Chronological archive
December 2005
The 163 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2005, in chronological order.
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, 86TH EXECUTION IN 2005
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man convicted of murder, raising to at least 86 the number of people put to death in the kingdom this year.
- DECEMBER 31, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that public opinion polls had shown that 80 per cent...
it was reported that public opinion polls had shown that 80 per cent of Taiwanese opposed abolishing the death penalty
- DECEMBER 31, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. TAIWAN PLANS ON INTODUCING CHINESE STYLE DEATH PENALTY WITH TWO YEARS SUSPENSION, JUSTICE MINISTER
the United Daily News (UDN) quoted Taiwan’s Justice Minister Shih Mao-lin as saying that Taipei was studying the possibility of following China's example of issuing a “death penalty with two years suspension” to give criminals a chance to repent.
- DECEMBER 31, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTERS
Salim Sheikh, a father who killed all his five daughters by throwing them into the Narmada river in Bharuch, India, was sentenced to death by a fast track court in Bharuch.
- DECEMBER 30, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 8 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the People's Court of southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, handed down death penalties to eight local people involved in a transnational drug trafficking ring.
- DECEMBER 30, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. AIRMAN HANGED FOR KILLING SIX COLLEAGUES
Nasir Ali Bangash, a Pakistan air force technician, was hanged after being convicted of killing six colleagues more than three years ago.
- DECEMBER 30, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGZHOU MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FRAUD
the Guangzhou Intermediate Court sentenced Wang Risheng to death with a two-year reprieve for fraud. The court said Wang was the mastermind behind a scam in which more than 2,000 people were swindled out of 110 million yuan (US$12.4 million).
- DECEMBER 30, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Ali Ahmed Nawas was executed in Central prison in Sana’a...
Ahmed Ali Ahmed Nawas was executed in Central prison in Sana’a...
- DECEMBER 29, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
- DECEMBER 29, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. BOMBAY HIGH COURT SENTENCES DOCTOR TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Mumbai High Court, India, sentenced a doctor to death for murdering two people after falsely promising to help them emigrate to the United States.
- DECEMBER 29, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Eskandar Meraji,
Eskandar Meraji,
- DECEMBER 29, 2005EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND. TWELVE OPPOSITION MEMBERS CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON IN SWAZILAND
twelve opposition members in Swaziland were charged with high treason and could face the death penalty in connection with a spate of petrol-bomb attacks in the small southern African kingdom.
- DECEMBER 29, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NO. OF DEATH ROW INMATES HITS 78, SIGN OF TOUGHENING PENALTIES
it was reported that the number of inmates in Japan whose death sentences had been finalized stood at 78, the largest in 37 years.
- DECEMBER 29, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. PETITION CHALLENGING DEATH SENTENCE IN GANG RAPE CASES ADJOURNED
the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, Islamabad, Pakistan, adjourned the hearing on a petition challenging the death sentences of four convicts for gang rape under Section 10 (4) of the Zina Ordinance.
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
two Iranians convicted of armed robbery were hanged
- DECEMBER 28, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Yarmohammad Samadi,
Yarmohammad Samadi,
- DECEMBER 28, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. PARENTS OF AIDS-INFECTED CHILDREN DEMAND 10 MILLION DOLLARS
the families of hundreds of Libyan children infected with the AIDS virus were demanding 10 million dollars for each child in compensation, Bulgarian television reported.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
Mohammed Nur Ali, a Sudanese man found
- DECEMBER 27, 2005RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIA MAY ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN SPRING - MP
"I expect Protocol No. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes capital punishment, to be ratified during the spring session of the State Duma [parliament's lower house]," head of the State Duma international affairs committee Konstan
- DECEMBER 27, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. SIX AL QAEDA-LINKED MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Kuwaiti court sentenced to death six suspected militants linked to al Qaeda for bloody attacks in the country.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh's government said it planned sweeping anti-terror legislation
Bangladesh's government said it planned sweeping anti-terror legislation
- DECEMBER 27, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Kissimmee, a man convicted of a 1995 murder was sentenced to death for the third time.
in Kissimmee, a man convicted of a 1995 murder was sentenced to death for the third time.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence...
