Chronological archive
March 2006
The 181 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2006, in chronological order.
NIGERIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING BICYCLE
a 35-year-old man, Umaru Auta, was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a bicycle. Auta had been arrested by the police in 1999 in a village near Toro, in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, and arraigned on a three-count charge of robbery, assault and unlawful
- MARCH 31, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge William Blackwell sentenced Eaglin this morning at the Charlotte County Justice Center in Punta Gorda.
Circuit Judge William Blackwell sentenced Eaglin at the Charlotte County Justice Center in Punta Gorda.
- MARCH 31, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. PIPELINE OIL THIEVES FACE DEATH PENALTY
Chinese police vowed to clamp down on pipeline oil theft, even threatening to impose the death penalty. According to police oil theft cost the industry more than 1bn yuan ($124.6m, £71.8m) and led to 2,877 arrests.
- MARCH 31, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING 3-YR-OLD DAUGHTER
a New Delhi court sentenced to death 26-year-old Sheikh Noor Hussain for raping and killing his three-year-old daughter. Additional sessions judge S.K. Kaushik awarded capital punishment to Hussain for murder and also read out a life sentence, the maximum
- MARCH 31, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. GOVERNMENT TO KEEP CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
TAIWAN. GOVERNMENT TO KEEP CAPITAL PUNISHMENT March 31, 2006: the government of Taiwan has no plans to abolish capital punishment but will further step up measures to meet high public expectations for better public order, Premier Su Tseng- chang said.
- MARCH 31, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT STAYS DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO VARANASI GUIDE
India’s Supreme Court stayed a death sentence awarded to a guide for killing a female New Zealand tourist at Varanasi in 1997.
- MARCH 30, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. DEATH PENALTY DROPPED AGAINST PLO HEAD
a Lebanese military court dropped a death penalty against the head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in the country.
- MARCH 30, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. PRIME MINISTER URGED TO OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
Australia should publicly oppose the death penalty for terrorists if it expects to be taken seriously in its efforts to save Australians from death row, senior defence lawyer Lex Lasry said.
- MARCH 30, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. FORMER SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Sita Raman, a 32 year old former soldier, was sentenced to death for murdering his friend by stabbing him twice in the neck at Nilai, near Bernama, Malaysia.
- MARCH 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY A COURT IN DHAKA FOR MURDER
three people were sentenced to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for raping and murdering a woman. The court also fined the three convicts - Nazrul Islam, 29, Mozibor Rahman, 23 and Habibur Rahman (absconding) - Tk 10,000 each.
- MARCH 30, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN NATIONAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision to send an Indonesian man to the gallows for trafficking in cannabis.
- MARCH 30, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. DEATH PENALTY COULD BE WAIVED - KAGAME
the Rwandan government will consider lifting capital punishment on genocide suspects whose extradition is subject to the condition that they will not face the death penalty, President Paul Kagame said.
- MARCH 30, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTION OF LJ ACTIVISTS IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE SET ASIDE
the Sindh High Court (SHC), Pakistan, set aside the convictions to four activists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group after acquitting them of charges of sectarian killing. Mohammad Ajmal alias Akram Lahori, Attaullah, Mohammad Azam and Malik Tassaduq H
- MARCH 29, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. KEVIN KINCY EXECUTED IN TEXAS
Kevin Kincy, a former pizza delivery man with a long criminal record, was executed for the robbery and slaying of a Houston-area man 13 years ago.
- MARCH 29, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. CHRISTIAN CONVERT GRANTED ASYLUM IN ITALY
Abdur Rahman, an Afghan Christian convert who had faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam, arrived in Italy and was granted asylum.
- MARCH 29, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 71 YEAR OLD
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed down to Kazutoshi Takahashi, a 71-year-old man, for a 1998 double-murder in Yokohama.
- MARCH 29, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH ROW CHRISTIANS SEEK PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
three Indonesian Christians facing execution by firing squad due within days had submitted a second request for a presidential pardon.
- MARCH 29, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Travis Glass, who in 2002 received a death sentence for the 2001 murder of 13-year-old Steffini Wilkins...
Travis Glass, who in 2002 received a death sentence for the 2001 murder of 13-year-old Steffini Wilkins, has been given a new day in court regarding the death penalty.
- MARCH 28, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. CHRISTIAN CONVERT FACING DEATH TO BE RELEASED, US SAYS
Afghanistan will free Abdur Rahman, a man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, following Western pressure for his release, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. Rahman, 40, was jailed this month for rejecting Islam and
- MARCH 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. LEADER OF ORGANIZED CRIME RING SENTENCED TO DEATH
Zhao Chun, leader of an organized crime ring in the suburban county of Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, was sentenced to death for crimes including murder.
- MARCH 28, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Columbia, the South Carolina state Senate has endorsed making rapists eligible for the death penalty.
in Columbia, the South Carolina state Senate has endorsed making rapists eligible for the death penalty.
