Chronological archive
September 2006
The 152 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2006, in chronological order.
CHINA EXECUTES FUGITIVE FARMER FOR 1996 MURDERS
a farmer convicted of killing his former fiancée and four members of her family was executed in east China's Jiangxi Province.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Anti Terrorist Court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced to death Abdul Rehman alias Shah Ji for killing a man who showed resistance to a robbery attempt.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN PUBLIC
two Iranian brothers convicted of murder have been hanged publicly in the western province of Lorestan, the official news agency IRNA said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS. UN EXPERT SEEKS END TO DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILDREN
countries where capital punishment is practiced should exempt children under 18 -- or adults convicted while minors -- from the death penalty, a UN human rights expert report said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006DelawareDEATH PENALTY
the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Jack F. Outten Junior.
the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Jack F. Outten Junior.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006DEATH PENALTY
the judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February...
the judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February said on Friday his ruling on whether the state's use of lethal injection is legal would hinge on evidence of how alert an inmate is as the toxic drugs take effect.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling Jerry Jerome Smith is mentally retarded, the Alabama Court of Criminal...
Ruling Jerry Jerome Smith is mentally retarded, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the man's death sentence for a 1996 crack-house shooting that left 3 people dead.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR CHILD ABUSE AND MURDER
R. Senthil, 27, accused of sexually exploiting two children, both brothers, and killing one of them, was sentenced to death by a District Principal and Sessions Court in India.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES FORMER LAWMAKER ON CORRUPTION, RAPE CHARGES
Sang Yuechun, president of Jigang Industrial and Trade Group Corp. and a former deputy to China's legislature, was executed in the northeastern province of Jilin on charges of rape, weapons possession and misappropriating 120 million yuan (US$15 million;
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL HICKS WILL NOT BE EXECUTED, BUT NO TIME FRAME ON HIS TRIAL
it was reported that the US government had given assurances to Australia’s Attorney-General Philip Ruddock that David Hicks would not face the death penalty, but the US had still given no timeframe on when his trial was due.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. ONE SENT TO GALLOWS, FIVE GET LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
a District Speedy Trial Tribunal in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced Bahadur Bepari to death and five others, including a woman, to life imprisonment for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON MAN FOR MURDER OF 2
the Tokyo High Court upheld the death sentence on a man for killing two pachinko parlor employees in Gunma Prefecture in 2003.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST MAJOR CHALERMCHAI
Thailand’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to convict and sentence to death Major Chalermchai Majchaklam for murdering a Yasothon governor in 2001.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
USA. CONGRESS HOLDS FIRST HEARING ON ORGAN HARVESTING
as many as 41,500 healthy people who practice Falun Gong became involuntary victims of organ transplants and murdered between 2002 and 2005, according to a report that was presented before the U.S. Congress.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Calhoun County jury decided the man who killed his grandparents should get the death penalty.
a Calhoun County jury decided the man who killed his grandparents should get the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. FAMILY OF EXECUTED MAN DEMAND NEW AUTOPSY
the family and lawyers of Dominggus da Silva presented a letter to police...
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-GANGSTER UPHELD
the Tokyo High Court, Japan, upheld a death sentence against a former gang member who was convicted of shooting dead five other gangsters in December 2003.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY TO THREE MEMBERS OF KALBAILAIYA GANG
a court in India sentenced to death three members of the ‘Kalbailaiya’ gang for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ARSONIST UPHELD
the Tokyo High Court, Japan, rejected an appeal by an arsonist who was sentenced to death by a lower court for killing four people by setting fire to their home in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, in 2003.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH ROW INMATE FILES MOTION AGAINST LENGTH OF EXECUTION WAIT
it was reported that Malaysia's longest serving death row prisoner, Sapuan Hanim, has filed a motion with the Federal Court to commute his death sentence on the basis that for the past 15 years he had suffered from mental anguish and the pressure of wakin
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. ORGAN SALES 'THRIVING', BBC NEWS REPORT
the sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, an undercover investigation by the BBC found.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2006SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. BODY PARTS CASE: LEONG'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DISMISSED
Singapore's Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by Leong Siew Chor against the death sentence received for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. GUARDS BUNGLED WILLIAMS EXECUTION: OFFICIAL
a Californian official admitted that state prison guards had bungled the recent controversial execution of former gang leader Stanley Williams, but denied that lethal injection constituted cruel and unusual punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GANG LEADER RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE
Xiong Xinxing was sentenced to death for charges including heading an underground organization and causing the death of a man in Jiujiang in Central China's Jiangxi Province.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MUSLIM JOURNALIST FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR PRINTING PRO-ISRAEL ARTICLES
a court in Bangladesh was scheduled to try a Muslim journalist for writing articles favourable to Israel.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COURT SETS DATE FOR PARLIAMENT ATTACK HANGING
an Indian court fixed October 20 as the date for executing Mohammed Afzal, a Muslim man convicted for his role in the 2001 militant attack on India's parliament.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS TO KEEP THEIR HEADS
Indonesia will not meet a request by three Islamic militants sentenced to death over the 2002 Bali bombings to be executed by decapitation rather than firing squad. Lawyers of Amrozi, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudra had said the previous week t
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NARA SCHOOLGIRL MURDER
the Nara District Court in Japan handed down the death penalty to Kaoru Kobayashi, convicted of murdering 7-year-old schoolgirl Kaede Ariyama after kidnapping her on November 17, 2004. Kobayashi was handed the death penalty after being convicted of abduct
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE, GIVES LIFE TERM FOR FATAL ARSON
the Tokyo High Court, Japan, overturned a lower court's death sentence and gave Daizo Fukushima...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. NEW GOVERNMENT LEAVES DOOR OPEN TO EXECUTIONS
Japan’s new justice minister left open the door to executions after his predecessor refused to authorize any hangings.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-INDONESIA. HANDS OFF CAIN ADHERES TO CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY VIGIL
Hands Off Cain announced it would participate in today’s vigil, promoted by Christian Democratic party leader Pierferdinando Casini, outside the Indonesian embassy in Rome.