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence of an inmate convicted of strangling his cellmate nearly a decade ago.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a teenage woman accused of murdering
Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a teenage woman accused of murdering
- DECEMBER 27, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
Iranian authorities hanged a young man in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, Iran
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. TWO LEADERS OF THE "KRICHEV GANG" SENTENCED TO BE SHOT
Oleg Potapenko and Vyacheslav Knyazkov, two leaders of a gang that “terrorized the Mogilyov region” between 2001 and 2004, were sentenced to death in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Petr P. Korablev was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Petr P. Korablev was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 26, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. PRESIDENT ASKED TO POSTPONE EXECUTION OF POSO CONFLICT CONVICTS
Indonesia’s National Awakening Party (PKB) asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to postpone the execution of three men sentenced to death for their role in the Poso conflict: Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Dasilva and Marinus Riwu.
- DECEMBER 26, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
two brothers, Lin Meng-kai e Lin Hsin-hung...
two brothers, Lin Meng-kai e Lin Hsin-hung...
- DECEMBER 25, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. SUPREME COURT SCRAPS NURSES' HIV DEATH SENTENCES
Libya's Supreme Court scrapped death sentences against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor and ordered a retrial of the cases which have harmed Tripoli's efforts to build ties with the West.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a young woman.
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- DECEMBER 25, 2005LibyaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU SAYS LIBYA COURT'S HIV RULING IS GOOD NEWS
the European Union welcomed the Libyan Supreme Court's order to retry five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for allegedly infecting Libyan children with the HIV virus.
- DECEMBER 25, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
the Zalingy Special Criminal Court sentenced Abdella Salih Hussain Mohamed...
- DECEMBER 24, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIANS SUPPORT ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
many adults in Australia disagreed with the implementation of the death penalty for specific crimes, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
six prisoners in central China were sentenced to death after they escaped a prison and were later caught.
- DECEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death Muhammad Akram
- DECEMBER 22, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. KIDNAPPERS OF ITALIAN AID WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the leader of an Afghan gang that kidnapped an Italian aid worker in May, was sentenced to death, along with an accomplice, for the earlier kidnapping and killing of an Afghan businessman.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TWO MURDERS
the Mito District Court, Japan, sentenced a 44-year-old man to death for killing and robbing two elderly female acquaintances in Ibaraki Prefecture in January 2005.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. EU URGES KYRGYZSTAN TO EXTEND DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the European Union urged Kyrgyzstan to extend a death penalty moratorium until the country passed a law abolishing it.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. 3 PALESTINIANS EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED BY IOF IN NABLUS
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed 3 Palestinians in Nablus.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NATHOUSE KILLING
gang leader Qi Bing was sentenced to death for manslaughter by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, China. It was alleged that Qi, 31, and six members of his gang started a quarrel in a bathhouse, killing one person and injuring three others on
- DECEMBER 22, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago...
Chip Carter, born Pinkney W. Carter 51 years ago, was convicted of 3 counts of 1st-degree murder after a jury trial in September.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005DEATH PENALTY
instead of fighting for his life, admitted murderer Charles Barker agreed to spend his entire life in prison.
instead of fighting for his life, admitted murderer Charles Barker agreed to spend his entire life in prison.
- DECEMBER 22, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Abubakar Ali Koko, 29, married with four children was sentenced by Egazira Aba Criminal Court...
Abubakar Ali Koko, 29, married with four children was sentenced by Egazira Aba Criminal Court...
- DECEMBER 21, 2005KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. EXECUTED MAN'S CORPSE DISPLAYED
a 21-year old Kuwaiti convicted of the premeditated murder of a compatriot was hanged and his hooded corpse displayed in public.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF FOUR CONVICTS
the Shariat Appellate Bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court stayed the execution of four convicts who had been sentenced to death for raping a Christian girl, Saima Bibi, in Faisalabad in 1999.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 13 DEATH ROW INMATES RECEIVE STAY OF EXECUTION
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo temporarily stayed the execution of 13 death row inmates including 11 convicted rapists.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. KYRGYZ NGO URGES PRESIDENT TO EXTEND DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
the Kylym Shamy public foundation, a Kyrgyz human rights NGO...
- DECEMBER 21, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AMNESTY URGES GOVERNMENT TO HELP NATIONAL ON DEATH ROW IN VIETNAM
Amnesty International said the Federal Government must do all it could for Trinh Huu, an Australian man sentenced to death for trafficking heroin in Vietnam.
