Chronological archive
August 2006
The 122 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2006, in chronological order.
INDIA. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON SISTERS FOR CHILD MURDER
India's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for two sisters convicted of kidnapping 13 children to join a gang of thieves and murdering at least five of them.
- AUGUST 31, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF COUPLE
a court in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh...
- AUGUST 31, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. COMPANY DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SWINDLING
a Vietnamese court in Hanoi announced a death sentence on director of the Hai Phu Son joint stock company, Pham Duy Luat, on charges of swindling to appropriate land buyers' money.
- AUGUST 31, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Derrick Frazier was executed for the the June 26...
Derrick Frazier was executed for the the June 26...
- AUGUST 31, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma executed a confessed child murderer for the beating death...
Oklahoma executed a confessed child murderer for the beating death of his 13-month-old daughter. James Patrick Malicoat, 31, was condemned for beating Tessa Leadford to death on February 21, 1997 while the girl's mother was at work.
AUGUST 31, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. BORDER GUARD BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a border guard officer has been beheaded for drug trafficking, press reports said. Khalaf bin Faheed al-Inizi was found guilty of smuggling a large quantity amphetamines.
AUGUST 31, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF OPPOSITION LEADER
former security officer Rustam Ibragimov, one of the two key defendants in the murder trial of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaev, was sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN WRONGLY SENTENCED TO DEATH RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS
a Bangladesh court overturned the sentence of Shah Alam Babu, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and condemned to death. Delivering its verdict, the High Court also ordered the trial judge in the case to be stripped of his judicial powers.
- AUGUST 30, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
six men were sentenced to death for murder by a Speedy Trial Tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TOMB RAIDERS GET SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCES
a Chinese court handed suspended death sentences to two people for stealing from an ancient tomb...
- AUGUST 29, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, MURDER
a court in Vietnam’s highland province of Lam Dong sentenced to death two men after they mugged and murdered a taxi driver in June 2006.
- AUGUST 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Jhargram Fast Track Court, India, sentenced to death Birbal Mahato, his cousin Prabir Mahato and grandfather Sudhir Mahato of Chhoto Salboni, West Midnapore.
- AUGUST 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR
INDIA. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR August 29, 2006: the Allahabad High Court upheld the death sentence handed down to Bantu by the Agra additional Sessions court in 2004 for the rape and murder of a minor girl. Bantu
- AUGUST 29, 2006OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
Eric Allen Patton, 49, was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Patton was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m..
- AUGUST 29, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
- AUGUST 29, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
22 YEAR OLD INDIAN AWAITS DEATH IN KUWAIT JAIL
was reported that Shoukath, a 22-year-old Indian from the state of Kerala, was on death row in Kerala after surviving a suicide pact with a Nepali girl he had a love affair with. Shoukath had been imprisoned since December 2005. However, he had only recen
- AUGUST 29, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
a jury voted 11 to 1 to recommend the death penalty for Jason Michael Sharp.
- AUGUST 28, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT IN HIV CASE
Libyan prosecutor Omar Abdulkhaleq demanded the death penalty for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor on trial for the second time on charges that they infected hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
- AUGUST 28, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIANS ON DEATH ROW SEEK CLEMENCY
three Christian militants facing execution in Indonesia after being convicted of leading a mob that killed Muslims made a fresh appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng said
- AUGUST 28, 2006KansasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury, and sentenced Sidney Gleason was to death.
- AUGUST 28, 2006KansasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
- AUGUST 28, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SOLDIERS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Saudi soldiers were beheaded with a sword after being convicted of drug smuggling, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- AUGUST 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DRUG TRAFFICKER PUBLICLY HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of drug trafficking was publicly hanged in the south-eastern town of Iranshahr...
- AUGUST 26, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA. NO DEATH PENALTY FOR GUANTANAMO INMATE
Australia has received assurances the United States will not seek the death penalty for Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks if it brings new charges against him, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock.
- AUGUST 26, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. DEATH ROW INMATES ON STRIKE
about 200 death row convicts went on a hunger strike at Kenya’s Kamiti Maximum Prison, Kenya.
- AUGUST 26, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s minister of intelligence said that the death sentence...
