Chronological archive
May 2006
The 169 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2006, in chronological order.
IRAN. THREE HANGED FOR MURDER, RAPE
an Iranian man convicted of murder and two others convicted of rape were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison. The man convicted of murder, identified as Alireza, had driven over and killed three people with his bus. He admitted doing so because he was angry af
- MAY 31, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of Alfred Brian Mitchell...
the death sentence of Alfred Brian Mitchell, convicted of killing 21-year-old Elaine Scott 1991, is being overturned and he'll get a new sentencing hearing.
- MAY 31, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the death penalty...
the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the death penalty for a man convicted of strangling and stomping a 76-year-old man to death during a robbery.
- MAY 31, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma County District Judge Twyla Mason Gray followed...
Oklahoma County District Judge Twyla Mason Gray followed...
- MAY 31, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PIMP
Deng Jianping was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years by the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court for manslaughter.
- MAY 31, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STARTING FIRE
Egypt’s Upper Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Moti Mohamed to death after finding him guilty of setting fire to a shop in the Musherib area of Doha in August 2004, resulting in one death.
- MAY 31, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ORGANIZED CRIME
three leaders of a 31-member organized crime ring in east China were given death sentences after being convicted of 10 charges, including murder.
- MAY 31, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING 3-YEAR OLD GIRL
a court in southwest Pakistan sentenced to death Asmatullah, 25, for kidnapping, raping and then killing a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in September 2005 with the help of his mother Izzat Bakhat.
- MAY 31, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a bill that will allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty...
a bill that will allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for some repeat child molesters has been approved by the state House.
MAY 31, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. NAZANIN DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED, NEW TRIAL TO BE HELD
the Iranian Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Nazanin, overturning the death sentence handed down to her for having killed her attempted rapist, the 'Sharq' daily reported. Nazanin, who has been imprisoned for over a year, was sentenced to hang in Jan
MAY 31, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS. UN RIGHTS EXPERTS URGE N KOREA TO SUSPEND TREASON EXECUTION
a group of UN rights experts called on North Korea to suspend the scheduled execution of Son Jong Nam for alleged treason, saying he was reportedly tortured and sentenced to death without a trial.
- MAY 30, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Springfield, a Clark County jury has recommended the death penalty for Jason Dean.
in Springfield, a Clark County jury has recommended the death penalty for Jason Dean.
- MAY 30, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Sherwood Bauer sentenced Neil Salazar, 38, of Trinidad, to the death penalty.
Judge Sherwood Bauer sentenced Neil Salazar, 38, of Trinidad, to the death penalty.
- MAY 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MIGRANT WORKER TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING RICH SHOPPERS
Ai Xuqiang, a migrant Chinese worker who stabbed a taxi driver, stole his cab and mowed down two shoppers in an upmarket area because he resented their wealth was sentenced to death by the Beijing Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People's Court.
- MAY 30, 2006AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
the Chlef criminal court, Algeria, sentenced to death Bechairi Khalifa, known as Ould Labane, after convicting him of terrorist related activities.
- MAY 30, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN GIVEN 16 DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF 16 PEOPLE
Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court in the eastern city of Multan sentenced Qari Umar Hayat to death on 16 counts with a fine of 4.8 million rupees (approx. 80,000 US dollars) for the murder of 16 people.
- MAY 30, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. MANILA URGED TO CLAMP DOWN ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS
the Philippine president must disband any group found responsible for killing hundreds of left-wing activists and journalists, even if it includes soldiers and police, Amnesty International said.
- MAY 30, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mohsen M., 22...
a man, identified only as Mohsen M., 22...
- MAY 30, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Ekhone and Auwalu Musa were executed in the central jail in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Kenneth Ekhone and Auwalu Musa were executed in the central jail in Kaduna, Nigeria.
- MAY 30, 2006IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
in Peoria, a serial killer pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing 8 women.
in Peoria, a serial killer pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing 8 women.
MAY 30, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN. HOC MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, DISCUSSES UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Hands Off Cain met with two Kazakh opposition leaders during its visit to the country: Amirzahan Kosanov, Secretary of Democratic Choice of Kazakistan and the party’s founder Galymzhan Zahikianov.
MAY 30, 2006ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FARMER MURDER
Munetsi Kadzinga, 31, convicted of murdering farmer Charles Anderson in 2002, was sentenced to death by the Zimbabwe High Court.