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- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MINOR’S RAPE AND MURDER IN BIHAR
a fast track court in Bihar, India, sentenced Munilal Sharma to death for raping and killing the four-year-old niece of his neighbour Dilip Kumar Sharma on April 29, 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a Madison County jury sentenced 42-year-old David Lynn Jordan...
a Madison County jury sentenced 42-year-old David Lynn Jordan...
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MUSHARRAF PLOT DEATH SENTENCES
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences handed down to 12 men convicted of taking part in two al Qaeda inspired assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in December 2003.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Reza, known as Hamid Rashti, 35...
Hamid Reza, known as Hamid Rashti, 35...
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JUSTICE MINISTER STILL REFUSES TO SIGN EXECUTION ORDERS
Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura has expressed his unwillingness to give the go-ahead for executions before he steps down on September 26 with the outgoing Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, according to sources.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED IN PRISON
three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan. The men were identified as Ali Karimi, Gholam Koohkan and Khodamorad Lashkarzadeh.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN ENVOY URGES GOVERNMENT TO COMMUTE SENTENCES OF PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
the United Nations urged Iraq to commute all sentences of capital punishment after the northern Kurdistan region executed 10 people earlier in the week.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN PRISON
four prisoners were hanged by Iran’s judicial officials inside Zahedan Prison. State-run daily Khorassan identified those executed as Shah Mohammad, Nader Rigi, Abdolali Balouch and Mohammad Shakib.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIANS EXECUTED FOR RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, VIOLENT PROTESTS ENSUE
the execution of three Christians in Indonesia brought thousands of protesters to the streets in the hometown of one of the dead, where they freed prisoners and burned an official's house, a witness said.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. THOUSANDS WATCH PUBLIC EXECUTION IN MOGADISHU
over 6,000 people watched the public execution of a convicted murderer in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the first execution since the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) seized power from an alliance of warlords on June 5.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG DEALING
an Iranian convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Jurors have sentenced Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death for the Nov. 22...
Jurors have sentenced Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death for the Nov. 22...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. 98% OF DEFECTORS HAVE OBSERVED PUBLIC EXECUTIONS, POLL
results from a survey indicated that a large number of defectors who entered South Korea had witnessed public executions in North Korea more than once.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006DEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. EXECUTION OF TIBO AND FRIENDS POSTPONED
three Indonesian Catholics imprisoned in Palu, province of central Sulawesi, will not be executed at least until tomorrow. “The execution will take place on Friday in the early hours,” (Palu time), said Fr Jimmy Tumbeleka, the spiritual director of the th
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 11 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
Iraq's northern Kurdistan administration executed 11 people, officially described as terrorists, sentenced to death for taking part in beheadings and bombings.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES SIGNS UN PROTOCOL BANNING RE-IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Philippines signed a United Nations protocol banning the re-imposition of the death penalty in the country.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
two condemned prisoners were hanged in Pakistan’s central Multan Jail and the Dera Ghazi Khan District Jail. Tahir Saleem had shot dead his uncle Muhammad Latif when he recognised him during a robbery attempt on October 12, 1996.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBING, KILLING TWO IN KUMAMOTO PREF.