Iran’s minister of intelligence said that the death sentence of six people involved in the Ahvaz disturbances had been endorsed by the Supreme Court.
- AUGUST 26, 2006BurundiDEATH PENALTY
BURUNDI. INTELLIGENCE EXECUTE SEVEN, THROWS BODIES IN RIVER, REPORTS
independent sources reported that intelligence services in north Burundi unlawfully executed and threw into a river seven people accused of belonging...
- AUGUST 25, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. LAW EXPERT PROPOSES ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
Indonesia should replace the death penalty with a maximum punishment of life and 20 years imprisonment, law expert Todung Mulya Lubis said.
- AUGUST 25, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIAN PARTY WANTS POSO EXECUTIONS STAYED
the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) called on the Indonesian government to delay the execution of three Catholics in Palu, Central Sulawesi, convicted of mass murder in a sectarian conflict.
- AUGUST 25, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
a High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced to death Abdul Razak Dalek...
- AUGUST 25, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 21 TO DIE FOR MURDER OF RULING PARTY MEMBER
a Bangladeshi court sentenced 21 people to death for the 2004 killing of a member of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's ruling party.
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- AUGUST 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DOOMSDAY CULT CHEMIST APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Masami Tsuchiya, a 41 year old chemist sentenced to death for...
- AUGUST 24, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED PUBLICLY FOR ARMED ROBBERY
an Iranian man convicted of repeated armed robberies and rape was publicly hanged in the southeastern town of Khash.
- AUGUST 24, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
Justin Chaz Fuller was executed in Huntsville on Thursday night.
- AUGUST 24, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in Martinez a Contra Costa County Superior Court jury chose...
in Martinez a Contra Costa County Superior Court jury chose...
- AUGUST 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF DAUGHTER
a court in Comilla, Bangladesh, convicted Abdul Khalek and sentenced him to death for killing his daughter on August 17, 2003.
- AUGUST 23, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HUSBAND TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
a District and Session’s court in Kushtia, Bangladesh...
- AUGUST 23, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned...
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned...
- AUGUST 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Bahram...
a man, identified only as Bahram...
- AUGUST 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Morteza N., 20...
a man, identified only as Morteza N., 20...
- AUGUST 23, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned to death for the murders...
Jurors recommended that Ricky Javon Gray be condemned to death for the murders of Stella and Ruby Harvey during a robbery.
- AUGUST 22, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair...
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair, 34, citing misconduct by both defense counsel and former Solicitor Holman Gossett.
- AUGUST 22, 2006NevadaDEATH PENALTY
a Las Vegas jury has condemned a 22-year-old man for stabbing...
a Las Vegas jury has condemned a 22-year-old man for stabbing a 3-year-old girl to death and seriously injuring her 10-year-old sister on Jan. 22, 2003.
- AUGUST 22, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence...
Circuit Court Judge John C. Few has thrown out the 1998 death sentence of Jimmy Clifton Locklair, 34, citing misconduct by both defense counsel and former Solicitor Holman Gossett.
- AUGUST 21, 2006BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. USE DEATH PENALTY AS DETERRENT SAY MPS
a call for Bahrain to enforce the death penalty went out from MPs and lawyers in the wake of the brutal shooting of a Bahraini man in Muharraq. The murder of Bahraini Mahdi Abdulrahman Mohammed, 38, followed the slaying of 37-year-old Bahraini Sana Al Jal
- AUGUST 21, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTIONS OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia put off the executions of three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali blasts, the attorney-general's office said, citing a judicial review planned by defence lawyers.
- AUGUST 21, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
- AUGUST 21, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
a Houston County jury recommended 11-1 a death sentence for Ray Grace Junior.
- AUGUST 20, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
- AUGUST 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, identified only as Karim B., for drug-related crime
Iran hanged a man, identified only as Karim B., for drug-related crime
- AUGUST 20, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8, 2005 murder of his live-in girlfriend Laura Ling, 43, and raping her 15-year-old daughter.
- AUGUST 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
it was reported that an Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife was hanged in the northern town of Sari.
- AUGUST 19, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Punta Gorda, Stephen Smith was sentenced in the death...
in Punta Gorda, Stephen Smith was sentenced in the death...