- MARCH 28, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Hossain Ali Mondol was sentenced to death by a court in Khulna, Bangladesh, for strangulating his wife Morjina to death in Dumuria on July 28 in 2003.
- MARCH 28, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOKYO HIGH COURT REJECTS ASAHARA'S APPEAL OF DEATH SENTENCE
the Tokyo High Court rejected former doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara's appeal of his death sentence, bringing him a step closer to hanging for a nerve gas attack on Tokyo and other assaults that killed 27 and injured thousands
- MARCH 28, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES IN MUSHARRAF'S ATTACK CASE
a court in Pakistan rejected appeals of four air force employees against their death sentences...
- MARCH 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CHINA BANS SALES OF HUMAN ORGANS
China's Health Ministry explicitly banned sales of human organs in an apparent attempt to clean up the country's lucrative but laxly regulated transplant business.
- MARCH 27, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. DEATH ROW INMATES PETITION PRESIDENT
over 20 Kyrgyz prisoners sentenced to death have appealed to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev requesting their convictions be re-examined in a letter published by the local media.
- MARCH 27, 2006DEATH PENALTY
many adults in the United States are in favour of capital punishment for specific crimes...
many adults in the United States are in favour of capital punishment for specific crimes, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 65 % of respondents support the death penalty f
- MARCH 27, 2006MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. THIRTY DEATH ROW PRISONERS GO ON "OPEN-ENDED HUNGER STRIKE"
thirty detainees sentenced to death in the central prison in Kenitra, Morocco...
- MARCH 27, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. AFP BOSS OPPOSED TO DEATH PENALTY
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Mick Keelty said he was personally opposed to the death penalty, despite his agency's role in the Bali Nine drug case. The AFP had faced continued criticism over allegations its officers could have arrested the
- MARCH 27, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia. Second clemency request for Catholics sentenced to death over Poso violence
the families of three Indonesian Catholics—Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus “Domi” da Silva and Marinus Riwu—sentenced to death for their alleged role in the 2000 Poso violence wrote to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, appealing for clemency. Throug
- MARCH 27, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. PROSECUTORS STARE DEATH IN THE FACE
Chang Chin-tu , a prosecutor at the Kaohsiung bureau of the Taiwan High Prosecutors' Office, who had been in charge of executions for eight years, told reporters that all prisoners received anaesthesia and were unconscious before being shot. "Prisoners wh
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- MARCH 26, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. COURT DROPS TRIAL OF CHRISTIAN AMID DOUBTS OVER HIS MENTAL STATE
an Afghan court dropped its case against Abdul Rahman, a Christian who faced execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul's top prosecutor for a final decision, court spokesman Wakil Omari said.
- MARCH 26, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. EXECUTION BY TALIBAN UNDER SHARIA
local Taliban in South Waziristan, Pakistan, executed a 25-year-old man under Islamic law (Sharia) for killing a taxi driver. The execution was the first case tried under Sharia in the tribal areas
- MARCH 25, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. POPE CALLS ON KARZAI TO SPARE AFGHAN CHRISTIAN CONVERT
Pope Benedict XVI asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai to pardon Abdul Rahman, an Afghan man facing execution for converting to Christianity.
- MARCH 25, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. MAN 'FACES DEATH IF EXPELLED' TO IRAN
an Iranian man will be executed for owning a satellite television system if he is sent home, MP Clare Short told Britain’s House of Commons. Short pleaded with Ministers to reconsider the case of the man and his family, after the Home Office ordered his d
- MARCH 25, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
Joe D'Ambrosio is entitled to a new trial because prosecutors...
Joe D'Ambrosio is entitled to a new trial because prosecutors withheld evidence that could have exonerated him, U.S. District Judge Kathleen O'Malley ruled. O'Malley ruled that D'Ambrosio must be released within 6 months or given a new trial.
- MARCH 24, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN EXECUTED FOR TRAFFICKING 31 BABY BOYS
a Chinese woman was executed for trafficking 31 children, the Supreme Court said, after another two men were sentenced to death earlier this week for kidnapping and selling baby boys.
- MARCH 24, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. CLERICS URGE EXECUTION OF CONVERT
senior Muslim clerics demanded that Abdul Rahman, an Afghan man on trial for converting from Islam to Christianity, be executed, warning that if the government caved in to Western pressure and freed him, they would incite people to "pull him into pieces."
- MARCH 24, 2006JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. HANG CONVICTED CHILD KILLERS, SENATOR MUNROE
Jamaican Government senator Trevor Munroe advocated the hanging of convicted child killers.
- MARCH 24, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
in Richmond, a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
in Richmond, a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing...
- MARCH 23, 2006CanadaDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. KARZAI SAYS CONVERT WILL NOT BE EXECUTED – CANADA
Afghan President Hamid Karzai assured Canada that Abdur Rahman, a man facing possible execution for converting to Christianity, would not be put to death, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
- MARCH 23, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. HUMAN RIGHTS AGENCY: POLICE EXECUTED SUSPECTS
the Philippines' human rights commission recommended a criminal investigation for the alleged summary executions of several terror suspects by police assaulting a prison after a botched escape attempt.