- MAY 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. LAVROV DENIES BACKTRACKING ON PLEDGE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that Russia is backtracking on its commitment to the Council of Europe to abolish capital punishment.
- MAY 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. RUSSIA DETERMINED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY - GRYZLOV
Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said Russia will abolish the death penalty sooner or later.
MAY 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH. COURT ORDERS SEVEN MILITANTS TO HANG
a Bangladesh court sentenced seven top Islamist militants to death for killing two judges in a bomb attack in southern Jhalakati town in 2005.
MAY 29, 2006BeninDEATH PENALTYBENIN. GOVERNMENT OPTS TO MAINTAIN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
it was reported that capital punishment would not be abolished in Benin. The decision was made by the government and a large number of parliamentarians during the week, holding it necessary to retain the death penalty in order to avoid turning the country
MAY 29, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN. ‘FROM MORATORIUM TO THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY’
the seminar entitled “Kazakhstan from the Moratorium on Death Penalty Toward the Adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR” took place in the country’s capital Almaty.
- MAY 27, 2006New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office has dropped rape and murder charges...
the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office has dropped rape and murder charges against Larry Peterson, 55. He served 18 years in prison for the crime.
- MAY 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU PRESSES CHINA ON TORTURE, DEATH PENALTY
the European Union pressed China about its use of torture and the death penalty as EU and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of meetings on human rights issues.
- MAY 26, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
for the 2nd time in 10 years, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Freeman May.
for the 2nd time in 10 years, the state Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty of Freeman May.
- MAY 26, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. CE MEMBERSHIP AT RISK UNLESS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED IN 2006
Russia may be stripped of its membership in the Council of Europe if it fails to ratify the sixth protocol on the abolition of the death penalty this year, State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachyov told a news conference.
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MAY 26, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA. BESLAN ATTACKER JAILED FOR LIFE
the sole surviving suspect from the Beslan school siege has been found guilty of murder and terrorism at a court in southern Russia.
MAY 26, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN. HANDS OFF CAIN WILL ATTEND THE MEETING ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
experts from 8 countries will convene in Almaty on Monday, May 29, to attend the Coordination meeting of NGOs “Kazakhstan from the Moratorium on Death Penalty Toward the Adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR”.
- MAY 25, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Derrick Sean O'Brien, whose execution for the murders of 2...
Derrick Sean O'Brien, whose execution for the murders of 2 teenage girls was blocked recently has been rescheduled for the death chamber on July 11.
- MAY 25, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in New Delhi sentenced to death Jameel Ahmed and Dilshad for murder. The two, both from India’s Uttar Pradesh state were found guilty of killing Gyani Ram after suspecting him of having an affair with Jameel’s wife.
- MAY 25, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a special tribunal, in Bangladesh, condemned two young men to death for killing a minor girl after rape.
a special tribunal, in Bangladesh, condemned two young men to death for killing a minor girl after rape.
MAY 25, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA. PRIME MINISTER 'INSISTS' CHINESE FUGITIVE SHOULD NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will "insist" that fugitive Lai Changxing should not face the death penalty if returned to China, a sanction Beijing had declined to rule out.
- MAY 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. AMNESTY SLAMS JAPAN ON DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticized Japan's continued use of the death penalty and the system that surrounds it.
- MAY 24, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
a bill to allow the death penalty to be assessed against a person who commits a second sex offense against a child under 14 years old passes the state Senate...
a bill to allow the death penalty to be assessed against a person who commits a second sex offense against a child under 14 years old passes the state Senate.
- MAY 24, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Judge Gary M. Gaertner Jr. followed a March 23 (see) St. Louis County...
Judge Gary M. Gaertner Jr. followed a March 23 (see) St. Louis County jury's recommendation in sentencing Vincent McFadden to be executed.
- MAY 24, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Lake County jury has returned with a decision in the sentencing hearing for Jason Wheeler.
a Lake County jury has returned with a decision in the sentencing hearing for Jason Wheeler.
- MAY 24, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Riverside County jury is recommending the death penalty...
a Riverside County jury is recommending the death penalty for a man and woman convicted in the kidnapping, rape, torture and slaying of a teen in 2001.
