Chronological archive
November 2005
The 184 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2005, in chronological order.
1,000TH EXECUTION IN THE U.S. AND CITIES AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY, D’ELIA: LETS NOT FORGET THE SLAUGHTER IN CHINA AND THOSE CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN IRAN, VIETNAM AND NORTH KOREA
Hands Off Cain adhered to the demonstration in Rome on November 30 in front of the United States embassy to mark the 1,000th US execution since the Supreme Court reintroduced the death penalty in 1976.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL NGUYEN 'READY TO DIE'
Nguyen Tuong Van, an Australian heroin trafficker on death row in Singapore still had his sense of humor just days before his scheduled execution on December 2, his lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING WIFE
Saudi national Hadi Bin-Umayr Bin-Muhammad al-Manjahi was executed in Al-Qahmah, in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region, after being found guilty of shooting dead his Saudi wife Zaynah Bint-Yahya Bin-Abdallah Bin-Mashari following an argument.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SIX PEOPLE FROM SAME FAMILY HANGED FOR MURDER
six men from the same family were hanged in Pakistan for the 1989 killing of three men they believed had insulted some of their womenfolk.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. COURT DECLINES TO STAY STANLEY WILLIAMS’ EXECUTION
the California Supreme Court refused to stop the execution due on December 13 of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the 51-year-old founder of the notorious Crips gang, who is set to die by lethal injection at California's San Quentin prison on December 13.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. CUTULI CASE, ITALIAN EMBASSY AWAITS CONFIRMATION OF DEATH SENTENCES
it was reported that the Italian embassy in Kabul may ask for the commutation into life imprisonment of the death sentences handed down to brothers Zar Jan and Abdul Wahid for the murders of Maria Grazia Catulli and three other journalists in November 200
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the Duval County jury that convicted John Mosley Jr. of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder...
the Duval County jury that convicted John Mosley Jr. of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder earlier this month took, recommended that he be sentenced to a life term for killing his former girlfriend and be put to death for killing her 10-month-old son.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a jury called for the death penalty for Adrian Camacho
a jury called for the death penalty for Adrian Camacho
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CITIES LIGHT UP MONUMENTS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
over 380 towns around the world joined forces to condemn the death penalty, as the United States prepared to carry out its 1,000th execution since reinstating capital punishment 30 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the www.komitedefa.org website, during the month of November...
according to the www.komitedefa.org website, during the month of November...
- NOVEMBER 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...
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA. GOVERNOR STOPS MILESTONE U.S. EXECUTION
Gov. Mark Warner spared the life of a convicted killer who would have been the 1,000th person executed in the United States since the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976. The governor commuted Robin Lovitt's death sentence to life
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 12 CONVICTS
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa commuted death sentences handed down on 12 criminals convicted for violent crimes including murder, commissioner of prisons Jethro Mumbuwa announced.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court threw out a decision that erased...
the Supreme Court threw out a decision that erased the conviction and death sentence of a U.S.-British citizen in a fatal fire.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
in Phoenix, a man identified by DNA evidence four years ago in an unsolved 1987...
in Phoenix, a man identified by DNA evidence four years ago in an unsolved 1987 rape and murder was sentenced to death.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FIVE TRIBAL MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Pakistani court sentenced five tribal militants to death for killing six people in an attack in southwestern Pakistan.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Libya could quash death sentences
Libya could quash death sentences
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005MexicoDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. SUSPECTS FACING LIFE TERMS CAN BE EXTRADITED, SUPREME COURT
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that suspects facing life in prison can be extradited, overturning a 4-year-old ban that had prevented many of the country's most-notorious criminals from being sent to the US to face justice.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Hanoi firing squad executed 31-year-old Ngo Thanh Lam for embezzling...
the Hanoi firing squad executed 31-year-old Ngo Thanh Lam for embezzling more than US$4.6 million while he worked for a bank in 2003.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Fuad ‘Ali Mohsen al-Shahari was executed by firing squad in Taiz.
