 28, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN FOR LEADING GANG OF ARMS TRAFFICKERS
an Egyptian state security criminal court sentenced two brothers to death on charges of leading a gang of arms dealers and drug-traffickers.
- JUNE 28, 2005New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
for the 1st time since New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982...
for the 1st time since New Jersey reinstated capital punishment in 1982, a state judge has overturned a death sentence on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
- JUNE 28, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. REBEL FACES EXECUTION FOLLOWING UNFAIR TRIAL, SOAT
the human rights group, Sudanese Organisation Against Torture (SOAT) said it had been informed that a member of the minority Fur tribe, who live in the troubled Dafur region, was about to be executed by Sudanese authorities.
- JUNE 28, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Vitsebsk Region court, Belarus, made public the sentences handed down to four members of a gang which operated in Polatsk.
- JUNE 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. JIANGXI COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING; EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT
the Nanchang City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Yuan Hao and Tan Qiang to death for trafficking and storing illegal drugs.
- JUNE 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIROSHIMA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING SPREE
the Hiroshima High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court death sentence handed to Yasuaki Uwabe for killing five people and injuring 10 others when he went on a berserk rampage at JR Shimonoseki Station in 1999.
- JUNE 28, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCE FOR HOUSEWIFE IN CURRY MURDERS
the Osaka High Court in western Japan upheld a death sentence against Masumi Hayashi, a 43-year-old housewife, for murdering four people and poisoning 63 others with arsenic-laced curry served at a summer festival.
- JUNE 28, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGDONG COURT SENTENCES BURMESE NATIONAL TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Jiangmen Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Burmese national Zhao Qiaohua to death for heroin trafficking.
- JUNE 27, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
- JUNE 27, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY MORE HUMANE THAN LIFE IMPRISONMENT, JUSTICE MINISTRY
the Justice Ministry sent an official letter to the National Assembly opposing lawmakers' moves to abolish death penalty in South Korea.
- JUNE 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MASS SENTENCING AND EXECUTIONS MARK INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China used International Anti-Drug Day to confirm its approach to the problem, with state media reporting the execution of a series of traffickers.
- JUNE 26, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. POP SINGER’S BROTHER EXECUTED FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
the brother of Taiwan pop singer Yu Tien and a further seven Taiwanese were executed by Chinese authorities for drug-related cases to mark international anti-drugs day.
- JUNE 25, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEVEN MORE EXECUTED AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL ANTI DRUG DAY
seven convicted drug traffickers were put to death in China in the run up to the UN-sponsored International Anti-Drug Day, bringing to 22 the number executed in the past two days, the People's Court Daily said.
- JUNE 24, 2005DEATH PENALTY
ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND LAUNCH OF HOC’S ANNUAL REPORT THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
Hands Off Cain has the pleasure of inviting all subscribers of this newsletter to the event, organized in co-operation with the government of Senegal in honour of President Abdoulaye Wade, to be held on Friday 24 June, 2005 starting at 9.45 CET at Via di
- JUNE 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MASS SENTENCING IN RUN UP TO INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
China relaunched an anti-drug crusade in April when it announced that the number of drug addicts had grown to 790,000 people, a 6.8 percent increase over 2004.
- JUNE 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN EXECUTED FOR ORGANISING DRUG RING
China executed Wu Xiaohui, 24, a key woman drug trafficker who had left a gruesome tale of smuggling and murders, the 'China Daily' reported.
- JUNE 24, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
LAUNCH OF HOC’S 2005 REPORT: CIAMPI, CASINI, FINI, SALVI, BONINO AND D’ELIA
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi expressed “sincere appreciation of Hands Off Cain for its strong commitment to the consolidation in the international order of the modern humanist values founded on the protection of rights and the individual” in a m
- JUNE 24, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2005 REPORT: MORE ABOLITIONIST STATES AND FEWER EXECUTIONS WORLDWIDE
The Death Penalty Worldwide 2005 Report illustrates a continued positive evolution towards abolition globally. HOC’s annual report, edited by Elisabetta Zamparutti, shows 8 countries dropped the death penalty in 2004, bringing up to 138 the total of count
- JUNE 24, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. ACEH HAS FIRST CANINGS UNDER MUSLIM LAW
Indonesia carried out its first public canings, punishing 15 gamblers in front of a noisy crowd in tsunami-hit Aceh, the only province in the world's most populous Muslim nation to implement Islamic law.