- MAY 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jesus Ledesma Aguilar, 42, has been executed tonight in Huntsville
Jesus Ledesma Aguilar, 42, has been executed tonight in Huntsville
- MAY 24, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED IN GUANGDONG FOR MURDER
gang member Zhou, 33, Yanfan in Chaozhou in China’s Guangdong Province, was convicted of murder and possessing two handguns. In 1995, Zhou reportedly joined a gang led by Zheng Huang, who later died in a fight.
- MAY 24, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 2 OFFICERS, BUSINESSMAN GET DEATH FOR MURDER
two police officers from Fuzhou in China’s Fujian Province were sentenced to death together with businessman Xu Chengping for killing Xu’s business rival.
MAY 24, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL PROPOSES TO KEEP DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan proposed to keep the death penalty as a punishment for terrorism.
MAY 24, 2006QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR FOUR MEN ACCUSED OF RAPE
prosecutors asked for the death penalty against four rapists, three Qataris and an Egyptian, "to serve as a lesson" for those who plan to commit such crimes.
- MAY 23, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR CHILD KILLINGS
convicted paedophile Chen Qiangsheng, 35, was executed in Huanggang in China’s Hubei Province for kidnapping six boys in 2005 and killing four of them.
- MAY 23, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the federal jury that found Robert Bolden Senior guilty of murdering...
the federal jury that found Robert Bolden Senior guilty of murdering...
- MAY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
- MAY 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX PIRATES SENTENCED TO DEATH
six pirates were sentenced to death by the district and sessions court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, for the murder of two crew members of a sand carrying trawler that was hijacked from the Buriganga River.
- MAY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BLASTS IRAN’S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Amnesty International blasted human rights abuses in Iran in 2005 in its annual report on the state of the world's human rights.
- MAY 23, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. VIOLENCE USED TO GET CONFESSIONS FROM CONVICTS: LAWYER
a defence lawyer accused Pakistani police of using violence and threats to extract confessions from seven men convicted in the 2004 assassination attempt against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
- MAY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran publicly hanged Hamed Parvan...
Iran publicly hanged Hamed Parvan...
- MAY 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Norooz...
a man, identified only as Norooz...
MAY 23, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. VIDEO RECORDING TO BE USED IN DEATH SENTENCE CASES
China's courts will allow video cameras to record proceedings of appeal hearings involving death sentences, said Chief Justice Xiao Yang.
MAY 23, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY. HANDS OFF CAIN IN SUPPORT OF PRODI’S COMMITMENT FOR A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS AT THE NEXT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Hands Off Cain’s leaders, Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, expressed their full appreciation for the statement made by newly elected Prime Minister Romano Prodi in favour of a universal moratorium on executions.
MAY 23, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. HANGING OF BRITON POSTPONED
Pakistan postponed the execution of Briton Mirza Tahir Hussain for a month in order to give his family the chance to reach a settlement with the family of a taxi driver he was convicted of murdering.
MAY 23, 2006EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA. MENGISTU VERDICT DELAYED
a verdict has been postponed until next year in the 12-year genocide trial of Ethiopia's former Marxist ruler.
- MAY 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
Majid Sogan was hanged in public in the western Iranian city of Khoramabad for stabbing a friend to death two years previously.
- MAY 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO CONVICTED MURDERERS HANGED
it was reported that an Iranian woman and a foreign man who were convicted of murder had been hanged in recent days in Iran’s north-eastern province of Khorasan Razavi.
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- MAY 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED IN PRISON FOR DRUG DEALING
it was reported that an armed narcotics smuggler, Masoud Naroui, was hanged in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- MAY 22, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 4 MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BID TO KILL PM
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistani sentenced four Islamist militants to death for an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
- MAY 22, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a man who has been on death row for 20 years.
the state Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a man who has been on death row for 20 years.
MAY 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in public in the southern town of Jahrom.
- MAY 21, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Humayun, 35, and Jasim, 32, and sentenced two others to life-term imprisonment after convicting them of murder.
- MAY 21, 2006SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty charged in a 2005 report that minors are "convicted to death" in Sudan...
Amnesty charged in a 2005 report that minors are "convicted to death" in Sudan contrary to four international human rights treaties that prohibit juveniles from being sentenced to death or executed. An IPS investigation was unable to find evidence that
- MAY 21, 2006SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty charged in a 2005 report that minors are "convicted to death" in Sudan...
