2005

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

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.

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.

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.

a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr

a jury in Cleveland recommended the death sentence for Delano Hale Jr

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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.

CHINA. GUANGZHOU COURT SENTENCES TWO TAIWANESE WOMEN TO DEATH

the Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death two Taiwanese women

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.