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- JUNE 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EXECUTIONS IN RUN UP TO INTERNATIONAL ANTI-DRUG DAY
at least 14 convicted drug traffickers were executed in China, two days before the United Nations-sponsored International Anti-Drugs Day, state press reported.
- JUNE 24, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
SENEGAL PRESIDENT ABDOULAYE WADE PLEDGES TO LEAD IN AFRICA
“I shall endeavour to be a guide for the future, to create a future for Africa,” President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal said on receiving the Abolitionist of the Year Award. The award was presented to President Wade by the President of the Italian Chamber o
- JUNE 24, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING WOMAN AT KNIFEPOINT
Saudi authorities executed a man for raping a woman at knifepoint in front of her family, the Interior Ministry announced.
- JUNE 24, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Teheran's criminal court sentenced a woman and a young man...
Teheran's criminal court sentenced a woman and a young man who together had killed the women's elderly husband, to death
- JUNE 24, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the president of Belarus submitted a draft law to the parliament that, inter alia...
the president of Belarus submitted a draft law to the parliament that, inter alia...
- JUNE 23, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. HOUSE APPROVES MEASURE TO PROHIBIT DEATH PENALTY
Mexico's House approved a measure striking the death penalty from the constitution and inserting language expressly prohibiting capital punishment.
- JUNE 23, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN MAY HAVE BEEN WRONGLY EXECUTED
the Jordan Times said the Arab Human Rights Organization (AHRO) in Jordan was waiting for a government response on claims a man was executed for murders he did not commit.
- JUNE 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGXI COURT SENTENCES SIX TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Yulin City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Chen Lizhen, Feng Wenlong, Yang Libin, Liu Zhixiong, Wen Haixia and Ruan Yubin to death for trafficking 65 kg of heroin.
- JUNE 23, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
two brothers convicted of robbing, murdering and then burning a banker...
two brothers convicted of robbing, murdering and then burning a banker in August 2001 were hanged at dawn at Swaqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, according to official sources.
- JUNE 22, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. LETHAL INJECTION PROPOSED AS EXECUTION METHOD
Vietnam's justice ministry has proposed legislation introducing lethal injections as an alternative method of carrying out death sentences, a ministry official said.
- JUNE 22, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. GOVERNOR COMMUTES 28 DEATH SENTENCES
Gov. Rick Perry commuted the death sentences of 28 convicted killers. Perry ordered the commutations in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in March that the Constitution forbids executing anyone for a crime committed before the age of 18.
- JUNE 22, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. COURT SENTENCES SEVEN MILITANTS TO DEATH
a Philippine court sentenced to death seven suspected members of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group for the kidnapping and murder of farmers on the southern island of Basilan in 2001.
- JUNE 22, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PA. PALESTINIANS MAY ANNUL RULINGS OF SECURITY COURTS
President Mahmoud Abbas asked his justice minister to annul court verdicts against dozens of Palestinians, including some convicted of collaborating with Israel, an aide said.
- JUNE 22, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEE CHIEFS URGE KYRGYZSTAN TO PROTECT UZBEKS
Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, urged Kyrgyzstan to grant protection to people who had fled unrest in neighbouring Uzbekistan. Arbour and Guterres also said that Uzbekis
- JUNE 22, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING BOY
an Additional District and Sessions court in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, convicted Abdullah Al Mamun and sentenced him to death for killing a minor boy.
- JUNE 22, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS SLAMMED BY COUNCIL OF EUROPE
issuing a damning report on human rights and democracy in Russia, Europe's rights watchdog voted to pursue its monitoring of the country's rights situation.
- JUNE 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGDONG COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH IN COUNTERFEIT CASE
the Jieyang City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Liu Congbao to death and awarded life imprisonment to Zhou Chunnan and Xiao Peizheng after finding them guilty of printing counterfeit banknotes.
- JUNE 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
Liu Suhua, a 36-year-old woman, was executed in Sanming City, in China's Fujian Province, for killing her former boyfriend and forcing teenage girls into prostitution. Liu, a villager of Ruijin in neighboring Jiangxi Province, and a mother of two at the t
- JUNE 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Congbao a gang leader from Guangdong, China...