Amnesty charged in a 2005 report that minors are "convicted to death" in Sudan contrary to four international human rights treaties that prohibit juveniles from being sentenced to death or executed. An IPS investigation was unable to find evidence that
- MAY 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that 18-year-old Mehdi was sentenced to death in Iran in March 2006 for killing a man in Robat Karim...
it was reported that 18-year-old Mehdi was sentenced to death in Iran in March 2006 for killing a man in Robat Karim...
- MAY 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that at the beginning of January 2006 Iran’s Supreme Court rejected...
it was reported that at the beginning of January 2006 Iran’s Supreme Court rejected...
- MAY 20, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SEEKS MERCY FOR BRITON IN PAKISTAN
the European Parliament wrote to Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf asking him to spare the life of a British man due to hang in June for the murder of a taxi driver 18 years ago.
MAY 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED FOR KIDNAPPING AND ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery was hanged in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
MAY 20, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
the death penalty handed down in Yemen to cleric Yahia Hussein al-Dailamiwas commuted into a term of imprisonment by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
- MAY 19, 2006BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL. POLICE SUMMARILY EXECUTE GANG SUSPECTS
human rights groups voiced concern over summary executions as Brazilian police pressed on with a counter-attack against the First Capital Command, a powerful Sao Paulo gang, in a street war that had claimed at least 170 lives.
- MAY 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. PROSECUTORS DEMAND DEATH FOR ISLAMIC MILITANTS
prosecutors called for the death penalty for two militant leaders accused of waging a bloody campaign to impose Islamic law in Bangladesh.
- MAY 19, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER OF CHINESE GIRLFRIEND
a Singaporean man was sentenced to hang for murdering his Chinese girlfriend and chopping up her remains.
- MAY 19, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. MOSCOW TO SEEK RETURN OF DRUG DEALERS FACING EXECUTION IN CHINA
Russian parliamentarians will make every effort to achieve the return of two Russians arrested for drug dealing in China so they avoid the death penalty, said Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the State Duma's international affairs committee.
- MAY 19, 2006Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED FOR THREE CONVICTED OF MURDER
the Waigani Supreme Court, Papua New Guinea, commuted into life imprisonment the penalties of three men from the country’s West New Britain province.
MAY 19, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD FOR HEROIN DEALING
five people convicted of heroin dealing were executed in southern Ho Chi Minh City. The five, including two women, were put to death by firing squad before dawn.
MAY 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
two men were hanged till death in Faisalabad Jail in Pakistan.
- MAY 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ELECTION MURDERS
Hu Jialong, Chen Riwen and Chen Dedao were sentenced to death by the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court, China, after convicting them of killing a candidate supporter in a local election.
- MAY 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TERROR OUTFIT ACTIVISTS
the Pakistan Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi activists for the murder of Syed Zafar Hussain, a director of laboratories of the ministry of defence, on July 30, 2001.
- MAY 18, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
democrats played the role of executioner...
democrats played the role of executioner, killing a bill that sought to protect doctors from dealing with the death penalty. Sen. Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley, had introduced Senate Bill 1808 to shield doctors from having their licenses suspended or remov
- MAY 18, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. FILIPINA SAVED FROM BEHEADING
Sarah Dematera, a Filipina convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia, has been saved from execution through the intercession of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the victim's family has accepted part of a total of 28 million pesos (417,000 EU) in blood mon
- MAY 18, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. VICTIMS DEMAND HARSH SENTENCE AGAINST BESLAN HOSTAGE-TAKER
relatives of those killed in the Beslan school massacre called for a harsh sentence -- even death -- as the reading out of a guilty verdict against the sole-surviving hostage-taker entered its third day.
- MAY 18, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER
a court in Bogra, Bangladesh, sentenced six men to death for murdering a teenage girl after raping her at Prannathpur village in Adamdighi.
MAY 18, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA. MAN EXECUTED IN BELEDWEN FOR MURDER
Abdi kadir Shuriye was executed in Beledwen, central Somalia, after being convicted a few days previously of killing Ahmed Nur whilst attempting to steal his mobile phone.
- MAY 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
BRITAIN. BLAIR ASKS MUSHARRAF TO STOP BRITON BEING HANGED
Britain asked Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to stop the hanging of Mirza Tahir Hussain, a British man convicted of shooting dead a taxi driver 18 years ago.