the Kumamoto District Court sentenced Yukinori Matsuda to death for robbing and killing two people in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2003. Matsuda, 33, stabbed Keiko Kinoshita...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
an anti terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, sentenced to death Asif Patel, Faisal Ansari...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SPARED DEATH SENTENCE IN SINGAPORE
an Indian taxi driver facing trial for murdering his wife was spared the death sentence by a court in Singapore. G. Krishnasamy Naidu, who was earlier handed the death sentence for murdering his wife Chitrabathy Narayanasamy, now faced either 10 years in
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006DEATH PENALTY
a man on death row for the 1995 fatal beating of his former prison...
a man on death row for the 1995 fatal beating of his former prison cellmate was resentenced to life in prison under a deal with prosecutors intended to end his appeals.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a jury recommended the death sentence for Leo Perry.
a jury recommended the death sentence for Leo Perry.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge William Parsons of Daytona Beach followed...
Circuit Court Judge William Parsons of Daytona Beach followed...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Cory Maye, the 25-year-old man sentenced to die by lethal injection in a Dec. 26...
Cory Maye, the 25-year-old man sentenced to die by lethal injection in a Dec. 26, 2001 cop killing, is off death row.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Abdollah Diargard and Amanollah Diargard...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. FAILED FEMALE BOMBER AND SIX OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Jordanian military court sentenced a failed female suicide bomber and six others to death for planning attacks which killed 60 people in Amman in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan's Supreme Court dismissed a 49-year-old Miyazaki...
Japan's Supreme Court dismissed a 49-year-old Miyazaki woman's appeal against the death penalty for killing and robbing two women of money before abandoning their bodies in the late 1990s.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that competing bills were under review to reintroduce...
it was reported that competing bills were under review to reintroduce...
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA, USA. INMATE WHO HAD WON STAY IS EXECUTED
Clarence Hill, a convicted killer who argued that Florida's use of lethal injection amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, was put to death after the US Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay. Hill, 48, was executed for the 1982 murder of a Pen
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006DEATH PENALTY
HOC. PRODI’S GOVERNMENT ALSO PREPARES TO BETRAY EFFORTS FOR A UN MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL EXECUTIONS
For Marco Pannella, President of Hands Off Cain, the organisation’s Secretary Sergio D’Elia and Treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti, the statement, “We are against the death penalty”, contained in Prime Minster Romano Prodi’s speech at the UN General Assembly
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- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FOUR MEMBERS OF A FAMILY HANGED IN BHAWALPUR JAIL
Pakistani authorities hanged four men from the same family who had been convicted of murdering local rivals over a small chunk of land, jail superintendent Tariq Babur Khan said.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SEVEN WITH POISON GAS IN ROBBERY
two men were executed for killing seven people, including two accomplices, with poison gas in a robbery in east China's Jiangxi Province.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEENAGERS SENT TO THE GALLOWS
two teenage boys who had just turned 18 were taken to be hanged in the early morning for a crime they were alleged to have committed when they were under 18.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN EXECUTED IN EVIN PRISON FOR MURDER
a man identified only as Akbar, was executed in Iran for killing his wife in 2000 because he suspected he was not the father of their nine-month-old baby girl. Akbar set their house ablaze after strangling and stabbing his wife but firefighters succeeding
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-INDONESIA. D'ALEMA TO WIRAJUDA: STOP EXECUTION OF CHRISTIANS
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema made "a strong appeal" to his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda to make Jakarta authorities stop the execution of the three Christians sentenced to death in Poso.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. PUBLIC EXECUTION VIDEO AIRED IN JAPAN
Asahi TV, a Japanese television channel, aired video footage of a public execution of a woman said to have taken place in Hamju, North Korea on July 10.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED ON MAN WHO KILLED 13
convicted serial killer Chung Nam-kyu was sentenced to death by a district court in Seoul, South Korea.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
President of Peru Alan Garcia sent a draft law to Congress...
President of Peru Alan Garcia sent a draft law to Congress...
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an Afghan, identified only as Abdolghafoor...
an Afghan, identified only as Abdolghafoor...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA SETS DATE FOR EXECUTION OF CHRISTIAN MILITANTS
three Indonesian Christian militants convicted of leading a mob that killed Muslims will be executed on September 21, the convicts' lawyer said, but there was no immediate word on the fate of their clemency appeals.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TWO IRAQI’S SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FOILED ATTACKS ON S. KOREAN MILITARY
two Iraqi’s who attempted to bomb the South Korean military facilities in Iraq were sentenced to death.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AFGHANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. BANGLADESHI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Bangladeshi man convicted of murdering an Egyptian, the Interior Ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. PRESIDENT OF THE EPP-ED GROUP ASKS INDONESIA TO SPARE THREE CHRISTIANS FROM EXECUTION
Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. GRANDFATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court sentenced 62-year-old grandfather Lau Yew Kwan to death for bringing into Malaysia from Paris 2,144.8gm of MDMA.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. NINE PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BRAHMANBARIA AND KISHOREGANJ
eight men were sentenced to death in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for a triple murder committed in Brahmanbaria on August 10, 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. PRESIDENT OF THE EPP-ED GROUP ASKS INDONESIA TO SPARE THREE CHRISTIANS FROM EXECUTION
Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament...