- DECEMBER 21, 2005IcelandDEATH PENALTY
ICELAND. REYKJAVÍK TO LOBBY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the City Council of Iceland’s capital Reykjavík agreed that the city would take part in the fight against the death penalty by becoming a member of "Cities for Life - Cities Against the Death Penalty".
- DECEMBER 20, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN, FIRST IN OVER 50 YEARS
Angela Johnson was sentenced to death by a federal court after being found guilty of involvement in the murder of five people in the state of Iowa in 1993. She says she is innocent.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE SAUDI NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
three Saudis were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murder in separate incidents, the interior ministry said.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. DECEMBER 31 DEDICATED TO ‘THE LAST DAY’
Hands Off Cain headquarters in Rome hosted the presentation of “The Last Day” (“Ultimo giorno”), a day of television dedicated exlusively to the death penalty, to be aired on December 31, 2005, on the satellite chanel ‘Planet’ from 7:30 am till midnight.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iranian authorities publicly hanged three men all in their twenties in the town of Sabzevar, north-east Iran, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BANK MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
Wen Mengjie, 49, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes and embezzling public funds worth CNY15 million (US$1.85 million), Chinese media said.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 'KINDERGARTEN KILLER' EXECUTED FOR MURDERS
Fu Hegong, a 31-year-old man dubbed the "kindergarten killer", convicted of murdering a teacher, a 5-year-old boy and three other people, was executed.
- DECEMBER 20, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Trinh Huu, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin in southern Vietnam, a court official said. Huu, 53, was found guilty of trafficking about two kilograms of heroin following a trial in Tay Ninh province bord
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU CONDEMNS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN
the European Union condemned Iran for continued human rights abuses. In a statement issued by the British presidency, the 25-member bloc said greater respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms was essential to improve relations between the EU and I
- DECEMBER 20, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN'S MAZANDARAN PROVINCE
the director-general of the Mazandaran Province's Public and Revolution Courts...
- DECEMBER 20, 2005DEATH PENALTY
a woman was sentenced to death for helping her former boyfriend kill 5 people...
a woman was sentenced to death for helping her former boyfriend kill 5 people, including two children, in an attempt to thwart an investigation of the man's methamphetamine business.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. EIGHT PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Manila, the Philippines, sentenced 8 men to death for kidnapping a Chinese Filipino national.
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- DECEMBER 19, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI LAWYERS ACCUSE JORDAN COURT OF TRIAL BY TELEVISION
defense lawyers for suspects accused of plotting a chemical bomb attack in Jordan on the orders of Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the court of conducting a trial by television.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KILLER OF 5-YEAR-OLD GETS DEATH PENALTY
the second additional district and sessions court in Jamshedpur, India, sentenced Tara Sardar to death for sacrificing a five-year-old boy to “appease” God.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Zabihollah Mahrami, an Iranian of the Bahai faith, died in his jail cell of unknown causes
Zabihollah Mahrami, an Iranian of the Bahai faith, died in his jail cell of unknown causes
- DECEMBER 19, 2005JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. EU FUNDS FIGHT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN JAMAICA
it was reported that the Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) was set to intensify its campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in Jamaica. The IJCHR signed a contract with the European Union for J $24 million to be pumped into the
- DECEMBER 19, 2005MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
MAURITIUS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
the Mauritian branch of Amnesty International (AI) petitioned Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam demanding the scrapping of the death penalty in the island nation.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison after having his death sentence overturned because a juror consulted the Bible during deliberations.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005United StatesDEATH PENALTY
murder increased by 2.1% across the USA during the first 6 months...
murder increased by 2.1% across the USA during the first 6 months of 2005 and was on track to nearly reverse a 2.4% decline recorded last year, according to preliminary FBI figures released today.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN ESCAPES NOOSE FOLLOWING PARDON
an Iranian national, only identified as Morteza, escaped the noose after winning the forgiveness of relatives of his victim.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI GETS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA
Jordan's state security court handed al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his third death sentence in absentia for planning a failed suicide attack at the border post with Iraq.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING BROTHER
Ali Babai-Pour was hanged in Tehran, Iran, for killing his brother after an argument.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDER HANGED IN TEHRAN
an Iranian national -- only identified as a youth named Mohsen -- was hanged inside Tehran's Evin prison.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi national Hazaa bin Abdul Aziz bin Faraaj al-Dousari was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a compatriot, the interior ministry announced.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, named Aziz, was hanged for murder in Iran.
a man, named Aziz, was hanged for murder in Iran.