- MAY 17, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DOORMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced nightclub bouncer Liu Zhenli to death for manslaughter for ordering an attack that killed one man.
- MAY 17, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. CONVICTED QUADRUPLE KILLER DEALT DEATH PENALTY
Shojiro Nishimoto, a jobless man under indictment on charges of murdering four people in Nagano and Aichi prefectures in 2004, was handed the death penalty.
- MAY 17, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a proposal to allow the state to seek the death penalty for repeat child sex...
a proposal to allow the state to seek the death penalty for repeat child sex offenders was dropped by a legislative committee, in an attempt to get some tougher provisions approved before lawmakers adjourn for the year.
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MAY 17, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS, USA. HERRON EXECUTED FOR MURDERS
Jermaine Herron, a man convicted in the shooting deaths of a woman and her son in 1997 was executed, hours after a court rejected his appeal that the drugs used in lethal injections cause excessive pain.
MAY 17, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYTHE PHILIPPINES. HOUSE STARTS DEBATES ON BILL ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
the House Representatives began floor debates on the abolition of the death penalty in the country as contained in a bill certified as urgent by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- MAY 16, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. DEATH ROW APPEAL DENIED
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals voted 5-4 to lift a stay of execution it issued on May 15 for Derrick S. O'Brien. O'Brien had been scheduled to die May 16; a new execution date was to be set at a hearing in July.
- MAY 16, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR FUKUOKA NURSE CONVICTED OF MASTERMINDING KILLINGS
the Fukuoka High Court upheld the death sentence for a former nurse convicted of masterminding murders that she and three other nurses carried out to obtain insurance payouts.
- MAY 16, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 4 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a multimillionaire and three contract killers were sentenced to death in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, for killing a business rival and injuring two others. Another 11 accomplices received jail terms up to life imprisonment.
- MAY 16, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SISTANI RENOUNCES FATWA ON GAYS
rights campaigners were claiming a moral victory after Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani appeared to renounce a fatwa calling for the killing of homosexuals "in the most severe way".
- MAY 16, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Baldwin County deputy has been overturned.
the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Baldwin County deputy has been overturned.
- MAY 16, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the Missouri Supreme Court struck down Vincent McFadden's death sentence in the Todd Franklin case...
the Missouri Supreme Court struck down Vincent McFadden's death sentence in the Todd Franklin case, citing racial bias by prosecutors.
- MAY 16, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. THREE POLICEMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Orlu High Court in Nigeria presided over by Justice Benjamin Ahanonu Njemanze, sentenced to death three out of the six policemen for deliberately shooting a man to death while on duty.
- MAY 16, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the state Senate has passes a death penalty resolution, identical to one already approved by the Assembly.
the state Senate has passes a death penalty resolution, identical to one already approved by the Assembly.
- MAY 16, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE. GOVERNOR HALTS PLANNED EXECUTION
Tennessee's governor gave a 15-day reprieve to Sedley Alley just hours before his scheduled execution for killing a female US Marine, giving his lawyers time to seek DNA testing they say could exonerate him.
- MAY 16, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. BESLAN REBEL COMMITTED TERRORISM, JUDGE
a Russian judge said the only surviving member of the group that seized a school and 1,300 hostages in the town of Beslan in 2004 had committed an act of terrorism, as he began reading his verdict in the trial.
- MAY 15, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF INFANT
a panel of three judges of the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that the trial judge, Lugadya Atwooki, who presided over the High Court sitting in Mbale, Uganda, on November 11, 2002, had rightly sentenced Zubairi Waira, in his sixties, to death.
- MAY 15, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether old cases are affected...
the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether old cases are affected by a 2-year-old ruling reiterating that the Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to confront his accusers.
- MAY 14, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM READY FOR HANGMAN
former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has resigned himself to being sent to the gallows. "I am ready to die," he told his lawyer and confidante in an interview in his Baghdad prison. "I am not scared of execution."
- MAY 14, 2006South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. POLL REVEALS MAJORITY OF SOUTH AFRICANS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
many adults in South Africa believe capital punishment should be implemented again, according to a poll by Research Surveys.