Liu Congbao a gang leader from Guangdong, China...
- JUNE 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed Said bin Seif al-Zibya, a Saudi national convicted of killing a compatriot after an argument in Assir, in southern Saudi Arabia.
- JUNE 21, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the People's Court in the northern province of Hoa Binh has sentenced four people involved in the largest drug trafficking ring in the province to death.
- JUNE 21, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE. COUNCIL OF EUROPE ASKS NATIONAL PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) asked the National Palestinian Authority (Anp) to abolish the death penalty, and condemned the four executions which took place in Gaza on June 12.
- JUNE 21, 2005IowaDEATH PENALTY
Angela Johnson should be put to death for her role in the drug-related slayings of five people in 1993...
Angela Johnson should be put to death for her role in the drug-related slayings of five people in 1993, a jury recommended. Judge Mark Bennett read the verdicts
- JUNE 21, 2005MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
MOLDOVA. PRESIDENT URGES PARLIAMENT TO ELIMINATE DEATH PENALTY FROM CONSTITUTION
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin suggested that parliament make urgent amendments to the constitution in order to ban death penalty.
- JUNE 21, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Irshad alias Achoo was hanged to death in Gujranwala Central Jail, Pakistan, after being convicted of killing Rasheed Ahmed over a minor dispute at Jaton, in the in Gujranwala area, in 1994.
- JUNE 21, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH PENALTY FOR POLL CHEATERS SOUGHT
Senator Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada had filed a bill seeking to amend the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) whereby capital punishment would be imposed on candidates found to have engaged in election fraud.
- JUNE 21, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTNCED TO DEATH IN A DOUBLE MURDER CASE IN CHITTAGONG
M. Saleh Noor, 40, was condemned to death by an Additional Sessions court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for killing his wife and their four-month-old daughter.
- JUNE 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. DEADLOCK OVER CHINA DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a man suspected of murdering a Chinese student and leaving her body to rot for six months in a Canberra apartment could get away with the crime because Australian authorities were refusing to help the investigation, fearing he could b
- JUNE 21, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FILM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENTWITHDRAWN FROM CINEMA IN WEST BENGAL
a film, which questions the West Bengal government's stand on the hanging of rape and murder convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee in August 2004, was withdrawn from a state-run theatre with its director alleging that this was done at the behest of the chief minis
- JUNE 21, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGDONG COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
it was reported that recently, the Dongguan City Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced to death Li Shaobo, a 26 year old Yunnan native;
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- JUNE 20, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT TOSSES DEATH SENTENCE
the US Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Ronald Rompilla, a Pennsylvania man on death row for a 1988 murder, ruling that his lawyers had failed to properly represent him.
- JUNE 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. COUNTRY STILL STONING WOMEN, SAYS NOBEL LAUREATE
Shirin Ebadi, a leading Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate, said that the hardline Islamic regime was still using medieval punishments on its people, including the stoning of women for adultery and the torture of dissidents.
- JUNE 20, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
- JUNE 20, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TAIWANESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Chen Kun Sung, a Taiwanese national was sentenced to death for killing his wife. It was alleged that Chen, 69, used a hammer and a knife to kill his 28-year-old Vietnamese wife after he became jealous while listening to her talking on the telephone with a
- JUNE 19, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. GOVERNMENT’S HANGING DECISION AN ACT OF DESPERATION, CATHOLIC NEWS
the Government's decision to resume hangings is an act of desperation and political expediency, according to a page one editorial in Trinidad and Tobago’s Catholic News.
- JUNE 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. PERRY SIGNS SENTENCING OPTION INTO LAW
Governor Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole - a measure some believe will lead to fewer executions in the No. 1 death penalty state.
- JUNE 17, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
for the 2nd time since a jury recommended that former state trooper George Martin be sentenced to life...
for the 2nd time since a jury recommended that former state trooper George Martin be sentenced to life without parole for burning his wife to death for money, a judge has condemned him to death.
- JUNE 17, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr
a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr
- JUNE 17, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. DEATH PENALTY WILL NOT END CRIME, EDITORIAL
“It is extremely important to take note of the fact that death penalty is not a punishment because the culprit is never given chance to reform. Death penalty contravenes the constitution and other international laws.