- AUGUST 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘INDIAN SPY’
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to Sarabjit Singh, alleged to be an agent of India’s Research and Analysis Wing and involved in five bomb blasts in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 18, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-AUM SENIOR MEMBER
the Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court's death sentence for former AUM Shinrikyo senior member Masami Tsuchiya for producing nerve gas used in the cult's mass murder of 20 people.
- AUGUST 18, 2006North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina executed Samuel Flippen for the beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter 12 years ago.
North Carolina executed Samuel Flippen for the beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter 12 years ago. Flippen was pronounced dead at 2:11 a.m.
- AUGUST 17, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MENTALLY ILL DRIVER WHO KILLED FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
Lin Qingqi, a driver whose car hit a group of people, killing four and injuring 22 in Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, was sentenced to death, suspended for two years.
- AUGUST 17, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
Richard Hinojosa, 44, was executed for the May 10, 1994 abduction...
Richard Hinojosa, 44, was executed for the May 10, 1994 abduction, rape and fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Terry Wright.
- AUGUST 17, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTY
Donald Lavell Craig has been sentenced to death for the Jan...
Donald Lavell Craig has been sentenced to death for the Jan. 19, 1995 kidnapping, raping and strangling of 13-year-old Malissa Nicole Thomas.
- AUGUST 16, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA MAY REVIEW DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda is to consider a proposal to scrap the death penalty for genocide suspects living in exile.
- AUGUST 16, 2006United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. THIRD EXECUTION DELAY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW
PAKISTAN. THIRD EXECUTION DELAY FOR MAN ON DEATH ROW August 16, 2006: Mirza Tahir Hussain, on death row in Pakistan for killing a taxi driver, was granted a stay of execution till October 1. Hussain, 36, had spent half his life in jail after being con
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- AUGUST 16, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Mushtaq Ahmed, 58, was hanged in New Central Prison, Pakistan, for murder.
- AUGUST 16, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME CRIMES SYMBOLIC AT BEST, FIDH
the Jordanian Government's decision to abolish the death penalty for some crimes is a positive but insufficient step, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said as it released the preliminary findings of a fact-finding mission that visited
- AUGUST 15, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DHAKA BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
three Islamists were sentenced to death and five others jailed for life for a series of bombings in Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran. International outcry saved a woman sentenced to death in Iran
following an international campaign to save the life of Ashraf Kalhori, a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, the judiciary stopped the sentence being carried out.
- AUGUST 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in public in the southeastern cities of Zabol and Zahedan.
- AUGUST 14, 2006ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
in Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned a man’s death sentence...
in Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court overturned a man’s death sentence...
- AUGUST 14, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Miyarash, 23...
a man, identified only as Miyarash, 23...
- AUGUST 12, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. PROSECUTOR EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE
Chen Ping, a former chief prosecutor in Qindu district, northwest China's Shaanxi province, was put to death for drugging his wife and then stabbing her to death.
- AUGUST 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE, MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old boy in March 2004 was hanged in public in the north-western city of Tabriz, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 11, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU. HIGHEST JUSTICE OFFICIAL AGAINST DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD RAPISTS
Peru's Attorney General Adelaida Bolivar rejected the implantation of capital punishment for murdering child rapists because "the sanctions in our country for these cases are already severe."
- AUGUST 11, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. BOMBAY HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER
the Bombay High Court confirmed the death sentence awarded to Arjun Laxman Jogadia alias Abdul Rehman Shaikh, 35, for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.
- AUGUST 11, 2006Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS CHRISTIAN MILITANT EXECUTIONS
Indonesia delayed until after August 17 the execution of three Christian militants convicted of killing Muslims, national police chief Sutanto told reporters. Fabianus Tibo, Marianus Riwu and Dominggus Silva were to face a firing squad just after midnight
- AUGUST 11, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the death penalty of a man convicted of kidnapping and murdering...
the death penalty of a man convicted of kidnapping and murdering...
- AUGUST 11, 2006MontanaDEATH PENALTY
David Dawson was put to death by lethal injection at Montana State Prison at 12:06 a.m.
David Dawson was put to death by lethal injection at Montana State Prison at 12:06 a.m.