- MAY 14, 2006JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. DEATH PENALTY 'STALEMATE' REMAINS
"As long as the law remains as it is, nobody is going to be hanged in Jamaica. Nobody," Justice Minister Senator A.J. Nicholson was reported to have said.
MAY 14, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYBRITAIN. FOREIGN SECRETARY PLEADS WITH MUSHARRAF TO SPARE TOURIST CONDEMNED TO HANG
it was reported that new British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, will make a personal plea to President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to spare the life of Mirza Tahir Hussain, from Leeds, due to be hanged at dawn at the Adiala central jail in Rawalpin
- MAY 13, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for William F. Davis.
a jury recommended the death penalty for William F. Davis.
- MAY 13, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FARMER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING SCHOOL HEADMASTER
a farmer from East China's Zhejiang Province was sentenced to death for murdering the headmaster of his son's school in a dispute over the boy's behavior and punishment.
- MAY 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. RIGHTS GROUP URGES EU TO PRESSURE IRAN TO STOP EXECUTION
a Tehran-based group, Human Rights Activists in Iran, called on the European Union to pressure Iran to suspend the imminent execution of a long-time political prisoner.
MAY 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. FIRST KNOWN EXECUTION OF A CHILD OFFENDER IN 2006
Majid Segound, 17-year old, and an unnamed 20-year old male were executed by hanging in Khorramabad, the capital of Iran’s Lorestan province.
- MAY 12, 2006KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
a Warren County Circuit court jury sentenced Phillip L. Brown to death
a Warren County Circuit court jury sentenced Phillip L. Brown to death
- MAY 12, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Riverside, Superior Court Judge Christian F. Thierbach handed down...
in Riverside, Superior Court Judge Christian F. Thierbach handed down...
- MAY 12, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BUS CONDUCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STRANGLING TEENAGER
a female bus conductor from Beijing was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for strangling a teenage girl who was suspected of not paying the full fare.
- MAY 12, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MUSHARRAF ATTACKER ALLOWED TO APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
the Pakistan Supreme Court permitted an appeal to be filed by Naik Arshad Mahmood, a man sentenced to death for his involvement in an assassination bid on President Pervez Musharraf.
- MAY 12, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. CROWD DEMANDS DEATH FOR BRITISH ARISTOCRAT OVER KILLING
hundreds of Kenyan protesters called for the death penalty against a British aristocrat accused of killing a suspected poacher, a year after he was involved in an earlier fatal shooting.
- MAY 11, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a Pettis County jury recommended a death sentence for Ernest Lee Johnson...
a Pettis County jury recommended a death sentence for Ernest Lee Johnson, the man convicted of killing 3 employees during a botched robbery on Feb. 12, 1994. The victims were Mable Scruggs, 57, Fred Jones, 58 and Mary Bratcher, 46.
MAY 11, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DRUGS CASE
the People's Court of Hanoi handed down the death penalty to three men convicted of trafficking heroin.
MAY 11, 2006United NationsDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS. UN ELECTS 47 NATIONS TO NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
six nations with poor human rights records are among those that have been elected to a new Human Rights Council at the United Nations, although notorious violators that had belonged to the predecessor Human Rights Commission did not succeed in winning pla
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MAY 11, 2006ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA. TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER
the Kitwe High Court, Zambia, sentenced to death Evans Mumba, 42, and Ronald Mwaba, 24, after convicting them of murder.
MAY 11, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE. 34,000 PEOPLE SIGN PETITION AGAINST TOOK LENG HOW'S DEATH SENTENCE
the fate of convicted murderer Took Leng How will be known within three months, as a last-ditch effort to spare him from the gallows reaches the President. Some 34,000 people have signed a petition against Took's death sentence, due to be submitted to Pre
- MAY 10, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC: NEW UN COUNCIL RISKS LOOSING CREDIBILITY
on the election of the new Human Rights Council at the United Nations, Hands Off Cain Treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti stated: “The presence of totalitarian regimes such as China, Saudi Arabia and Cuba amongst the nations elected as members of the new Huma
- MAY 10, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR GANG CHIEF IN MURDER
the Shanghai Higher People's Court upheld a death sentence for gang leader Qi Bing for murder in a bathhouse attack.
- MAY 10, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
a Special Tribunal in Bogra, Bangladesh, sentenced five people to death for rape and murder.