- JUNE 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole
- JUNE 17, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TRIO EXECUTED FOR KNIFE MURDER OF PARTY OFFICIAL
three men were executed in northern China for killing a Communist Party official in a random knife attack that they intended as a practice run for a planned robbery, according to state media.
- JUNE 16, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
a 31-year-old man convicted by the Criminal Court of Amman, of raping his niece, was executed at dawn at the Suwaqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre.
- JUNE 16, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUNSHIGANJ
a man by the name of Sobhan was sentenced to death and five others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a District and Sessions court in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, after being convicted of murder
- JUNE 16, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN CONVICTED OF STEALING CULTURAL RELICS HAS DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
the Shanxi Provincial Higher People's Court, China, sentenced Zheng Xiaolin, 44, to life imprisonment overturning the Taiyuan City Intermediate People's Court decision sentencing Zheng to death in 1999 for illegally digging up ancient tombs and smuggling
- JUNE 16, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR GAMBLING AWAY STATE ASSETS
it was reported that Xu Shuirong, former manager of the sales department of Yuhang District Communications Real Estate Co, China, was sentenced to death and deprived of all political rights for life after being convicted of illigally obtaining 4m yuan of
- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Monor Miah, 32, was condemned to death by a Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, after being convicted of killing his wife.
- JUNE 15, 2005DEATH PENALTY
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- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. INDIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
a Bangladesh court has sentenced an Indian woman to death for attempting to traffic a four-year-old boy out of the country, a court official said.
- JUNE 15, 2005SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ASK FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria (CDF) addressed a letter to an EU delegation visiting the country advancing proposals for the improvement of human rights and civil society in Syria.
- JUNE 15, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ANOTHER “MURDER VICTIM” REAPPEARS AFTER KILLER EXECUTED
it was reported by the Yangcheng Evening News that a woman thought to have been murdered in the 1980s reappeared in China, 16 years after the man convicted of killing had been executed.
- JUNE 15, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Denise Ann Dartt accepted a jury's recommendation...
Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Denise Ann Dartt accepted a jury's recommendation...
- JUNE 15, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Monor Miah, 32, was condemned to death by a Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet, Bangladesh, after being convicted of killing his wife.
- JUNE 15, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. POLICE CHIEF COMES OUT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the death penalty has no place in Canada's criminal justice system, even when dealing with brutal killers such as Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair said at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the city's first jail and "h
- JUNE 15, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. DEMOCRATS SEEK DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
a group of Assembly Democrats has announced a plan to seek a moratorium on capitol punishment in California, citing the possibility of executing innocent people.
- JUNE 15, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGZHOU COURT SENTENCES TWO TAIWANESE WOMEN TO DEATH
the Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death two Taiwanese women
- JUNE 14, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. THREE MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED ON SAME DAY
according to “Jordan Times”, three men, convicted of murdering three people in three separate incidents, were executed at dawn at Swaqa correctional and rehabilitation center on June 14.
- JUNE 14, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED OVER DECISION TO RESUME HANGINGS
the Patrick Manning administration was warned that Trinidad and Tobago's reputation in the international community could be in jeopardy, if the government insisted on acting against a civilized judicial system.
- JUNE 14, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. FAMILIES OF AIDS VICTIMS REFUSE COMPROMISE ON FATE OF DEATH ROW MEDICS
the families of child victims of an AIDS epidemic in a Libyan hospital refused to consider any compromise concerning the fate of six foreign medics facing death sentences over the tainted blood scandal.
- JUNE 14, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PAKISTANI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
an Indonesian court sentenced Zulfikar Ali, a Pakistani national, to death for drug trafficking. Judges at a district court in Tangerang, southwest of Jakarta, ruled that Ali was guilty of trafficking 300 grams (10.5 ounces) of heroin.
- JUNE 14, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and sentence of Curtis Edward McCarty
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and sentence of Curtis Edward McCarty. McCarty has been convicted twice and sentenced to death 3 times in the case.
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- JUNE 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TRADER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHITTAGONG FOR MURDER
a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, convicted Abdur Rashid, a trader, and sentenced him to death for the murder of another businessman.
- JUNE 13, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. PACE PRESIDENT CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS BY THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), René van der Linden, strongly condemned the June 12 execution of four convicted murderers by the Palestinian Authority.