- MARCH 23, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. HALABJA PROTESTERS MAY FACE DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that demonstrators who torched a monument to the victims of a gas attack on Halabja faced the death penalty if convicted, according to a judge investigating the incident.
- MARCH 23, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. WOMAN AND HER LOVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND
the Kollam Ad Hoc I Sessions Court in India’s Kerala state sentenced to death Binitha Kumari, 35, and her lover Raju, 38, for the murder of the Binitha’s husband Vidhukumaran Thampi on April 18, 2000.
- MARCH 23, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a jury decided that Vincent McFadden...
a jury decided that Vincent McFadden, 25, - already facing 1 death penalty - should be sentenced to another for the unrelated murder of his former girlfriend's sister.
- MARCH 22, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. INMATE EXECUTED FOR DEATH OF TODDLER
Robert Salazar Jr., a man convicted of beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter to death because she was crying, was executed by lethal injection.
- MARCH 22, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING OWN DAUGHTER
a Sapele High Court in Nigeria’s Delta State sentenced a 34-year-old brick-layer, Justice Igbame, to death by hanging for killing his three-year-old daughter with a kitchen knife.
- MARCH 22, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. GOVERNMENT SAYS COURT TO DECIDE FATE OF CONVERT
under mounting international pressure over the case of Abdur Rahman, a man facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity, Afghanistan said that its judiciary alone would decide the case.
- MARCH 22, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. NINE MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Jordan sentenced to death nine Islamist militants for their part in 2002 riots in the southern city of Maan in which seven people were killed.
- MARCH 22, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SHRINE BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Abdul Halim and Muhammad Aslam, two men who carried out a bombing which killed 47 people at a Shia shrine in Pakistan in 2005, were sentenced to death.
- MARCH 22, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. OFFICIAL AGAINST EXECUTIONS
Chairman of the Russian Federation Council, Sergei Mironov, uttered his support to the banning of executions in Russia.
- MARCH 22, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SERIAL KILLER SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY
serial killer Yoo Young-chul said he objected to a recent move to abolish capital punishment in South Korea. Yoo's claim came amid controversy about the death penalty, which reemerged following the Justice Ministry's consideration to replace capital punis
- MARCH 21, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE METED VIA NEW FAST-TRACK PROCESS
the Kobe District Court sentenced 65-year-old Mineteru Yamamoto to death for robbing and killing a couple in 2004 in what was believed to be the first death sentence handed down by a court through streamlined trial procedures.
- MARCH 21, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. JAPAN'S RICH BUY ORGANS FROM EXECUTED CHINESE PRISONERS
hundreds Hundreds of well-off Japanese and other nationals are turning to China's burgeoning human organ transplant industry, paying tens of thousands of pounds for livers and kidneys, which in some cases have been harvested from executed prisoners and so
- MARCH 21, 2006Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Constable Dave Burnett, a Trinidad and Tobago police officer with 13 years experience, was sentenced to hang after being found guilty of the murder.
- MARCH 21, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FORMER CUSTOMS OFFICER EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
Phung Long That, or Bay That, a former senior customs officer who had taken bribes and abetted one of the country’s largest smuggling scandals back in late 1997, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City.
- MARCH 21, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. ITALY CONCERNED FOR AFGHAN CHRISTIAN CONVERT FACING EXECUTION
Italy added its voice to concerns for a man facing death in Afghanistan for converting to Christianity, as Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini summoned the Afghan ambassador over the affair.
- MARCH 21, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH, 11 OTHERS TO LIFE, FOR MURDER OF JOURNALIST
the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sentenced M. Siraj a man to death and 11 others to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Kamal Hossain.
- MARCH 21, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FORCIBLY TATTOOING WOMEN
a man in northeast China was sentenced to death for forcibly tattooing hundreds of Chinese characters on the bodies of three women.
- MARCH 21, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TEACHER EXECUTED FOR RAPING FOUR STUDENTS
Zhao Huisheng, a substitute teacher who raped four third-grade students and molested several others at a village elementary school in northwest China, was put to death. Zhao reportedly raped the students, who were around age nine, in his office when they
- MARCH 21, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. LAW MINISTER SUPPORTS CALLS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Nazri Aziz, Malaysian Cabinet Minister in charge of law in the Prime Minister’s Department, said he supported calls for abolishing Malaysia’s death penalty, which was largely used against drug traffickers.
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- MARCH 21, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. UN TORTURE OFFICIAL URGES CHINA TO CHANGE SYSTEM
UN torture investigator Manfred Nowak who made a landmark visit to China in 2005 called for sweeping changes in its police and court systems to reduce the widespread use of torture.
- MARCH 20, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. BAR VOTES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY, CALLS FOR MORATORIUM
the Malaysian Bar called for the abolition of the death penalty and an immediate freeze on all executions.