Fuad ‘Ali Mohsen al-Shahari was executed by firing squad in Taiz.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Viktor I. Tikhikh, was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Viktor I. Tikhikh, was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
John Hicks, 49, died by injection at 10:20 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
John Hicks, 49, died by injection at 10:20 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SIGNATURES COLLECTED IN PARLIAMENT TO SAVE STANLEY WILLIAMS
Italy’s deputies and senators are also collecting signatures to ask California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to Stanley Williams, scheduled to be executed on December 13.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005DEATH PENALTY
OHIO, USA. US SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST KENNY RICHEY
an appeals court was wrong to throw out the conviction and death sentence of British citizen Kenneth Richey in a fire that killed an Ohio toddler, the US Supreme Court said.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SIXTEEN REGIONAL PRESIDENTS SIGN WILLIAMS APPEAL
two more of Italy’s regional ‘Governors’ added their support to the appeal aimed at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in order to halt the execution of Stanley Williams, scheduled to take place on December 13.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Eric Nance was put to death by lethal injection
Eric Nance was put to death by lethal injection in the Cummins unit of the Arkansas State Penitentiary in Varner Monday night around 9:30.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two men who were convicted of murder, bringing to six the number of people put to death in the conservative Muslim kingdom in the last week.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DHAKA MURDERS
a court in Bangladesh sentenced nine people to death for the grisly murders of a businessman and his son. In March 2005, the mutilated bodies of Shamsul Alam, a clothes merchant, and his son, Russel, were found in a forest near the capital, Dhaka. Only on
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
italy. CIAMPI, LETTA AND TUTU BACK S.EGIDIO
"The Italian government confirms its commitment on a death penalty moratorium, as per UN proposal", according to Cabinet Undersecretary Gianni Letta, in his message to the "Sant'Egidio" Catholic NGO on the eve of the 4th International Death Penalty Abolit
- NOVEMBER 28, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. AUTHORITIES SAY HANGMAN NOT SACKED
Singapore's prison authorities denied the city-state's chief executioner Darshan Singh had been sacked.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. MUSLIM CLERIC EXECUTED FOR MURDER
head of an extremist group in south Yemen who was convicted of murdering four tourists hardline Muslim cleric Ali Ahmed Jarallah was executed in Yemen by firing squad in the courtyard of the main Sanaa prison after being convicted of the murder of a top o
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- NOVEMBER 27, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND
Chang Chih-hui, a suspect in the murder of Pai Hsiao-yen, the 17-year-old daughter of TV entertainer Pai Ping-ping, was sentenced to death by the Taiwan High Court for the murder of his girlfriend in October 2004.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2005ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. MANY IN FAVOUR OF DEATH PENALTY, SURVEY SHOWS
about 45 per cent of respondents to a Dhurakij Pundit University poll in Thailand said they supported capital punishment for drug traffickers and almost 8 per cent condoned the extrajudicial killing of drug dealers.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korean state media denounced US based Cable News Network
North Korean state media denounced US based Cable News Network
- NOVEMBER 25, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
Saudi authorities executed Saudi national Ahmad Bin-Muhammad Bin-Abdallah al-Shamrani following his conviction for murdering compatriot Badr Bin-Muq'ad al-Shibani.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TOWARD ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew and Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler announced Canada’s accession to a UN treaty that confirms its continued opposition to the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. CASHIER TO HANG FOR MURDER
V. Alaggandiran, a 26 year old former cashier of a video game arcade, was sentenced to the gallows by the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, after being found guilty of murdering a factory worker because the latter was in love with his cousin.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. MORE SIGNATURES FROM ITALIAN ‘GOVERNORS’ FOR WILLAMS APPEAL
seven regional Presidents have lent their name to an appeal promoted by Hands Off Cain to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the execution of Stanley Williams scheduled to take place on December 13.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. MORE REGIONAL PRESIDENTS SIGN WILLIAMS APPEAL
seven more of Italy’s Regional ‘Governors’ have added their names to the appeal to ask California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the execution of Stanley Williams scheduled to take place on December 13.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHILD TRAFFICKING RING CRACKED, MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Chinese court sentenced one person to death and jailed nine people for running a child-trafficking ring in the prosperous southern province of Guangdong.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
in an interview for Al Jazeera
in an interview for Al Jazeera
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, THIRD BEHEADING IN THREE DAYS
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for murder, the third execution in three days in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SHOOTING
a South Korean army court martial sentenced Private First Class Kim Dong-min to death for killing eight soldiers while on guard duty on the border with North Korea, an army spokesman said.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SUPREME COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO HANGING
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a woman, state dailies reported.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Columbus, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down one of man's 2 death sentences.