- JUNE 13, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BARS THE HANGING OF CONVICTED MURDERERS
High Court judge Ian Benjamin ordered that Trinidad and Tobago not carry out any executions for at least four days.
- JUNE 13, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. SUPREME COURT ORDERS NEW TRIAL FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate who said Texas prosecutors unfairly stacked his jury with whites, issuing a harsh rebuke to the state that executes more people than any other.
- JUNE 13, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court had reinstated the murder conviction for...
in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court had reinstated the murder conviction for...
- JUNE 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN RIGHTS ENVOY ASKS CHINA TO AID NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES
China should stop repatriating North Koreans who flee their country and give them refugee status instead, Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, said.
- JUNE 13, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN COMILLA
two people were sentenced to death and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment by an Additional District and Session court in Comilla, Bangladesh, after being convicted of murdering Zahirul Islam.
- JUNE 13, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. LONGYAN COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
in its initial trial, the Longyan City Intermediate People's Court, China, tried five suspects for involvement in the ‘26 February 2004’ child trafficking case, sentencing Lin Yudi, female, to death.
- JUNE 12, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED SERIAL KILLER HANGED PUBLICLY
Yaghoub Ali Mirshekari, an Iranian man convicted of killing 10 truck drivers to steal their vehicles, was hanged in public in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- JUNE 12, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. FOUR MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
the Palestinian Authority executed four convicted murderers, officials said, defying international calls to halt capital punishment as part of reforms considered key to securing future Palestinian statehood.
- JUNE 12, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. A YEMENI NATIONAL AND TWO PAKISTANIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the state security court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced two Pakistanis and a Yemeni to death after convicting them of drug trafficking.
- JUNE 11, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED FOR 34 MILITANTS
Kuwait’s public prosecutor demanded the death penalty for 34 of 37 militants suspected of links to Al Qaeda and deadly clashes with police in January 2005.
- JUNE 10, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COURT STRIKES DOWN MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCES
Uganda's constitutional court struck down the imposition of mandatory death sentences but rejected an appeal by death-row inmates to completely outlaw capital punishment.
- JUNE 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN SENTENCED TO HAVE EYES GOUGED OUT FOR TEENAGE CRIME
Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld a sentence for a young man’s eyes to be gouged out and sprayed with acid, for blinding another man at the age of 16 some 12 years ago.
- JUNE 10, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT TO PLEAD FOR DRUG SMUGGLER FACING FIRING SQUAD IN VIETNAM
the Australian federal government said it would plead for the life of Mai Cong Thanh, an Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam for conspiring to smuggle heroin.
- JUNE 10, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL. RIGHTS ACTIVISTS APPEAL FOR LIVES OF FIVE IN INDONESIA
human rights activists said the government must take immediate steps to stop the death sentence of five Nepalese nationals charged with drug trafficking in Indonesia.
- JUNE 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
Melhem bin Fahd bin Amer al-Dosari, a Saudi convicted of murder, was beheaded by sword near the capital Riyadh, the interior ministry said
- JUNE 10, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. PITMAN RECEIVES STAY OF EXECUTION
the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago granted convicted murderer Lester Pitman a stay of execution following the production of a notice of appeal filed by his lawyers on April 22 which the State said it had never received.
- JUNE 10, 2005LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Nyonoh Diah was sentenced to death after a 12-man jury unanimously convicted him of murder
- JUNE 9, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN-VIETNAMESE RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Vietnam court has sentenced a 46-year-old Australian of Vietnamese origin to death by firing squad for attempting to send heroin stuffed in loudspeakers to Australia, the state-run Voice of Vietnam radio said.
- JUNE 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ISRAELIS BUY CHINESE DEATH ROW ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTS
according to the Maariv daily China had become the number one destination for Israelis desperate for a life-saving transplant donor as Chinese authorities were selling organs taken from executed prisoners.
- JUNE 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FAMILY OF FIVE
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, China, handed a death sentence to Yang Hui, a man convicted of killing a family of five in Pudong.
- JUNE 9, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD IN SERIAL KILLER VERDICT
upholding a lower court ruling, the South Korean Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on Yoo Yeong-cheol, convicted of killing 20 people.