- MARCH 20, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. MILITARY COURT CONVICTS TWO OFFICERS OVER KILLINGS
the military court of the Kalemie garrison in Katanga, south DRC, sentenced Capt. Yalala Musubao to death for voluntarily killing eight Mayi Mayi officers of the 8th Brigade.
- MARCH 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BABY SELLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two men were sentenced to death by a court in China’s Yunnan Province for stealing and trafficking 12 baby boys across three provinces.
- MARCH 20, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Imran Ali was condemned to death by a court in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, for killing a man in 2004.
- MARCH 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
Jin Xiaoguo was sentenced to death for robbery and murder, while his accomplice was given 15 years in prison, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate Prosecutors' Office said.
- MARCH 19, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MAN RISKS DEATH FOR CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Afghan police detained a man for converting from Islam to Christianity, Supreme Court judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada said, adding the man could face the death penalty if he refused to become a Muslim again.
- MARCH 19, 2006JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. PARLIAMENT ALLOWS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERS ASSOCIATED WITH BURGLARY
amendments to the Offences Against the Person Act, allowing for the application of the death penalty for murders associated with burglary, were passed in Jamaica’s Upper House.
- MARCH 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. EIGHT PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced eight people to death for killing an NGO official.
- MARCH 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
- MARCH 18, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. COUNTRY ISSUES DEATH PENALTY DECREE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS
North Korea issued a special decree that called for the maximum penalty of death for its citizens involved in manufacturing and trafficking drugs, a South Korean relief group said.
- MARCH 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF JAPANESE CITIZEN
Chinese national Han Enze was sentenced to death and two others received prison terms in China over the murder and robbery of a Japanese nightclub manager in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in 2001.
- MARCH 18, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. INDONESIA PREPARES TO EXECUTE THREE FOR POSO KILLINGS
it was reported that the Central Sulawesi Police in Indonesia had prepared four firing squads, comprising of 44 sharp shooters, to carry out the executions of three men convicted of a series of killings in Poso in 2000.
- MARCH 17, 2006DEATH PENALTY
DRC. COURT SENTENCES RENEGADE SOLDIER TO DEATH
the military court of the Bukavu Garrison, in the Eastern region of the DRC, sentenced six soldiers, handing down the death penalty to one of them.
- MARCH 17, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMEN ARRESTED IN PEACEFUL PROTEST COULD BE EXECUTED
the total number of arrests following a gathering of hundreds of women's rights defenders who had made their way from Tehran's Daneshjoo Park to Laleh Park to mark International Women's Day on March 8 remained uncertain, as was the fate of those arrested
- MARCH 17, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
Sultan Miah, 35, was sentenced to death by a special tribunal in Netrokona, Bangladesh, for killing his wife for dowry in the country’s Mohonganj district.
- MARCH 17, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Patrick Moody, 39, was executed by injection at Central Prison for the Sept. 16...
Patrick Moody, 39, was executed by injection at Central Prison for the Sept. 16...
- MARCH 17, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of William Clark.
the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of William Clark.
- MARCH 16, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI NINE DUO APPEAL DEATH SENTENCES
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two members of the Bali nine who had been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, lodged their appeals with the Denpasar District Court.
- MARCH 16, 2006SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. DISSIDENT LABWANI COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH, LAWYER
the Syrian dissident and founder of the Liberal Unionist Party Dr Kamal Al Labwani may be sentenced to hard labour or even death if the court accepts the accusations against him, said his lawyer Anwar Al Bana.
- MARCH 16, 2006BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS. KGB CHIEF THREATENS DEATH SENTENCE FOR POLL PROTESTERS
opposition supporters in Belarus were warned that they could face the death penalty if they took part in a protest after the presidential election on March 19.
- MARCH 16, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD ON GANGSTER FOR KILLING 4 IN BAR SHOOTING
the Tokyo High Court upheld the death sentence imposed on Masato Kohinata for killing a rival gang member and three bystanders in a shooting at a bar in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in 2003.
- MARCH 16, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. EX-AUM MEMBER APPEALS HIGH COURT'S UPHOLDING OF DEATH SENTENCE
Tomomitsu Niimi, a former senior member of the cult formerly called AUM Shinrikyo, appealed a high court's decision that upheld the death sentence handed down against him for his involvement in a series of crimes including the deadly sarin gas attack on t
- MARCH 15, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. HUGHES PUT TO DEATH IN FIFTH 2006 TEXAS EXECUTION
Tommie Hughes was put to death by lethal injection for the 1997 robbery and murder of a Dallas woman in a movie theater parking lot. Hughes, 32, was condemned for killing Foulke Erinkitola, 25, after he and a cousin robbed Erinkitola and her friend, Roxan
- MARCH 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. POLITICAL PRISONER AT RISK OF EXECUTION
prison officials in Iran repeatedly threatened to execute Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi, a sympathizer of an armed opposition group, during the Persian New Year holidays that begin on March 21, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. 30% OF POLLED DEATH ROW INMATES HAVE NO ONE TO VISIT THEM
nearly 30 percent of death row inmates polled in Japan had no one to visit them, a survey conducted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations showed. The survey was given to 79 inmates as of January 2006 and 58 people responded.