- MAY 10, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ARROYO COMMUTES SENTENCE OF 79 CONVICTS
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of 79 convicts
- MAY 10, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. LAHORE “BRICK KILLER” SENTENCED TO DEATH
an anti-terrorism court in the Pakistani city of Lahore sentenced to death Aamir Qayum, an alleged serial killer convicted of murder.
MAY 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. TWO INDIANS TO BE BEHEADED
an Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has awarded capital punishment to two Indians for smuggling narcotics into the kingdom about two-and-a-half years ago, reports reaching from Damam said.
- MAY 9, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
in Dayton, a Montgomery County jury has recommended the death penalty for Duane Short murder trial.
in Dayton, a Montgomery County jury has recommended the death penalty for Duane Short murder trial.
- MAY 9, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Peter Zook Jr. deserves the death penalty for murdering two persons in July 1985, prosecutors and the victims' families argue. But he's not going to get it.
Robert Peter Zook Jr. deserves the death penalty for murdering two persons in July 1985...
- MAY 9, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson halted the execution of a convicted ax murderer until the Supreme Court rules on a challenge filed by a Florida inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson halted the execution of a convicted ax murderer until...
- MAY 9, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST POSO DEATH ROW PRISONERS
Indonesia’s Supreme Court turned down a second appeal by three Christian men sentenced to death for helping to incite sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in 2000.
- MAY 9, 2006IndianaDEATH PENALTY
in Evansville, Senior Judge William J. Brune changed a man's death sentence...
in Evansville, Senior Judge William J. Brune changed a man's death sentence for killing his estranged wife and 2 children to life in prison, after ruling the man was mentally retarded.
MAY 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYUNITED KINGDOM. 'I'LL DIE IF YOU SEND ME HOME TO IRAN'
Fatema Torabi, a teacher who fears being stoned to death in Iran after being accused of adultery there appealed to Scottish judges to save her.
- MAY 8, 2006DEATH PENALTY
INDIA. OCCULT PRACTITIONER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR INFANT SACRIFICE
an occult practitioner has been sentenced to death by a Madhya Pradesh court for sacrificing a two-and-a-half-year-old in his search for hidden treasure.
MAY 8, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA. RIGHTS PANEL TO LOOK INTO CASE OF NORTH KOREAN ON DEATH ROW
South Korea's state human rights panel said it will investigate the case of a North Korean citizen who is allegedly on death row in the communist country.
MAY 8, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT. FEAR OF IMMINENT EXECUTION FOLLOWING UNFAIR TRIAL
Brothers Ezzat and Hamdi Ali Hanafi have been sentenced to death after an unfair trial and could be executed at any time, Amnesty International said.
- MAY 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
- MAY 6, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUMAN SACRIFICE
a district and sessions court in Sagar, India, sentenced to death Mahesh Kurmi...
- MAY 6, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING
the Bombay High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence awarded to Dnyaneshwar Borkar, 26, convicted by a Pune Sessions court for abducting and killing a school boy.
- MAY 5, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OF MAN IN KIDNAPPING CASE
the Sindh High Court in Karachi, Pakistan, dismissed the appeal of Shafqat Hussain, a man sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a boy for ransom.
- MAY 5, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Gary Black was sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
Gary Black was sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
- MAY 5, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Gary Black was sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
Gary Black was sentenced to death for the 2nd time.
MAY 5, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA, USA. EXONERATED DEATH ROW INMATE TO GET $2.25M
a federal jury ruled that a former state police investigator fabricated a confession that sent Earl Washington Jr. to death row for a rape and murder he didn't commit.
MAY 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EU PRESIDENCY EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT IRAN’S HUMAN RIGHTS
in a statement from Austria's government, which holds the rotating EU presidency, the 25-nation bloc said it was particularly worried about 10 executions carried out at Iran's Evin prison on April 19 and the indictment of human rights defender Abdolfattah
- MAY 4, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MOGADISHU ISLAMIC COURT CONDEMNED FOR HASTY EXECUTION
the relatives of Sheekha Omar Hussein, the man stabbed to death by the son of the teacher he was convicted of killing, said they were not aware of the Islamic court’s execution verdict upon him.
- MAY 4, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the state Assembly narrowly approved a resolution to hold a statewide...
the state Assembly narrowly approved a resolution to hold a statewide...