- JUNE 9, 2005IndianaDEATH PENALTY
in Anderson, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Fredrick Spencer sent Fredrick Michael Baer to Indiana's Death Row
in Anderson, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Fredrick Spencer sent Fredrick Michael Baer to Indiana's Death Row, rejecting claims of mental illness in sentencing him to die for the murder of a woman and her 4-year-old daughter.
- JUNE 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Iqbal was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Muhammad Iqbal was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- JUNE 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Dawei, 31, was executed in Xi’an, China...
Li Dawei, 31, was executed in Xi’an, China...
- JUNE 8, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death, two to life term in jail and three others to 10 years' imprisonment for double murder.
- JUNE 8, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SLAMS LIBYAN RULING ON TORTURE OF CONDEMNED MEDICS
the EU was "seriously concerned" by a Libyan court's acquittal of police officers accused of having tortured six foreign medics facing death sentence over an AIDS-tainted blood scandal, officials said.
- JUNE 8, 2005JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. JLP SHADOW CABINET TO ISSUE FORMAL REPLY ON DEATH PENALTY DELAY
it was reported that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was to formally reply to what it described as "blatant misrepresentations" made recently by Attorney-General A J Nicholson regarding delays in the administering of the death penalty.
- JUNE 8, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLER OF 4 WOMEN
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given by a lower court to Masakatsu Nishikawa, a man who murdered four female bar managers in western Japan in less than a month in 1991.
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- JUNE 8, 2005ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
a 3-judge panel ruled that convicted killer Todd Rizzo should be executed
a 3-judge panel ruled that convicted killer Todd Rizzo should be executed for bludgeoning a 13-year-old boy to death with a sledgehammer in 1997.
- JUNE 8, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egyptian Grand Mufti Prof Dr Sheikh Ali Gouma endorsed the death sentence passed by...
Egyptian Grand Mufti Prof Dr Sheikh Ali Gouma endorsed the death sentence passed by a Cairo court on Ali Darman Agustri, an Indonesian national, for premeditated multiple murder.
- JUNE 7, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO YEMENIS BEHEADED FOR KILLING SAUDI WOMAN
two Yemenis were beheaded for killing a Saudi woman after breaking into her home, the Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry said.
- JUNE 7, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. POLICE CLEARED OF TORTURING BULGARIANS
nine Libyan policemen and a physician were cleared of torturing five Bulgarian nurses to force them to confess to deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
- JUNE 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. BLOGGER FACES DEATH
organization Reporters Without Borders asked all bloggers to support 25-year-old Mojtaba Saminejad in Iran.
- JUNE 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHINESE INTERNET GAMER WHO KILLED RIVAL
Qiu Chengwei, an unemployed man from Shanghai, was handed a suspended death sentence for murdering a rival over the use of his "supreme weapon" during an online video game, state media reported
- JUNE 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH FOR MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE AND MURDER
a District and Sessions Judge in Assam, India, sentenced 21-year-old Mithu Kalita to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl.
- JUNE 7, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HUSBAND DEFENDS JAPAN'S 'CURRY KILLER'
Kenji Hayashi, a Japanese man whose wife was sentenced to death for killing four neighbors with arsenic-laced curry -- and once allegedly tried to poison him -- said she should be freed and reunited with their four children.
- JUNE 7, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO RESUME HANGINGS
faced with a murder occurring almost every day, the Trinidad and Tobago government announced a series of new crime fighting measures including the resumption of hangings.
- JUNE 7, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Burton Conner sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski, 52, to death.
Circuit Judge Burton Conner sentenced Andrew Michael Gosciminski, 52, to death.
- JUNE 7, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE, USA. STATE WEIGHS LEHTAL INJECTION, SUFFERING
a condemned killer is challenging Tennessee's method of lethal injection, calling it an illogical process in part because it includes a drug forbidden in the euthanasia of animals.
- JUNE 7, 2005Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. STATE TO PAY WOMAN 'TOO LONG IN DEATH ROW'
following an Appeal Court ruling, it emerged that Trinidad and Tobago would have to compensate Angela Ramdeen, a woman who remained on death row for more than five years, because of the State's failure to inform her that she could no longer be executed.