- MARCH 15, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Fast Track Court in Roorkee, India, sentenced to death Amit, Dharmendra and Jitendra for the murder of two people, including a retired policeman, at their Shakti Vihar Colony residence on August 9, 2003.
- MARCH 15, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. ACTRESS BARDOT URGES BUSH TO PREVENT EXECUTION OF PRISONER ON TEXAS DEATH ROW
French film legend Brigitte Bardot wrote to US President George W. Bush urging him to prevent the execution of a prisoner on death row in Texas.
- MARCH 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOKYO HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON AUM'S NIIMI
the Tokyo High Court rejected an appeal by former doomsday cult member Tomomitsu Niimi convicted in attacks including the 1995 Tokyo nerve gassing that killed 12 people.
- MARCH 15, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NAGGING MISTRESS
Guan Canrong a former official in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was sentenced to death in the contract killing of his nagging mistress who pestered him to divorce his wife and marry her.
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- MARCH 15, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. US MULLS ENDING QUEST FOR MOUSSAOUI DEATH PENALTY
prosecutors pondered on whether to abandon their quest for the death penalty in the US government's only case connected to the September 11 hijackings, after a federal judge banned crucial testimony. Shortly after US District Judge Leonie Brinkema deliver
- MARCH 15, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. UZBEK RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PRAISE CONDITIONS IN KYRGYZ DEATH ROW CELL
the leaders of the Uzbek public association ‘Mothers Against the Death Penalty and Torture’, Tamara Chikunova and Dilobar Xudoberganova, shared their views with journalists at a news conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, after visiting a death row cell at Bi
- MARCH 14, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE AND BABY
Jordanian authorities executed Adnan Ismail, a man convicted for murdering his wife and seven-month-old son, marking Jordan's third execution in four days.
- MARCH 14, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SIX MEMBERS OF DRUG RING SENTENCED TO DEATH IN GUIZHOU PROVINCE
four cardinal members of a notorious drug ring that was accused of trafficking 21 kilograms of heroin have been sentenced to death at first trial in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
- MARCH 14, 2006AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. PROPOSALS UNDERWAY FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Algeria, where no executions have taken place since 1993, intends to put an end to capital punishment
- MARCH 14, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN RESPONDS TO THE IRANIAN EMBASSY’S DENIAL OF THE EXECUTION OF MINORS IN IRAN
Hands Off Cain replies to a note sent it by the Iranian embassy in Rome in which it denyed the application of the death penalty to minors.
- MARCH 14, 2006AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
AZERBAIJAN. RIGHTS ACTIVIST SAYS "INFORMAL MORATORIUM" ON DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that a death row inmate in Azerbaijan had appealed to the presidential administration to be executed by shooting. He had been sentenced to death before the abolition of capital punishment but his sentence had not been de jure commuted to l
- MARCH 14, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DEATH PENALTY MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT: ANTI-TERRORISM LAW PLACED IN CABINET
a tough new Bangladeshi antiterrorism law providing capital punishment for acts of terrorism was placed with the cabinet and discussed in detail, pending endorsement.
- MARCH 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE
the Lahore High Court, Pakistan, upheld the death sentence handed down to Mushtaq Ahmed by the Anti Terrorism Court for planning two suicide attacks on Pakistan President General Musharraf in December 2003.
- MARCH 13, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CATHOLIC CHURCH PETITION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Committee for the Abolition of Capital Punishment of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK) has announced that it will present the government with a petition calling for the abolition of capital punishment in the country.
- MARCH 13, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. EX-SADDAM JUDGE: DEATH SENTENCES LEGAL
Awad al-Bandar a former judge from Saddam Hussein's regime, admitted to sentencing 148 Shiites to death in the 1980s, but maintained they received a fair trial and had confessed to trying to assassinate the former Iraqi leader.
- MARCH 13, 2006BahamasDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. HANGINGS SINCE 1973 “UNLAWFUL”
the executions of 16 murder convicts in the Bahamas since 1973 could be viewed as "unlawful" killings at the hands of the state, given the March 8 ruling by the privy council, Progressive Liberal Party senator Damian Gomez said in a call for a full enquir
- MARCH 13, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF TWO MEN, MAINTAINS PENALTY FOR A THIRD IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
the Sindh High Court in Karachi, Pakistan, commuted the sentence of two men facing death for triple murder but maintained the death sentence for a third accomplice.
- MARCH 13, 2006BahamasDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. THE DEATH PENALTY WILL BE CARRIED OUT, ATTORNEY GENERAL
if judges hand down death sentences, the government would see to it that they are carried out, said Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson.
- MARCH 13, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Narsindi, Bangladesh, sentenced Abdul Hamid, 24, to death and Fazlu Mia, 28, to life imprisonment after convicting them of murder.