in Columbus, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down one of man's 2 death sentences.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNIBALISM
the Taiwan High Court in Taichung sentenced to death Chen Chin-huo and Kuang Teh-chiang for raping, murdering, and cannibalizing a female insurance agent.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPS FORMER PREMIER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Congo’s National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of amnesty for former Brazzaville mayor and former prime minister, Bernard Kolelas .
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'EXORCIST' WHO KILLED SIX
the Sendai High Court, Japan, upheld a death sentence against a woman calling herself an exorcist for killing six of her followers by repeatedly beating them on the pretext of exorcising evil spirits.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO LABOURER FOR MURDERING OLD COUPLE
a Sessions Court in Goa, India, sentenced to death Sarvanand Gaoncar after finding him guilty of murdering an elderly couple.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. BLASPHEMY RETHINK URGED
the UK's Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, on a visit to Pakistan, asked President Pervez Musharraf to look at the nation's blasphemy law.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL. POLICE 'EXECUTE THOUSANDS', BBC INVESTIGATION
hundreds, possibly thousands of people are shot by police every year in Brazil, a BBC investigation found.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
Ahmad bin Ojab bin Faisal Al-Muhaidli Al-Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after he was convicted of shooting dead a compatriot following an argument, the interior ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. TOP LAWYER SLAMS DEATH PENALTY
Subhas Anandan, one of Singapore's top criminal defence lawyers, said the city-state should abandon its use of the mandatory death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 2 EXECUTED FOR BEIJING MURDERS
two men were executed in Beijing for killing two women and seriously injuring a man at their homes during robberies.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO HANG FOR MOM'S MURDER
Ho Sek Kong was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for the brutal murder of his mother.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI PUBLICLY BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Mohammed bin Ali al-Kahali, a Yemeni, was beheaded in the southern city of Najran in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of murdering compatriot Saleh bin Ahmed al-Kahali with a cleaver.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA. JESSE JACKSON ASKS FOR WILLIAMS PARDON AND FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA
“Today I have requested a meeting with Governor Schwarzenegger”, Rev. Jesse Jackson announced.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PHILIPPINE LEADER SAYS SPANISH INMATE WILL NOT BE EXECUTED
Spanish Defence Minister José Bono said he had received assurances from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that a Spanish national sentenced to death by a court in Manila in 2004 would not be executed while she remained in power.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Federal jurors in Muskogee recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Eugene Barrett.
Federal jurors in Muskogee recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Eugene Barrett.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005DEATH PENALTY
CZECH REPUBLIC. MOST CZECHS FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT – POLL
57 percent of Czechs want capital punishment to exist in the Czech Republic
- NOVEMBER 21, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. NO PLANS TO CHANGE DEATH PENALTY BY HANGING
Singapore said it would continue to execute convicted criminals by hanging amid growing international criticism over its use of the death penalty to deter crime like murder and drug trafficking.
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- NOVEMBER 20, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS WRONG MAN EXECUTED , HOUSTON CHRONICLE
a decade after Ruben Cantu was executed for capital murder, the only witness to the crime is recanting and his co-defendant says Cantu, then 17, wasn't even with him that night.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. A RUSH TO EXECUTIONS
“China has a brutally efficient system of capital punishment. Sentences can be carried out within months of conviction, sometimes in mobile lethal-injection vans.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran denounced as politically motivated a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly
Iran denounced as politically motivated a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. KING PARDONS 10,000 PRISONERS
King Mohammed of Morocco pardoned or reduced the prison sentences of 10,000 people to mark the 50th anniversary of independence, Justice Ministry officials said.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. MAN EXECUTED FOR ZOO MURDER
Do Cong Toan, a hired assassin, was executed in Vietnam by a Ho Chi Minh city firing squad for the slashing to death Dang Vu Thang, the deputy chief of the HCM city zoo’s accounting department, in August 2001.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN VOICES SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN IRAN
the UN General Assembly passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" about human rights violations in Iran, including the use of torture and public executions, and called on Tehran to end the abuses.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN CONVICTED OF RAPE HANGED
three Iranian men convicted of raping and kidnapping a male in his late teens were hanged in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Elias Syriani, 67, was executed by injection at Central Prison.