- JUNE 7, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Alexander Martinez, 29, was executed
Alexander Martinez, 29, was executed
- JUNE 6, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. GOVERNMENT PLANS COMMUTING DEATH PENALTIES TO LIFE, MINISTER
the Kenyan government planned to commute death sentences to life in prison, Kiraitu Murungi, the country's justice and constitutional affairs minister, announced.
- JUNE 6, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. REGIME SENTENCES 13 PRISONERS IN AHWAZ TO DEATH, AMPUTATION AND LONG-TERM IMPRISONMENT
a group of Iranians were handed down harsh sentences ranging from execution and amputation of limbs to lashes and prison time, accused of armed robbery, according to today’s edition of the state-run Kayhan daily.
- JUNE 6, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER WILL OF CUTULI FAMILY IN TRIALS OF ZAR JAN AND REZA KHAN
“We take very much into consideration the will of the family of Maria Grazia Cutuli, their requests are very influential,” stated an internal source at the Afghan Supreme Court the day after the arrest of Mohamed Zar Jan, presumed leader of the gang which
- JUNE 6, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. RETAIN DEATH PENALTY – UJCC
a Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) report on public opinion revealed that the death penalty should be retained.
- JUNE 6, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of William Marvin Gulley...
the Georgia Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of William Marvin Gulley who is credited with saving two people's lives, saying his lawyers failed to provide evidence of the good deeds during his trial.
- JUNE 6, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. MURDERS DECLINE EVEN AS NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS DROP
preliminary data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report for 2004 found that murders in the U. S. dropped last year by 3.6%. The number of executions also declined in 2004.
- JUNE 6, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Abbsea state court in East Cairo, Egypt...
the Abbsea state court in East Cairo, Egypt, sentenced Indonesian national Ali Darman Agustri to death for premeditated multiple murder.
- JUNE 5, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM TO FACE JUST 12 CHARGES
Iraq said it would bring only 12 charges of crimes against humanity against Saddam Hussein although there were more than 500 possible cases against the ousted dictator.
- JUNE 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. NINE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
thirteen members of a well-organized drug gang in Baise, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, were sentenced to death and to life imprisonment for trafficking 36 kilograms of heroin.
- JUNE 5, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMEN
the Sanaa primary court, Yemen, sentenced to death two men for killing five policemen and also imposed a fine of ten million Yemeni rials on them to be paid to the Ministry of the Interior as compensation for damaging a military vehicle.
- JUNE 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO BAN TRADE IN HUMAN ORGANS, STATE MEDIA
China planned to issue regulations banning the trade in human organs, state media quoted ice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu as.
- JUNE 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a 33-year-old man was executed in northern Mymensingh central jail one minute past Saturday midnight
a 33-year-old man was executed in northern Mymensingh central jail one minute past Saturday midnight
- JUNE 4, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR TRAFFICKING OPIUM
two Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in a prison in the southern city of Kerman.
- JUNE 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR
two brothers were sentenced to death by a local court in Buxar, India, in connection with the killing of their three brothers in Bihar's Buxar district.
- JUNE 4, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. RALLY FOR CORBY DEATH SENTENCE
about 40 people picketed in Jakarta, Indonesia, to demand the death sentence for Australian woman Schapelle Corby, in jail for drug trafficking in Bali.
- JUNE 4, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. TWO PEOPLE CONDEMNED TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR 'PREMEDITATED MURDER'
two members of the terrorist "Alhijra wa takfir" group, belonging to the cell of Nador, North-East Morocco, were sentenced to capital punishment by the Rabat Appellate court. S.L, 41, and H.H, 24, were convicted of ‘premeditated murder’, ‘beheading and h
- JUNE 4, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. GOVERNMENT SEEKS MERCY FOR DEATH ROW CONVICT IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Philippines asked Saudi Arabia to spare the life of Rey Cortez, a Filipino sentenced to death for murder, the Filipino President Gloria Arroyo's press secretary Ignacio Bunye said.
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- JUNE 4, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS ON SHIAS
a Pakistani court sentenced Islamic militant Gul Hasan to death for masterminding two suicide attacks on minority Shias that killed at least 45 people.
- JUNE 4, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TRIPURA JAIL MOURNS OVER CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR SAMIR
it was reported that both the prisoners and staff of Agartala Central Jail in India’s Tripura state, were distressed over the death sentence given to Samir Bhaumik, accused of the murder and rape of a minor. West Tripura District & Session Judge Subhash B
- JUNE 3, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. BROTHERS HANGED TOGETHER FOR TRIPLE MURDER
two Bangladeshi brothers walked to the gallows together and were hanged simultaneously for the murder of three people.