- MARCH 13, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Atlanta, the Senate defeated a proposal to study the use...
in Atlanta, the Senate defeated a proposal to study the use of the death penalty in Georgia
- MARCH 11, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. TWO ISLAMIC MILITANTS EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF U.S. DIPLOMAT
Jordan executed two Islamist militants convicted of killing a US diplomat in Amman in 2002 in a rare move to implement a death sentence against security detainees.
- MARCH 11, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. CONDITIONS NOT RIPE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, SPOKESMAN
China, for the moment, does not have the right conditions for abolishing capital punishment, said spokesman Sun Huapu of the Supreme People's Court.
- MARCH 11, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. REFORMS FOR DEATH PENALTY TRIALS IN 2006
in order to improve the handing down of death sentences, top judge Xiao Yang said that Chinese courts would start to hold open court sessions when hearing death penalty trials in the second instance.
- MARCH 10, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIAN COURTS HAVE NO RIGHT TO PASS DEATH SENTENCES, SUPREME COURT CHAIRMAN
Russian courts have no right to pass death sentences, Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said. “My attitude to the death penalty has been well known since 1998, when we signed European conventions. We have no right to sentence convicts to death,
- MARCH 10, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. HANGED PRISONER'S BODY IS EXHUMED
the body of George Kelly, a man who was hanged in 1950 for a murder he did not commit, was to be exhumed from its prison grave. Kelly was executed after he was found guilty of being involved in a notorious double murder at the Cameo Cinema in Wavertree, L
- MARCH 10, 2006United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO SHOT FATHER-IN-LAW
the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court, UAE, sentenced to death a man, only identified as S.J., after convicting him of killing his father-in-law, identified as A.H.
- MARCH 10, 2006Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
a federal jury voted unanimously to give Daryl Lawrence...
a federal jury voted unanimously to give Daryl Lawrence...
- MARCH 10, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Sanford, a jury handed back 2 recommendations for the death penalty...
in Sanford, a jury handed back 2 recommendations for the death penalty...
- MARCH 9, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 13 INSURGENTS HANGED
Iraqi authorities hanged 13 insurgents, marking the first time militants had been executed in the country since Saddam Hussein was ousted, the government said.
- MARCH 9, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. ‘VOICE OF BESLAN’ AGAINST BRINGING BACK DEATH PENALTY
the public organization ‘The Voice of Beslan’ objected to the idea of suspending the death penalty moratorium currently in force in Russia.
- MARCH 9, 2006ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
in a 4-3 ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices reversed the conviction of Billy Dale Green
in a 4-3 ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices reversed the conviction of Billy Dale Green. Green was convicted of 4 counts of capital murder and 1 count of kidnapping in the July 29, 1998, slayings of a family.
- MARCH 9, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. PATRIOT ACT LIKELY TO CURTAIL DEATH PENALTY APPEALS
President George W. Bush signed into law a Patriot Act renewal that will allow the government to keep using terror-fighting tools passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
- MARCH 9, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT REJECTS 'SPY' PLEA
Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected a review appeal by Manjit Singh, an Indian on death row for spying. He had been convicted of spying and carrying out a series of bombings in 1990 which killed 14 people. His family said he was Sarabjit Singh - a farmer wh
- MARCH 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
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- MARCH 8, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. EDITOR 'FACES DEATH CALLS'
Yemeni lawyers have called for a newspaper editor to be sentenced to death for showing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, his paper says.
- MARCH 8, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY BANNED
the mandatory death penalty in the Bahamas was abolished by five British law lords when they held it to be a breach of international human rights.
- MARCH 8, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Joe Michael Luna, 26, who asked jurors to sentence him to death, has today been sentenced to death.
Joe Michael Luna, 26, who asked jurors to sentence him to death, has today been sentenced to death.
- MARCH 8, 2006DEATH PENALTY
for the second year in a row, a state Senate committee has voted...
for the second year in a row, a state Senate committee has voted to place a moratorium on executions in Alabama.
- MARCH 8, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE TO GO TO GALLOWS, 11 SERVE LIFE TERM IN JAIL FOR MURDER
the Additional District and Sessions Court in Sylhet, Bangladesh, sentenced Somjid Ali Kotoi to death and 11 others to life for murdering one Alauddin.
- MARCH 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US BLASTS IRAN IN ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
the United States blasted China and Iran for alleged gross human rights violations, branding them among the "most systematic" violators in a closely watched annual rights report.
- MARCH 7, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. STATE’S TOP COURT OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY FOR STURM
California's highest court overturned the death penalty for Gregory Sturm, convicted of murder, saying that a judge made remarks that could have prejudiced the jury that condemned him to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
a young man was hanged in public in the western city of Qazvin.
- MARCH 7, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. THREE MEN FACING FEDERAL EXECUTION RECEIVE STAYS
Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a stay of execution for three co-defendants on federal death row who were scheduled to be executed in May, the Tribune Star reported.
- MARCH 7, 2006OregonDEATH PENALTY
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury...
in Oregon City, Judge Ronald Thom confirmed the March 3 decision of a Clackamas County jury, and sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death.
- MARCH 7, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
Brevard Circuit Judge Tonya Rainwater sentenced Anthony Wayne Welch, 27.