- AUGUST 11, 2006KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Phillip L. Brown has been sentenced to death by a Warren County jury.
Phillip L. Brown has been sentenced to death by a Warren County jury.
- AUGUST 10, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA .HANGING CONFIRMED IN BORIVLI DOUBLE MURDER
the Bombay High court, India...
- AUGUST 10, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY IN TRIAL FOR MURDER OF KAZAKH
Prosecutors have asked for the death penalty for Erzhan Utembaev, former head of the administration of Kazakhstan's Senate, and Rustam Ibragimov, a former law-enforcement officer, for their alleged roles in the murder of Kazakh opposition leader Altynbek
- AUGUST 10, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Wayne Adam Ford should be sentenced to death for the slayings...
Wayne Adam Ford should be sentenced to death for the slayings...
- AUGUST 10, 2006KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death penalty for Taquan C. Neblett.
a jury recommended the death penalty for Taquan C. Neblett.
- AUGUST 10, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
describing an elaborate scheme of quotas, financial perks...
describing an elaborate scheme of quotas, financial perks, and central government involvement, a former Chinese policeman said authorities were stealing organs from people detained in China
- AUGUST 9, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
a special tribunal in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Anar Ali, 30, after finding him guilty of trafficking humans.
- AUGUST 9, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. FARMER TO DIE FOR BRITON'S DEATH
James Karuga Kamau, a 45 year old farmer, was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering a teacher in Nairobi and dumping her body in a river.
- AUGUST 9, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
the Anti-Terrorism Court Quetta, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DENIES IMMINENT EXECUTION OF UIGHUR-CANADIAN
China denied a report that it was about to execute a Uighur-Canadian activist it accused of terrorism, saying his trial was not yet over.
- AUGUST 9, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
with the St. Louis prosecutor's support, Circuit Judge David C. Mason...
with the St. Louis prosecutor's support, Circuit Judge David C. Mason signed an order reducing Charles W. Armentrout’s death sentence to life without parole.
AUGUST 9, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. CONVICTED SUNNI MILITANT EXECUTED
a Sunni extremist convicted of killing a Shia political leader ten years ago was executed in in Pakistan's central Punjab province.
AUGUST 9, 2006Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYPOLAND. PRESIDENTIAL CHANCELLERY WRITES TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON DEATH PENALTY
Undersecretary of State at the Presidential Chancellery Andrzej Krawczyk has written to Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly head Rene van der Linden that President Lech Kaczynski had not presented any initiative of reintroducing the death penalty in
- AUGUST 8, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU. PRESIDENT WANTS CHILD RAPIST-KILLERS EXECUTED
Peru's president said he wants to change the constitution to allow the execution of people convicted of raping and killing children.
- AUGUST 8, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DIVIDING HEROIN
Sohrab Hossain, in his early 30’s, was sentenced to death and three female accomplices were awarded life imprisonment by a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- AUGUST 8, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 19 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Fang Lei, 19...
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- AUGUST 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO MEN CONVICTED ON DRUG CHARGES ESCAPE THE GALLOWS
two men escaped the gallows when Malaysia’s Court of Appeal set aside their conviction and death sentence for trafficking heroin.
- AUGUST 8, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
"When we speak to them (death row prisoners)...
"When we speak to them (death row prisoners)...
- AUGUST 8, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Westmoreland County Judge Richard E. McCormick Jr. ordered a new trial for John Lesko...
Westmoreland County Judge Richard E. McCormick Jr. ordered a new trial for John Lesko...
AUGUST 8, 2006OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA. OHIO EXECUTES TRIPLE-MURDERER WHO ASKED FOR DEATH
the state of Ohio executed Darrell Ferguson, a triple murderer who stabbed and stomped his elderly victims and later begged his trial judge to be put to death.
- AUGUST 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ACCOUNTANT SENTENCED TO DEATH
Lu Weijin, an accountant in Zhongshan City in south China's Guangdong Province, was sentenced to death after being convicted of embezzling 17 million yuan (US$ 2.12 million) in bank deposits.