- DECEMBER 17, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUIZHOU ROAD CHIEF EXECUTED FOR BRIBERY
Lu Wanli, the former head of the Communications Department of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, was executed for taking huge bribes, according to the Supreme People's Court.
- DECEMBER 16, 2005New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
NEW JERSEY, USA. SENATE APPROVES COMMISSION TO STUDY DEATH PENALTY
though no New Jersey prisoner has been executed in more than 40 years and the state's death penalty remains on a court-ordered moratorium on technical grounds, the state Senate voted on December 15 to study the issue and delay any execution until 20
- DECEMBER 16, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER SENIOR OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR GRAFT
Han Guizhi, the former head of the top advisory body of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting 7.02 million yuan (US$ 875,000) in bribes.
- DECEMBER 16, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Shakargarh Additional District & Session Court, Pakistan, sentenced Abdul Shakoor alias Shoka to death on two counts with a fine of Rs. 200,000 for killing Aslam and Allah Rakha of Bara Bhai-Shakargarh village over an argument in 2003.
- DECEMBER 16, 2005North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS NORTH KOREA RESOLUTION
the UN General Assembly officially adopted a resolution criticizing human rights abuses in North Korea, with 88 votes for, 21 against and 60 abstentions.
- DECEMBER 15, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. CALL FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY DUE TO MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
a miscarriage of the Jordanian justice system that led to the execution of a man wrongly convicted of murder in 2000 had become a new reason to abolish the death penalty in the Kingdom, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
- DECEMBER 15, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN VIETNAM FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
three members of a drug smuggling ring were sentenced to death in Vietnam for smuggling heroin and opium into Vietnam from Laos, said Nguyen Van Huy, an officer from the Nghe An provincial people's court.
- DECEMBER 15, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FSC DISMISSES PETITION CHALLENGING DEATH SENTENCE IN RAPE CASES
a full bench of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) in Pakistan dismissed a Shariat petition stating that death sentence awarded in rape cases were contrary to the injunctions of the Holy Quran and the Hadith and challenging the trial of rapists in Anti-Terro
- DECEMBER 15, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DOG TRAINER HANDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 5 PEOPLE WITH MUSCLE RELAXANTS
Yoshinori Ueda, a man convicted of killing five people in 1992 and 1993 using muscle relaxants, was set to be executed after Japan’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal. Ueda, 51, had been sentenced to death after being convicted of murder and abandoning th
- DECEMBER 14, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. BLAIR CONDEMNS DEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he "strongly" opposed the death penalty but warned it was wrong to equate the human rights situtation in the US with that in countries such as China simply on the grounds of the number of executions carried out.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
MISSISSIPPI, USA. JOHN NIXON, 77, EXECUTED
John B. Nixon Sr., a 77-year-old convicted hitman, was executed becoming the oldest person in the nation put to death since capital punishment resumed in the US in 1977.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. EX-SECURITIES CEO GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR GRAFT
Yang Yanming, formerly general manager of a Beijing trading business department with China Yinhe Securities Co. Ltd., was sentenced to death for graft and embezzling public funds.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005AustriaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRIA. SCHWARZENEGGER SHUNNED IN AUSTRIA FOLLOWING EXECUTION
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's refusal to grant former gang leader Stanley 'Tookie' Williams clemency sparked outrage in his native Austria.
- DECEMBER 14, 2005EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Ali Darman Agustri
Ali Darman Agustri
- DECEMBER 14, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyz Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir Uulu asked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kyrgyz Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir Uulu asked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
- DECEMBER 13, 2005DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. STANLEY WILLIAMS, GANGLEADER TURNED PEACE MAKER, EXECUTED
California prison officials executed Stanley Tookie Williams, 51, the ex-leader of the Crips convicted of killing four people in 1979, early in the morning a day after top courts and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected final appeals to spare his life.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. ‘WILLIAMS EXECUTION IS RUTHLESS JUSTICE’, D’ELIA
Stanley Williams was executed after being denied clemency by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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- DECEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EIGHT CHILD OFFENDERS EXECUTED THIS YEAR
“Iran has executed at least eight juvenile offenders so far this year, two of whom were still under 18 at the time they were executed”, Amnesty International said in a statement.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO YOUTHS SENTENCED TO EXECUTION
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld sentences for two young men to be hanged in the Iranian capital Tehran, a state-run daily reported.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA. OUTCRY AFTER WILLIAMS' DEATH GLITCHES SLOW BUT DON'T STOP EXECUTION
at 12:01 a.m., having exhausted all appeals, Stanley Tookie Williams shuffled into San Quentin's death chamber, shackled at the wrists and waist and escorted by four guards.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Stanley Tookie Williams was executed by lethal injection
Stanley Tookie Williams was executed by lethal injection
- DECEMBER 13, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. 23 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF NIECE
Nigel Fernandez, 23, was sentenced to death and his twin brother, Truver Fernandez, given life imprisonment by a sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram, India, after being found guilty of murdering their 17-year-old niece.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN TO DRUG TRAFFICKER
a court in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Son La sentenced Dinh Van Loc to death for trafficking heroin.