- MARCH 7, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man...
in Tulsa, a jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who was convicted of murdering a bank teller during a robbery.
- MARCH 7, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney...
the state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael James Laney, saying the judge failed to tell jurors that a life sentence meant the man was ineligible for parole.
- MARCH 7, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow...
the Wisconsin state Senate approved a bill 20 to 13 that would allow Wisconsin residents to vote in a public referendum on the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia...
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary committee on a 5-4 vote.
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval...
Death Penalty for Repeat Child Molesters Wins Approval in OK Senate---SB 1747 Could Be Signed into Law in Matter of Days
- MARCH 7, 2006DEATH PENALTY
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit...
legislation that cleared the Senate would make people who commit arson and are convicted of murder automatically eligible for the death penalty.
- MARCH 7, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdul Manap Mohamad Hassan, 51, had his hopes for freedom dashed when the Federal Court in Malaysia reinstated the death sentence on him for trafficking in 62.09 grams of heroin in March 1996.
- MARCH 6, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. DEATH PENALTY CALL FOR MAN WHO 'COULD HAVE STOPPED 9/11'
lawyers for the US government demanded the death penalty in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui who they said could have chosen to prevent the September 11 attacks.
- MARCH 6, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COURT SENTENCES MILITANT CHIEF, DEPUTY TO DEATH
a Pakistani court sentenced to death Atta-ur Rahman, the chief of the Jundullah organization, and his deputy Shahzad Bajwa after convicting them of shooting and throwing a grenade at a military pickup truck in the southern city of Karachi in March 2004, k
- MARCH 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was publicly hanged in southwestern Khuzestan province.
- MARCH 6, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CATHOLICS IN SOUTH KOREA SEEK ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
about 115,800 Roman Catholics in South Korea signed their names on a petition calling to abolish capital punishment, the Catholic organization Committee for Justice and Peace (CJP) said.
- MARCH 6, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. SUPREME COURT REBUKES THE COURT OF APPEALS ON DEATH PENALTY CASE
the Philippine Supreme Court rebuked the Court of Appeals for dismissing an appeal on a death penalty case that the appellate court should have automatically and mandatorily reviewed even though the appeal was abandoned by the death convict.
- MARCH 6, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
Amnesty International reported that Adil Muhammad Saif al-Ma'amari...
- MARCH 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR MURDER
Ali Salahshoor, 33, was hanged publicly on Sunday morning for murdering two brothers in 2005 in Ziar, a village in the central Isfahan province.
- MARCH 5, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. INDEPENDENT MP BACKS DEATH PENALTY
independent MP Peter Lewis called for the death penalty in Australia for people who committed murder to cover up their crimes, who murdered to "achieve their political ends" or for people who killed police officers.
- MARCH 5, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT. PHILIPPINE VICE PRESIDENT IN KUWAIT TO APPEAL FOR LIFE OF FILIPINO TEACHER
Philippine Vice-President Noli de Castro went to Kuwait to negotiate for the life of Marilou Ranario, an overseas Filipino worker who was sentenced to death for murdering her employer.
- MARCH 5, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. DEATH SENTENCE ON MAMBURAO 6 `BIASED,’ SAYS FARMER'S WIFE
the decision by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against a group of farmers known as the “Mamburao 6”, who were convicted, together with a former congressman, of killing the two sons of a local landlord in Mamburao, the Philippines, was “biased,” said
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Hossein S., 24, was hanged in Qazvin, northern Iran, for raping two women after breaking into a beauty parlour and threatening them with a knife.
- MARCH 4, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. COE HEAD URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the secretary-general of the Council of Europe Terry Davis urged Russia to abolish death penalty.
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- MARCH 4, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. 24 SHAN FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
24 members of the Shan State Army South (SSA-S) Brigade – 241, including its commander Sa Khun Kyaw who surrendered to the Burmese army earlier in the year, were sentenced to death by a martial court inside Lashio Prison in the northern Shan State near th
- MARCH 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEAFOOD TRIAD LEADER EXECUTED IN SHENZHEN
Chen Kegeng, the leader of a notorious triad which had controlled three leading seafood markets in Shenzhen for three years was executed.
- MARCH 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. 60 PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN
following the execution of political prisoner Hojjat Zamani in Gohardasht prison and the threat of a widespread mass execution of political prisoners in Iran, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale initiated a joint statement condemning gross violations of human rig
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. NAVY COLONEL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
the Surabaya Military Court, Indonesia, sentenced to death Navy Colonel M. Irfan Djumroni for murdering his former wife and a religious court judge in a frenzied attack after he lost a court case.
- MARCH 3, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men convicted of hacking to death a family of three, including a 4-year-old boy, were sentenced to death and executed in China’s Yunnan Province.
- MARCH 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. MINISTER WANTS TO SEND GAY IRANIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS BACK
Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk planned to send Iranian homosexual asylum-seekers back home after cancelling a six-month reprieve, a letter to parliament revealed.