Elias Syriani, 67, was executed by injection at Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Cody James Martinez, 23, was sentenced to death.
Cody James Martinez, 23, was sentenced to death.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
former death row inmate Stephen Virgil McGilberry...
former death row inmate Stephen Virgil McGilberry has been resentenced to 4 consecutive life sentences without parole.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
ARMENIA. DEATH PENALTY IS STATE'S MAJOR CRIME, OMBUDSWOMAN
Armenian Ombudswoman Larissa Alaverdyan, speaking at a session held by the Expert Council dealing with motions by people sentenced to life imprisonment, said she viewed the death penalty as the state's major crime.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER PUBLICITY OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAKING BRIBES
Gao Yong, former head of the Chinese Communist Party publicity department at the Chengdu municipal committee in southwest China's Sichuan Province, received a suspended death sentence by the Intermediate People's Court in Neijiang for taking bribes valued
- NOVEMBER 18, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. TWO SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF PRIEST
two soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death in Kinshasa by a military tribunal for the murder of a Belgian Jesuit priest.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. EXECUTION DATE SET FOR AUSTRALIAN MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Singapore will hang 25-year-old Australian drug smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van on December 2, despite numerous pleas by Canberra for clemency, his Australian lawyer Lex Lasry said.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2005 REPORT – THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the presentation of the Spanish edition of Hands Off Cain’s 2005 report – The Death Penalty Worldwide took place in Mexico City.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNED ABOUT N. KOREA RIGHTS RECORD
the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution expressing serious concern about the precarious human rights and humanitarian situation in North Korea, but South Korea abstained and China voted against. The vote was 84 in favor, 22 against with 62 abstention
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a serial killer sentenced to death after murdering and dismembering 5 women...
a serial killer sentenced to death after murdering and dismembering 5 women returned to a Long Island courtroom, where a judge revised his sentence to life without parole.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Fort Worth , jurors decided that Edward Lee Busby Jr. should die for abducting...
in Fort Worth , jurors decided that Edward Lee Busby Jr. should die for abducting, robbing and killing Laura Lee Crane.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. "WE ALL MERIT DEATH PENALTY" - UZBEK RIOT GUILTY
Uzbek TV broadcast a special programme covering the final day, on the 14th, of the court trial of 15 men charged with organizing an uprising in the eastern town of Andijon earlier in the year. Before the verdicts and sentences were announced, three of the
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. TWO TAIWANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Lao court sentenced to death two Taiwanese men for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU PASSES RESOLUTION ASKING MERCY FOR SPANIARD ON DEATH ROW
the European Parliament adopted a resolution asking the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to exercise her powers by granting an absolute pardon to European citizen Francisco Larranaga, condemned to death for rape and murder.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MEXICO. PRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2005 REPORT – THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the presentation of the Spanish edition of Hands Off Cain’s 2005 report – The Death Penalty Worldwide will take place tomorrow in Mexico City.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TWO TROOPS TO HANG FOR DARFUR MURDER
it was reported that two Sudanese soldiers were sentenced to death by a special court set up to try crimes in the country's western strife-torn Darfur region for murdering a civilian there.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
a division bench of the Kerala High Court, India, commuted into life imprisonment the death penalties of four people accused in the Panniyannur Chandran murder case in 1996.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow sentenced James Trimble to death by lethal injection.
Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow sentenced James Trimble to death by lethal injection.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
jurors voted 8-4, to recommend execution for Gabby Tennis, 25.
jurors voted 8-4, to recommend execution for Gabby Tennis, 25.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
in Birmingham, a Jefferson County jury in a unanimous decision recommended...
in Birmingham, a Jefferson County jury in a unanimous decision recommended the death penalty for Kenneth Eugene Billips.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in Huntsville, Shannon Charles Thomas, 34, black, was executed
in Huntsville, Shannon Charles Thomas, 34, black, was executed
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
a Fort Smith jury sentenced Thomas Leo Springs, 43...
a Fort Smith jury sentenced Thomas Leo Springs, 43...
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- NOVEMBER 16, 2005OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury ordered the ultimate punishment for Michael Andre Davis
a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury ordered the ultimate punishment for Michael Andre Davis
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI SAYS 123 SOLDIERS ON DEATH ROW
about 123 soldiers of the Uganda People's Defence Forces are on death row, President Yoweri Museveni announced. Museveni was defending his government against claims that it had killed civilians the same way other governments, like that of the late Dr Milt
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN SHOT DEAD AFTER BROTHER'S KILLER PARDONED
a Saudi man, enraged by a last-minute pardon granted to his brother's killer, was shot dead as he tried to attack the condemned man, Saudi newspapers said.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Tripoli had proposed exchanging Bulgarian nurses
Tripoli had proposed exchanging Bulgarian nurses
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Kim Moon-soo of South Korea’s main opposition Grand National Party
Rep. Kim Moon-soo of South Korea’s main opposition Grand National Party
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SHELL AND PPMC WANT REMOVAL OF DEATH PENALTY FOR PIPELINE VANDALS
Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Shell Petroleum advocated that vandals of petroleum and gas pipelines should no longer be made to face the death penalty if caught.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
the General Assembly of Parliament approved the appointments of three new justices...
the General Assembly of Parliament approved the appointments of three new justices to the 13-member Supreme Court.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN OFFICIAL URGES SINGAPORE NOT TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN
Philip Alston, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for the UN Commission on Human Rights, urged the Singapore government not to hang Nguyen Tuong Van, a convicted Australian heroin trafficker, saying the execution violated
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
MASSACHUSETTS, USA. LAWMAKERS REJECT BILL TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts lawmakers rejected a bill that would have revived capital punishment in a liberal US state that has not put anyone to death since 1947, defeating a proposal by its Republican governor.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Robert Dale Rowell was executed. Rowell, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. .
Robert Dale Rowell was executed. Rowell, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. .
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
a statement approved during this week's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
a statement approved during this week's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US PANEL RELEASES CHILLING REPORT OF NORTH KOREAN RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIONS
the United States government released chilling interviews with North Korean refugees who witnessed bloody executions of religious believers, to highlight suppression of religious freedom in the hardline communist state.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RUNNING PORN RING
a man was publicly hanged in the town of Qazvin, west of the Iranian capital Tehran.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. SOMALILAND SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH FOR AID KILLINGS
a court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland sentenced eight people to death for killing three aid workers between 2002-2004.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN EXECUTED IN COMILLA JAIL FOR KILLING WIFE
Nasiruddin, a 35-year old farmer, was executed in Comilla Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:30 am for the murder of his wife Marjina in March 1996.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. CALL FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer should use a regional economic meeting in South Korea to call for the abolition of the death penalty across the region, Amnesty International said.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO YOUNG HOMOSEXUALS HANGED
two young men were hanged in a public square in the northern city of Gorgan after being found guilty of lavat, or homosexual relationship, the daily Kayhan reported.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US REPORTS DECLINE IN EXECUTIONS
the number of people sentenced to death in the United States and the number executed fell again in 2004, according to the latest government figures.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a woman who had been accused of murdering her abusive husband, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN RECEIVES PEACE PRIZE ‘LOVE AND PSYCHE’
Hands Off Cain was awarded the peace prize “Love and Psyche 2005” by the 11th MEDFILM festival, a competitive international film festival dedicated to human rights.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
BELGIUM. RALLY IN SUPPORT OF BULGARIAN NURSES ON LIBYA'S DEATH ROW
a rally in support of the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor on Libya's death row was held in Brussels.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. EX-GANGSTER GETS DEATH FOR FATALLY SHOOTING 2 AT CHIBA RESTAURANT
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced former gangster Yoshihide Miyagi to death for fatally shooting two men at a restaurant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA, USA. MCHONE EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF HIS PARENTS
Steven Van McHone was executed by lethal injection in the early morning for the 1990 shooting deaths of his mother and stepfather.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India. India will not execute Abu Salem, CBI chief
India agreed not to execute Abu Salem before Portugal extradited him, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Misra said.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CONVICTED INDONESIAN TERRORIST SEEKS REVIEW OF CASE
convicted Indonesian terrorist Ali Ghufron, sentenced to die for the 2002 bombing attacks on the resort island of Bali, decided to seek a judicial review of his case, his lawyer said.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Marion County jury decided the death penalty for Robert Paul Langley Jr. in the murder of Anne Louise Gray.