- JUNE 3, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER CITY POLICE HEAD SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
Yang Shihong, a former local Communist Party official, was convicted of corruption and sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the Huangshi Municipal Intermediate People's Court in central China's Hubei Province.
- JUNE 3, 2005DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Michael E. Keyser was sentenced to life in prison
Michael E. Keyser was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the September 2003 suffocation of 16-year-old Kimberly Holton.
- JUNE 3, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JFBA LAUNCHES SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON DEATH PENALTY
the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the country's largest lawyers' group, had launched a series of public hearings on its proposal to suspend executions while the Diet debated the use of capital punishment.
- JUNE 2, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. ‘THOUGHT IS FORBIDDEN’ OPENS IN MADRID
44 panels with the images of some of the 75 activists detained in March 2003 by the Castro regime in Cuba are part of the exhibition inaugurated in Madrid in the presence of the Euro MP Emma Bonino and City Councilor for Employment Ana Botella.
- JUNE 2, 2005DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities executed Ahmed Ben Maid al-Zahrani.
- JUNE 2, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
a sessions court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to death Satish of Nangla village. He had been charged with the rape and murder of a minor girl of the same village in August 2001.
- JUNE 2, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESSES JAPAN TO IMPROVE RIGHTS RECORD
Amnesty International called on Japan to abolish the death penalty and improve treatment of refugees and prisoners, saying its bid to join the UN Security Council put it under greater scrutiny.
- JUNE 2, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Ahmed bin Ibrahim al-Zahrani, a Saudi man convicted of stabbing a compatriot to death, was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern city of Al-Baha, the country’s interior ministry announced.
- JUNE 2, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
At 6:24 p.m., the state of Alabama executed Jerry Paul Henderson
At 6:24 p.m., the state of Alabama executed Jerry Paul Henderson
- JUNE 2, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
the Lao People's Court of Vientiane have given the death penalty to six people...
the Lao People's Court of Vientiane have given the death penalty to six people...
- JUNE 1, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE AFGHANS CONVICTED OF RAPE PUT TO DEATH BY HANGING
three Afghans convicted of raping an Iranian woman and stealing a sheep were hanged in the southern town of Ravar in Iran’s Kerman province. The three men -- identified as Nazar Mohammad, Kheyrollah, and Besmellah -- were reported to have been in the Isla
- JUNE 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. REPORTER MAY FACE DEATH PENALTY
China accused Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based reporter for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, of spying for foreign agencies.
- JUNE 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WORLD NEWSPAPER GROUP DEMANDS RELEASE OF JOURNALIST WHO RISKS DEATH PENALTY
the World Association of Newspapers demanded the immediate release of Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong detained in China on spy charges.
- JUNE 1, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
an Iraqi court sentenced three people to death over the murder of a top government official in May.
- JUNE 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. CHINESE MAN IN FUKUOKA FAMILY MURDER APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Wei Wei, a Chinese national, appealed a district court ruling that sentenced him to death for his part in the murder in 2003 of a family of four in Fukuoka, Japan.
- JUNE 1, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
Sialkot Additional District & Sessions Judge Khalid Arshad sentenced Akhtar Ali to death on two counts with a with a fine of Rs. 100,000 and sentenced to death with a fine of Rs. 50,000 each Babar Ali, Abdul Razzaq and Muhammad Ramzan alias Hakeem.
- JUNE 1, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MAN FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR POISONING ENERGY DRINKS WITH CYANIDE
Wang Ching-chan, a Taiwan national, faced the death penalty for poisoning high-energy drinks with cyanide in a botched extortion attempt that killed one man and made three more ill, prosecutors said.
- JUNE 1, 2005VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
VENEZUELA. OFFICERS SACKED FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
Venezuelan Interior Minister Jesse Chacon announced the removal from their posts of nine military officers and a police commander "for causing and falsifying the executions of three youths," whose deaths were originally said to have occurred during a conf
- JUNE 1, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder
Abdallah Hadi Al-Maliki and Abdallah Hazam Dagheish were executed in Yeme for murder