- MARCH 3, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. EX-POLICE GENERAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI JEWEL HEIST CASE
former Lt. Gen. Chalor Kerdthed was sentenced to death by a Thai appeals court for masterminding the killing of two family members of a gem trader linked to a 1989 jewel theft in Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. HIGH COURT ADJOURNS TRIAL ON INDONESIAN WORKER
a Malaysian High Court adjourned the trial of an Indonesian male worker from the West Lombok district, Suhaedi bin Asnawi, who had been sentenced to death for the murder of his employer.
- MARCH 3, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. CAPITAL SENTENCE UPHELD BY HIGH COURT
the Allahabad High Court, India, upheld the death sentence handed to Mulla and Guddu by the Sitapur Sessions Court on April 3, 2005 in connection with the case of five villagers held hostage for ransom who were executed due to non fulfilment of the killer
- MARCH 3, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. FRANCE OBTAINS U.S. GUARANTEES ON MOUSSAOUI TRIAL - MINISTER
the French justice minister reiterated the US had guaranteed France none of the information it provided for the US case against al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui would be used to seek the death penalty.
- MARCH 3, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
a 3-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Anthony Graves.
- MARCH 3, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining...
Californians' support for the death penalty is declining according to results of a new survey conducted in February 2006 by the Field Poll.
- MARCH 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
five men were sentenced to death in Iran’s capital Tehran.
- MARCH 2, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR KILLING, ROBBING 2 WOMEN
Japan’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence on Masami Toyoda, a 62-year-old man, for killing two women in murder-robbery cases in the 1990s.
- MARCH 2, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a jury agreed this morning that Max Alexander Soffar, 50, should return to death row for killing Arden Alane Felsher, 17, during an attack that also left 2 other young people dead and another teenager severely wounded....
a jury agreed this morning that Max Alexander Soffar, 50, should return to death row for killing Arden Alane Felsher, 17, during an attack that also left 2 other young people dead and another teenager severely wounded.
- MARCH 2, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
the conviction of Linda Lou Charbonneau, sentenced to death for masterminding...
the conviction of Linda Lou Charbonneau, sentenced to death for masterminding the killings of her husband and former husband in 2001, was overturned by the Delaware Supreme Court.
- MARCH 2, 2006DEATH PENALTY
in Wilmington, in a 2-minute proceeding, Thomas J. Capano...
in Wilmington, in a 2-minute proceeding, Thomas J. Capano was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Superior Court Judge T. Henley Graves for the 1996 murder of Anne Marie Fahey.
- MARCH 1, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM ADMITS ORDERING EXECUTIONS
Saddam Hussein admitted in court that he gave orders that led to the execution of Shi'ite Muslims in the 1980s, but justified the punishment as his right as Iraq's president.
- MARCH 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE ARAB ACTIVISTS EXECUTED
Iran executed three Arab activists in the south-western oil city of Ahwaz, according to local dissidents reached by telephone.
- MARCH 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED PUBLICLY
two men convicted of carrying out a deadly a bomb attack in Iran's restive oil city of Ahwaz were executed in public early morning.
- MARCH 1, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND SIX FARMERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a former congressman and six farmers were sentenced to death in the Philippines for the 1997 killing of two brothers in Mindoro province.
- MARCH 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH ON SAME DAY
the Sialkot Additional District and Session Court, Pakistan, sentenced to death on counts, with a fine of 300,000 rupees each, Ali Raza alias Muna and Moazzam Shehzad after convicting them of double murder.
- MARCH 1, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. TRIAL OF AFGHAN EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF FLAWED: RIGHTS GROUP
the death sentence passed in Kabul on former Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Sarwari followed a trial that violated basic standards of due process, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 1, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. KEY MAN IN JAPANESE DOOMSDAY CULT APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Tomomasa Nakagawa, key member of the doomsday cult who allegedly prepared the nerve gas for the deadly attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, began an appeal against his death sentence.
- MARCH 1, 2006GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Justice Samuel Kwadwo Asiamah, a nominee to the Supreme Court of Ghana, said he was against capital punishment and personally felt that the death penalty should be abolished.
- MARCH 1, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a federal court has thrown out the death penalty sentence of Richard Edward Grant...
a federal court has thrown out the death penalty sentence of Richard Edward Grant, who has been on California’s death row for 24 years.
- MARCH 1, 2006NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
anyone convicted of a robbery or burglary would be required...
anyone convicted of a robbery or burglary would be required to give a DNA sample under a bill (LB385) advanced for debate by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee.
- MARCH 1, 2006IndianaDEATH PENALTY
the Indiana House approved a bill 82-12 that would let the families of murder victims...
the Indiana House approved a bill 82-12 that would let the families of murder victims witness the executions of the killers. Under Indiana law, only the condemned person gets to pick the witnesses.
- MARCH 1, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
While the regulations do not address the issue of what the government calls...
While the regulations do not address the issue of what the government calls...
- MARCH 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Javad, has been sentenced...
a man, identified only as Javad, has been sentenced...