a Marion County jury decided the death penalty for Robert Paul Langley Jr. in the murder of Anne Louise Gray.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DOOMSDAY GURU UNFIT FOR DEATH PENALTY: LAWYERS
lawyers for Shoko Asahara, the founder of the doomsday cult which carried out the deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway, said they will submit a new medical report to prove he is mentally unfit for execution.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. LIBYA SAYS BULGARIAN NURSES ROW IS NOT POLITICAL
Libya said the row over the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for infecting children with the HIV virus was an issue that must be settled legally rather than politically.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Saudi national Saeed al-Qahtani in the southern town of Khamis Mushayt.
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- NOVEMBER 10, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. ISLAMIC COURT SENTENCES TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER, SEXUAL ABUSE
a Nigerian Islamic Sharia court sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing and sexually abusing a three-year old girl.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED IN IRAN
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MILITANT
tribal militant Ashok Debbarma alias Achak was sentenced to death by the West Tripura Additional District and Sessions Court, India, for killing 15 Bengalis in Tripura in 1997.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTION SPARKS RAMPAGE OF REVENGE
the execution of a convicted killer in western Iran sparked a revenge shooting spree by his family against relatives of the murder victim.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005MarylandDEATH PENALTY
in Greenbelt, a federal jury has recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Jamal Lighty.
in Greenbelt, a federal jury has recommended a death sentence for Kenneth Jamal Lighty.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
David Snelgrove, 32, convicted of the June 25, 2000 robbing and murdering of a couple...
David Snelgrove, 32, convicted of the June 25, 2000 robbing and murdering of a couple...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA. NO DEATH PENALTY IN NEW GUANTANAMO CASES
the Pentagon said the United States would not seek the death penalty against any of the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners it had announced charges against on November 7.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SUES AFTER TORTURE, FALSE IMPRISONMENT
a Chinese man who was tortured into a false confession, jailed for nearly two years and wrongly sentenced to death was suing two local law courts for compensation.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. CHARLES THACKER EXECUTED FOR 1993 MURDER OF TEACHER
Charles Daniel Thacker, a man convicted of strangling a schoolteacher during a sexual assault in 1993, was executed by lethal injection.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. TOP COP URGES USE OF DEATH PENALTY
PNG Acting Assistant Commissioner Giossi Labi called for the Government to ensure the death penalty was imposed on serious murder cases. Labi, upset at the murder of leading businessman Russell Green in Lae the night before, said it was time for the death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia. Indonesian sentenced to death for drug trafficking
a Malaysian court sentenced Indonesian nationals Agus Agil to death by hanging for trafficking in methamphetamines.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN PUBLICLY HANGED IN NORTH OF COUNTRY
a young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
USA. CANADA WANTS ASSURANCES THAT GUANTANAMO TEENAGER WON'T BE EXECUTED
Canadian diplomats sought a promise from the Pentagon that it would not seek to execute a teenager being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA, USA. NEWLY ELECTED GOVERNOR AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
the Democratic candidate Tim Kaine beat the Republican Jerry Gilmore in the elections to become governor of Virginia.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ATTORNEY FOR SADDAM CO-DEFENDANT SHOT, COLLEAGUE KILLED
a lawyer working for one of the co-defendants of ousted president Saddam Hussein on trial over the massacre of Shiite civilians was wounded while a colleague was killed by armed men in Baghdad.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
according to “Jordan Times”, Zuhair Khatib, a man convicted of murdering two people, was executed at dawn at Swaqa correctional and rehabilitation center. Khatib, 27, reportedly asked the execution committee minutes before being hanged to inform his sibli
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Additional Sessions court in Moro, in Pakistan’s Noushehro Firoz district, sentenced ‘Rajab and his son Wali Muhammad Machhi’ to death in a double murder case.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER UPHELD
the Karnataka High Court, India, upheld a lower court order sentencing to death Shiva and Jadeswamy, two villagers from Kollegal, Chamarajnagar district, for raping and murdering an 18-year-old girl. The court had on October 27 upheld a ruling by the Ch
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Bashier Eltaher Adam, 25, was sentenced to death by hanging at Egazira Aba Criminal court...