- AUGUST 7, 2006LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. BOKEO COURT PROVIDES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
it was reported that the Primary People's Court of Bokeo province, Laos, sentenced to death Ms Bouavanh, 40, for drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 7, 2006UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN. ITALIAN OFFICIAL PRAISES PLANS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Antonio Loke, Secretary General of the Institute of Asia and the Mediterranean...
- AUGUST 7, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU. JURISTS AGAINST REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPISTS
a reintroduction of capital punishment would imply modifying Peru's Constitution and would separate Peru from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Peruvian jurists Francisco Eguiguren and Cesar Valega declared.
AUGUST 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR SPYING
a Chinese government official has been executed for spying for Taiwan, and thousands of civil servants have been shown an “educational” video of the case as a warning, two government sources said.
AUGUST 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN NORTHERN CITY
an Iranian man convicted of raping and murdering a young girl was hanged in public in the northern town of Babol, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
AUGUST 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. AFGHAN HITMAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
an Afghan hitman convicted of murdering a dozen people in south-eastern Iran, was hanged in public.
- AUGUST 6, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Abu Bakkar Siddique, 28, and Afsar Ali, 29, were sentenced to death by a court in Satkhira...
- AUGUST 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mohsen, 21...
a man, identified only as Mohsen, 21...
- AUGUST 5, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. NO MERCY, BOMB BLAST GUILTY MUST BE HANGED, HIGH COURT
the Delhi High Court, India, showed no mercy to Mohammad Hussain, a man who allegedly planted a bomb in a bus in 1997 during the serial blasts which shocked the Capital.
- AUGUST 5, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BURNING GIRLFRIEND
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court sentenced to death Cheng Jun...
AUGUST 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. EBADI'S RIGHTS GROUP BANNED
Iran's hard-line government banned a rights group led by Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi, saying her Center for Protecting Human Rights had not obtained the proper permit.
- AUGUST 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ANHUI COURT EXECUTES THREE CONVICTS
Li Wei, Wang Qianjin, and Li Ya were executed.
- AUGUST 4, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.
- AUGUST 3, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. EX-JAILER EXECUTED IN TEXAS BOY'S DEATH
proclaiming his innocence, a former county jail officer was executed for raping and smothering his girlfriend's 3-year-old son.
- AUGUST 3, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
taking a lenient view of the age of a man sentenced to death in a murder case, the Delhi High Court commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.
AUGUST 3, 2006Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYEU. POLAND DEATH PENALTY PLAN CONDEMNED
Europe's main human rights watchdog told Polish President Lech Kaczynski his support for restoring the death penalty was an attack on European values and would breach Poland's treaty obligations.
AUGUST 3, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYKYRGYZSTAN. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KYRGYZ LAWMAKER
a court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death three men charged with killing a member of the Central Asian state's parliament.
- AUGUST 2, 2006PolandDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that the right-wing League of Polish Families party...
it was reported that the right-wing League of Polish Families party...
- AUGUST 2, 2006MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
MOLDOVA. PRESIDENT ENDORSES ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Moldova's president put his stamp of approval on a package of bills abolishing the death penalty in the former Soviet republic.
AUGUST 2, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. THOUSANDS AWAIT GALLOWS IN JAILS
more than 7,400 men and 36 women are waiting in 81 Pakistani jails to be hanged, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has confirmed.
- AUGUST 1, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. GOV'T INTRODUCES BILL TO CURB CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Human rights activists praised the government's approval of a draft law that would eradicate the death penalty for certain crimes but stressed capital punishment should be abolished completely.
- AUGUST 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. THREE MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IMAMBARGAH FIRING CASE
an Anti terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan...
- AUGUST 1, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
"Hang them by the neck till they are dead," was the verdict of additional sessions court in Mumbay, India...
AUGUST 1, 2006IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. WOMAN AT RISK OF IMMINENT EXECUTION
Delara Darabi, 19, has reportedly been sentenced to death for a second time after her case was retried. She is at risk of imminent execution for a murder which took place when she was 17 years old.
AUGUST 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN. PEOPLE EXECUTED IN A HURRY
Pakistan has resorted to hurried executions to reduce congestion of overcrowded jails holding death row inmates as also to deal with the spiralling crime rate in the country, a human rights body has claimed.