- DECEMBER 13, 2005Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY. VATICAN DEPLORES EXECUTION OF US GANG LEADER
the Vatican said there was no room for the death sentence in the modern world after the execution in a US jail of former Los Angeles gang leader Stanley Williams.
- DECEMBER 12, 2005DEATH PENALTY
in Norristown, John Eichinger was formally sentenced to death...
in Norristown, John Eichinger was formally sentenced to death for the stabbing deaths of four people, including a child.
- DECEMBER 12, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Shen Daming to death with a reprieve of two years for murder.
- DECEMBER 12, 2005European UnionDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. EU PARLIAMENT PRES URGES DEATH PENALTY'S GLOBAL ABOLITION
European Parliament president Josep Borrell called on the 76 countries still allowing the death penalty to respect the right to life and end the practice of capital punishment. Borrell said the US was the only democratic state that made "widespread use" o
- DECEMBER 11, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS TOOKIE WILLIAMS' APPEAL
the state Supreme Court late Sunday refused to grant a stay of execution for Stanley Tookie Williams.
- DECEMBER 11, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COMMITTEE URGES IMMEDIATE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Committee to Oppose the Death Penalty in Pondicherry, India, urged the Central Government to take immediate steps to put an end to capital punishment in the country.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED IN TEHRAN
a young man was hanged in the Iranian capital Tehran, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS AFGHAN FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS MINOR
Iran publicly hanged Rostam Tajik, an Afghan national, for a crime he was alleged to have committed as a minor.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death by lethal injection for his role in the slayings of three Birmingham police officers by a drug-dealing friend.
- DECEMBER 10, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BUSINESSMAN EXECUTED FOR MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SCAMS
Meng Fanhui was executed in China's Liaoning province for a series of scams that included swindling local consumers out of 30 million yuan (3.7 million dollars). Meng was executed for fake business operations he instigated as director of Shenyang Longjie
- DECEMBER 10, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in a prison in the city of Qazvin...
a man was hanged in a prison in the city of Qazvin...
- DECEMBER 9, 2005EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. FIGURE IN ETHIOPIA 'RED TERROR' SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Federal High Court sentenced to death Major Melaku Tefera, one of Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam's top soldiers, for genocide during the country's 1970s "Red Terror" campaign.
- DECEMBER 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death Shehzad Khan and Faryad Khan on two counts and imposed on them a fine of Rs.200,000 each.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Stevie Lamar Fields's death sentence...
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Stevie Lamar Fields's death sentence, ruling that jurors did not invalidate their deliberations by considering biblical arguments in favor of vengeance.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the death sentence of Cal Coburn Brown.
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the death sentence of Cal Coburn Brown.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal...
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther convicted in the 1981 murder of a white police officer.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005OhioDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Ashland County...
the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Ashland County death sentence of Maxwell White, but upheld his murder conviction.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. TWO GANG MEMBERS GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
a court in Kabul, Afghanistan, sentenced to death Hashmatullah and Mahmood
- DECEMBER 8, 2005AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
a primary court in Alisher district in Afghanistan’s south-eastern Khost province sentenced to death Hazer Mohammad for murdering one Abdul Akbar.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. GOVERNMENT: NO DEATH PENALTY TO ABU SALEM
the Indian Government declared that extradited underworld don Abu Salem would not be punished with the death penalty or with a prison term exceeding 25 years, as per the guarantee given to the Portuguese Government prior to extradition.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced Tran Thi Thu Thanh, a 39 year old female, to death for smuggling heroin to neighboring China.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
Nikolai A. Lubich was sentenced to death, in Belarus.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO OPEN DEATH PENALTY APPEALS PROCESS TO PUBLIC
China will make court proceedings on death penalty appeals open to the public next year in a bid to safeguard human rights, the government said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT GRANTS REPRIEVE TO 15 DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo granted an indefinite reprieve to 15 convicts scheduled for execution in March, the government said.