Bashier Eltaher Adam, 25, was sentenced to death by hanging at Egazira Aba Criminal court...
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. ACTIVISTS URGE GOVERNMENT TO SPARE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ON DEATH ROW
activists in Singapore protested against the planned execution of Nguyen Tuong Van, a convicted Australian drug carrier, and urged the government to relax its harsh drug laws. Speakers at a forum, organised by Singaporean civil rights group Think Centre,
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. ITALIAN RISKS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Thai police arrested Italian national Daniel Testoni, 22, accused of having stabbed to death Japanese businessman Marcio Cristiano Hiraoka.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND. BILL PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR HIV+ RAPISTS
according to the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill of 2005, presently a draft, rapists found to have infected their victims with HIV and AIDS would face death as the maximum sentence upon conviction by courts in Swaziland.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bob Taft agreed to delay next week's scheduled execution of an inmate
Gov. Bob Taft agreed to delay next week's scheduled execution of an inmate
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. NGUYEN SUPPORTERS VOICE DEATH PENALTY OPPOSITION
Adelaide supporters of Nguyen Tuong Van, an Australian man on death row in Singapore, held a lunchtime rally to voice their opposition to the death penalty. About 30 people sat on the steps of Parliament House to show support for Nguyen, 25, who was facin
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Palmer is entitled to a new trial because Georgia Bureau...
Willie Palmer is entitled to a new trial because Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents withheld crucial information from his attorneys, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ‘ILLEGAL SEXUAL RELATIONS’
a young married woman and her lover were sentenced to death by a Tehran judge for having ‘illegal sexual relations’, the daily ‘Etemad’ reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2005DelawareDEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE, USA. BRIAN STECKEL PUT TO DEATH
the state of Delaware executed Brian Steckel for the 1994 murder and rape of a friend's neighbor.
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- NOVEMBER 4, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA. HASTINGS WISE PUT TO DEATH
Hastings Wise was put to death by lethal injection for killing four workers at an Aiken County plant in September 1997 out of revenge for being fired.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2005KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY DEPENDENT ON SOCIETY - JUSTICE MINISTER
the death penalty will be abolished in Kazakhstan if an appropriate position is formed in society.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2005NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS PERSIST IN NIGER DELTA - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
ten years after the hanging of Ogoni- born environmentalist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa by the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, injustices are still being carried out towards a lot of people in the Niger Delta, indicating high levels of neglect and i
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. CONFESSED KILLER OF 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL EXECUTED
Melvin Wayne White was executed for the slaying of a 9-year-old girl who was abducted and raped in 1997 after attending a neighborhood barbecue.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
PUERTO RICO. COURT BARS EXTRADITION OF MAN FACING DEATH PENALTY TO PENNSYLVANIA
an Appeal Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico recently held that it would be unconstitutional to extradite Juan Melendez Cruz to Pennsylvania if he faces a possible death sentence, Death Penalty Information Centre reported.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Montgomery County jury announced that they unanimously agreed that...
a Montgomery County jury announced that they unanimously agreed that...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirmed the April 7...
the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirmed the April 7...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE RAPS BRAZIL FOR TORTURE, KILLINGS
the UN Human Rights Committee urged Brazil to stamp out extra-judicial killings and the use of torture and other alleged abuses by law enforcement officials.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The number of crimes punishable by the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001.