- MAY 4, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO EXPIRE IN 2007
Russia’s Human rights commissioner Vladimir Lukin said life imprisonment should become the maximum punishment in Russia. "Life imprisonment is worse than capital punishment everywhere in the world, and especially in Russian conditions," he said.
- MAY 4, 2006IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. CALL TO EXECUTE PRO-HAMAS MPS
the leader of the Jewish ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party called for the execution of those Israeli Arab MPs who had been in contact with members of the Palestinian Hamas government.
- MAY 4, 2006WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
the state Assembly narrowly approved a resolution to hold a statewide advisory referendum in the Nov. 7...
the state Assembly narrowly approved a resolution to hold a statewide advisory referendum in the Nov. 7 election asking voters whether they favor the death penalty in cases involving 1st-degree murder convictions backed up by DNA evidence. The Assembly vo
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MAY 4, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS. WILSON EXECUTED FOR 1988 MURDER
Jackie Wilson was executed by lethal injection for the 1988 murder of a 5-year-old girl abducted from her bed in Arlington, Texas.
- MAY 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN’S DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER APPROVED
it was reported that the death sentence for a “young man”, Qarib Rahman, has been approved by the Iranian mullahs' judiciary putting him on the verge of execution.
- MAY 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. JUVENILE SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran’s Etemad state daily reported that a 17-year-old boy from the central city of Isfahan was sentenced to death.
- MAY 3, 2006LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. POLITICAL PRISONER MAY FACE DEATH PENALTY
Libya's most prominent political prisoner, Fathi al-Jahmi, faces a possible death sentence for slandering Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi and talking with a foreign official, Human Rights Watch said.
MAY 3, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTYUNITED STATES. JURY REJECTS DEATH PENALTY FOR MOUSSAOUI
a divided jury spared the life of Zacarias Moussaoui, deciding to send to jail for the rest of his life the only man tried on US soil for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- MAY 2, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
OHIO, USA. STATE EXECUTES JOSEPH CLARK AFTER UNPRECEDENTED DELAY
Joseph Clark was put to death in Ohio but not until after one of his veins had collapsed, causing the condemned man to sit up and tell his executioners, "It's not working".
- MAY 2, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. BANK OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
Wen Mengjie, a former official from Beijing's Bank of Agriculture, has been sentenced to death, after being charged with taking bribes worth more than 10 million yuan (US$1.25 million) and embezzling more than 4.32 million yuan.
- MAY 2, 2006PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ROMANIAN HEAD BACKS REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Romanian President Traian Basescu lauded President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her "Christian courage" when she announced the commutation of all death sentences into life imprisonment.
- MAY 2, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. TEEN EXECUTES FATHER'S KILLER UNDER ISLAMIC LAW
a Somali teenager killed a man convicted by an Islamic court of murdering his father in what is believed to be Mogadishu's first public execution under Sharia Islamic law in a decade.
MAY 2, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA. ARSON EXPERTS DISMISS EVIDENCE THAT LED TO TEXAS EXECUTION
4 of the nation's top arson experts have concluded that the state of Texas executed a man based on scientifically invalid evidence, and they called for an official re-investigation of the case.
MAY 2, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT. FIVE MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG SMUGGLING, RAPE
Kuwait carried out the executions of five men convicted of murder and drug smuggling. The bodies of the men were then put on public display from the gallows.
MAY 2, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYCHINA. THREE UYGHURS FACE EXECUTION IF EXTRADITED
it was reported that human rights groups fear that three Uyghurs might face torture and even death if extradited to China.
MAY 2, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Farzaneh Sadeqi, female, was hanged in public for murder in Iran’s western province of Lorestan.
- MAY 2, 2006ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS FOUR DEATH SENTENCES, COMMUTES A FIFTH
the Zambian Supreme Court upheld four death sentences passed by the High Court, including that of a police officer who killed three High School teachers in September 2001.
- MAY 1, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. ISLAMIC COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Islamic court of Makkah al-Mukarramah in the Bermuda district of Mogadishu..
- MAY 1, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
- MAY 1, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
MAY 1, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA. ALITO'S FIRST OPINION SETS ASIDE SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH SENTENCE
the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously set aside a South Carolina murder conviction and death sentence, as Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in his 1st high court opinion said the man wasn't given a fair chance to mount a defense.