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- DECEMBER 7, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BUTT OUT ON DEATH PENALTY: BALI 9 JUDGE
the judges hearing the Bali Nine trials in Indonesia warned Australians not to interfere in Indonesia's right to impose capital punishment, insisting they would not allow their independence to be compromised.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN PUBLICLY BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two men who were convicted of stabbing their victims to death in separate incidents.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY’S ACTORS AND DIRECTORS APPEAL TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
a number of Italy’s actors and directors have signed Hands Off Cain’s appeal aimed at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the scheduled execution Stanley Williams at San Quintino penitentiary on December 13. Those who have given their suppor
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG WOMAN HANGED IN PRISON
a young Iranian woman was hanged in prison in the north-eastern town of Shirevan.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 3 death sentences given condemned killers who said they were mentally retarded.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. FTC AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN IN MURDER CASE
a Fast Track Court in Davangere in India’s Karnataka state, sentenced to death Prakash Yadhav, 35, on charges relating to the murder of a two-year-old girl.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER AND IMPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Supreme Court of Pakistan set aside a verdict of the Peshawar High Court transforming the sentence of life imprisonment handed to Khurram for murder into the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SPY AGENCY UNEARTHS MOST SHAMEFUL MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
South Korea's spy agency said that eight innocent men were tortured and sent to their deaths in 1975 by the military government of late dictator Park Chung-Hee in a case that ranked as the nation's worst miscarriage of justice.
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
two young men were publicly hanged near the central city of Arak
two young men were publicly hanged near the central city of Arak
- DECEMBER 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man accused of fatally shooting a member of Iran’s paramilitary State Security Forces...
an Iranian man accused of fatally shooting a member of Iran’s paramilitary State Security Forces...
- DECEMBER 6, 2005DEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO HANG AFGHAN YOUTH FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS MINOR
a young Afghan man is set to be executed on December 10 for a crime he committed as a minor, a semi-official daily reported.
- DECEMBER 6, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. LAWMAKERS PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE TO DEATH PENALTY
Japanese lawmakers opposed to the death penalty said they would propose mandatory life in prison for capital cases in a bid to dent overwhelming public support for capital punishment.
- DECEMBER 6, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO REPLACE DEATH SENTENCE BY HANGING
it was reported that the government of Malaysia had no plans to replace the death penalty by hanging with other methods of executions such as using the electric chair or lethal injection even though studies on other options had been undertaken.
- DECEMBER 6, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. CONDEMNED PRISONER APPEALS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Peter Kamau Ndung'u, a prisoner condemned to death, appealed to the Kenyan government to abolish the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 5, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN ENTRUSTS PRESIDENT CIAMPI WITH STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLAIMS APPEAL
Secretary of Hands Off Cain Sergio D’Elia delivered to Italy’s President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi the appeal signed by Italy’s Parliamentarians and Regional Presidents to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for the suspension of the scheduled execution
- DECEMBER 5, 2005MarylandDEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND, USA. WESLEY BAKER EXECUTED FOR KILLING TEACHER'S AIDE
convicted murderer Wesley Eugene Baker was executed in Maryland for fatally shooting a teacher's aide in front of two of her grandchildren. Baker, 47, died by lethal injection at 9:18 pm EST (0218 GMT) at the Maryland Diagnostic and Classification Center
- DECEMBER 5, 2005MississippiDEATH PENALTY
in Yazoo City, a jury decided that Earnest Lee Hargon should get the death penalty.
in Yazoo City, a jury decided that Earnest Lee Hargon should get the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 5, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SENATOR APPEALS TO GOVERNMENT TO URGENTLY UNDERTAKE ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF BULGARIANS ON DEATH ROW IN LIBYA
Tana de Zulueta, a senator for the Green Party group in Italy's senate, sent a parliamentary request to the Italian Government for urgent actions to help the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya. De Zulueta officially asked the Government what mea
- DECEMBER 5, 2005SudanDEATH PENALTY
Abd Alaziz Omer was executed at Kassala Prison, Port Sudan.