The number of crimes punishable by the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANDS OFF CAIN JOINS EMBASSY DEMONSTRATION AND DENOUNCES FAILURE OF EUROPEAN POLICY
Hands Off Cain adheres to the candle light vigil, promoted by the Italian daily Il Foglio, to be held on November 3 in front of the Iranian embassy in Rome and also denounces Europe’s policy of ‘constructive dialogue’ with the Mullah’s regime.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. LIBYA DENIES LEGAL DEAL OVER BULGARIAN NURSES
He was reacting to a report by the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat which quoted Arab diplomatic sources as saying Tripoli was likely to annul capital punishment soon as part of a deal to allow the nurses to be released.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SECOND TIME
Lebanese national Hasan Khalil al-Rahim was sentenced to hang by a court in Beirut for the murder of a money broker in Akkar province in August 1997.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. THE DEATH PENALTY A DISGRACE TO OUR COUNTRY, EX PREMIER HOSS
in Lebanon the death penalty is “not only applied but is unlikely to be abolished anytime soon. It is a disgrace to our country,” declared former Lebanese Prime Minister Silam Hoss in an interview with Aki news agency.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Rancho Cucamonga, jurors recommended a death sentence for a man
in Rancho Cucamonga, jurors recommended a death sentence for a man
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed the murder conviction of a paraplegic
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed the murder conviction of a paraplegic
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
a jury returned a unanimous decision to sentence Nicole Diar, 30, to death.
a jury returned a unanimous decision to sentence Nicole Diar, 30, to death.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005BahamasDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. CRISIS CENTRE DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson, director of the Women’s Crisis Centre in the Bahamas, said studies had shown that harsh punishments did not deter crime.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. KOIZUMI CAUTIONS SUGIURA OVER REMARKS ON DEATH PENALTY
Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged new Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura to be cautious when expressing a personal view on controversial issues, a warning against his remarks the previous day in which he said he would not sign any orders for exe
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a 52-year-old Iranian was sentenced to death
a 52-year-old Iranian was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PUDR GIVES ITS REASON FOR ABOLISHMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), a civil rights body in India which is in the process of gathering information on the number of people executed in the country, said that its opposition to the death penalty was based on three factors.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. LEGISLATURE WILL DECIDE ON DEATH PENALTY: CHIEF JUSTICE
India's new chief justice, Y.K. Sabharwal, sought to distance himself from the debate on the death penalty, saying the legislature would have to take a final call on the issue.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JUSTICE MINISTER IN DEATH PENALTY RETREAT
Seiken Sugiura, Japan's new justice minister, was forced into an embarrassing retreat, less than 24 hours after he said he would refuse to sign execution orders because he opposes the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Lu Shaoping, a Hubei Province native, to death for robbery and murder. His accomplice Zeng Zhaoli was given a sentence of 14 years.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang Wenliang and Wang Zhiqiao to death for robbery and murder and gave accomplice Zhang Hongmei 15 years in prison.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005DEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. POLICE CHIEF WANTS HANGINGS
"I am an advocate of hanging and it’s a pity that it’s [not being carried out]," Commissioner of Police Paul Farquharson told The Bahama Journal.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court of Zambia commuted the death sentences handed down to Roderick Tembo...
the Supreme Court of Zambia commuted the death sentences handed down to Roderick Tembo, a police officer, and Mutemwa Mutoloka, an accomplice, for aggravated robbery and instead sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour.
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- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUPREME COURT IMPOSES DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICE OFFICER
Patson Mwale, a police officer who killed a suspect in Lusaka, Zambia, was condemned to death by the Supreme Court following his appeal against the Lusaka High Court verdict in which he was sentenced to a 20-year jail term.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. NGUYEN VAN THO SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, handed down a death sentence to Nguyen Van Tho, alias Captain Tho for his involvement in killing a policeman named Phan Le Son and another man named Ho Phuoc Hung.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that two men are at risk of imminent execution, in Yemen.
Amnesty International reported that two men are at risk of imminent execution, in Yemen.