Abd Alaziz Omer was executed at Kassala Prison, Port Sudan.
- DECEMBER 4, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
the UN said that Saddam Hussein's trial would
the UN said that Saddam Hussein's trial would
- DECEMBER 3, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC. ITALIAN ‘GOVERNORS’ PRESENT CLEMENCY APPEAL FOR STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
the press conference for the presentation of the appeal by Italy’s ‘Governors’ to ask California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger clemency for Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams, scheduled to be put to death on December 13, was held in Rome at Hands Off Cain’s headq
- DECEMBER 3, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. TRIBUNAL RULES AGAINST EXTRADITION OF CIPRIANI TO CONNECTICUT
the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Latina, Italy, suspended the extradition to the United States of Benedetto Cipriani, an Italian-American national charged with killing three people in the US.
- DECEMBER 3, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. AL-DAILAMY HAS DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Yahia Al-Dailami and Mohamed Ahmed Miftah had their sentences upheld by a Criminal Court in Yemen.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA. KENNETH LEE BOYD BECOMES 1,000TH PERSON EXECUTED IN U.S. SINCE 1977
a convicted murderer was put to death in the nation's 1,000th execution since capital punishment resumed in 1977. Kenneth Lee Boyd, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m., said state Department of Correction spokeswoman Pam W
- DECEMBER 2, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE HANGS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL NGUYEN, THOUSANDS MOURN
Singapore executed Australian national Nguyen Tuong Van just before dawn despite repeated pleas by Australia's government for clemency.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC. PRESS RELEASE TO PRESENT PETITION FOR ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS
there will be the presentation of the petition signed by the italian governors to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the executions of Stanley “Tookie” Williams, whose execution is scheduled on december 13th.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. 53 PARLIAMENTARIANS SIGN WILLIAMS APPEAL
53 parliamentarians have so far given their support to Hands Off Cain’s appeal aimed at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to halt the scheduled execution Stanley Williams.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA TO 'TIDY UP' TRADE IN EXECUTED PRISONERS' ORGANS
China broke its silence to admit for the first time that the organs of executed prisoners were sold to foreigners for transplant.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. JAPAN TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the European Union renewed its call on Japan to abolish the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Nathan Joe Ramirez's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.
Nathan Joe Ramirez's sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole.
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- DECEMBER 2, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Lee Boyd, 57, was put to death by lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh.
Kenneth Lee Boyd, 57, was put to death by lethal injection at Central Prison in Raleigh.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Shawn Humphries was put to death by lethal injection
Shawn Humphries was put to death by lethal injection night in the Broad River Correctional Institution Humphries was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Jeremy Bryan Jones was sentenced to death in Mobile for the Sept. 17...
Jeremy Bryan Jones was sentenced to death in Mobile for the Sept. 17, 2004 rape and murder of Lisa Marie Nichols, 44 whose slaying led authorities to link him to more than 10 other killings.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Ahmed ben Mohamed al-Chater, a Saudi Arabian convicted of murder, was decapitated
- DECEMBER 2, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CIVIL SERVANT SENTENCED TO DEATH ON GRAFT IN THREE GORGES RELOCATION
Du Jiang, a civil servant from Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, was sentenced to death with a two years' reprieve for embezzling and misappropriating public funds set aside for relocation in the Three Gorges Reservoir.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Kyrgyz parliamentarians
it was reported that Kyrgyz parliamentarians
- DECEMBER 2, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. TORTURE 'STATE POLICY'
in a published report entitled ‘The darkness we see: Torture in Burma's interrogation centres and prisons’, it was alleged that the Burmese junta was torturing political prisoners to crush dissent and that at least five political detainees had been tortur
- DECEMBER 2, 2005AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MALAYSIA BACKS SINGAPORE DECISION TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN
Malaysia's Foreign Minister supported Singapore's decision to execute Australian heroin trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van, saying the death penalty was a necessary legal deterrent.
- DECEMBER 1, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. EIGHTEEN 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.
- DECEMBER 1, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 60-YR-OLD MAN FOR MURDER
the Sapporo High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a 60-year-old man to death for killing a couple in Hokkaido in 1988.
- DECEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
detention of "underground" Catholic bishops, priests...
detention of "underground" Catholic bishops, priests...
- DECEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Religious activity grew not only among the five main religions...
Religious activity grew not only among the five main religions...