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006DEATH PENALTY
a Baton Rouge jury recommended the death penalty for Shedran Williams.
a Baton Rouge jury recommended the death penalty for Shedran Williams.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TRIBESMAN EXECUTED BY PRO-TALIBAN MILITANTS
pro-Taliban militants executed a tribesman in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan after convicting him of double murder, officials and witnesses said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. POLICE UNIT TOPS LIST OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS WITH EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
the police remain the most notorious abusers of human rights in Kenya, the latest human rights accountability report said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HUMAN RIGHTS TALKS HAVE BEGUN, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER
“We have commenced a structured dialogue with China on human rights issues,” stated Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi after meeting his Chinese counterpart Wen Jabao in Beijing. “Dialogue is an important instrument for strengthening the preservation of
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY-CHINA. DEATH PENALTY ISSUE RAISED
“Yesterday and today, we brought up the issue of the death penalty with various members of the government of the People's Republic of China, hoping for a commitment in the reduction of crimes for which it is applicable,” stated Undersecretary for Foreign
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KERALA HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Kerala High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence of a man accused in the murder of a six-member family in Aluva on January 6, 2001.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO EXECUTE FOUR PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Zahedan revolutionary court in south-eastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province sentenced four Pakistanis and one Iranian man to death for drug trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE IN CHILD RAPE CASE
Jordan’s Court of Cassation repealed the death sentence against a 24-year-old man, who was convicted by the Criminal Court of raping an 8-year-old girl in Irbid in 2002, after her family dropped charges against him.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. TWO TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING
families of Mohamed Awang, 48, from Tanah Merah, and Thai national Rohing, 42...
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
the FBI recently released the latest version of its Uniform Crime Reports:
the FBI recently released the latest version of its Uniform Crime Reports:
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Hasan...
a man, identified only as Hasan...
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
a 31-year-old man was sentenced to death by a High Court in Kuala Lumpur...
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SEVEN GANGSTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, RACKETEERING
chinese courts have sentenced seven gangsters to death in two separate cases in the country's northwestern Gansu Province and eastern Anhui Province, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
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- SEPTEMBER 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. CULT LEADER TO HANG FOR TOKYO SUBWAY ATTACK
Shoko Asahara, a former cult leader who masterminded a poison gas attack on Tokyo subway trains in 1995, had his appeal against the death penalty rejected by Japan's Supreme Court.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2006Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. THREE SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the military court sitting in Bukavu, DRC, sentenced three soldiers to capital punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PLANNING TERRORIST ATTACKS
three militants were sentenced to death and a fourth was sentenced...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2006PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU. BISHOPS REAFFIRM ANTI DEATH PENALTY STANCE
as Peruvians debated a proposal to apply the death penalty to individuals who sexually assaulted and murdered minors, the country's bishops urged unconditional respect for human life.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA DRAFTING BILL TO EXECUTE HIV INFECTORS
it was reported that the Ugandan government was drafting a bill to execute offenders who knowingly infected minors with HIV.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR 1991 ROBBERY, MURDER SPREE
Texas executed Farley Charles Matchett for the 1991 murder of a 52-year-old Houston paint contractor who refused to hand over money in order to feed his drug addiction.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS DETAINEES IN 'NEW YEAR' FETE
Ethiopia granted amnesties to hundreds of prison inmates in the first such move in five decades that also saw death row convicts have their sentences commuted, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI, US. JUDGE ORDERS SECOND REVISION OF DEATH PENALTY PROTOCOLS
a federal judge ordered the state of Missouri to submit new protocols for carrying out the state death penalty by lethal injection and has refused to authorize executions until revisions are approved.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH PENALTY FOR LARGEST HEROIN CASE SINCE 1949
Guangdong High People's Court, China, recently ruled on a smuggling case involving approximately 380 kilograms of heroin...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SAUDIS, THREE YEMENIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two Saudis and three Yemenis were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on after they were convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR USING DEATH PENALTY
in the 4th ordinary session of the Kurdistan parliament in Iraq, chaired by the parliament Deputy Speaker, the Kurdistan parliament unanimously voted for the resumption of capital punishment in the Kurdistan Region.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SUPREME COURT AGAIN UPHOLDS CONVICTED WOMAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
Shahla Jahed, 36, was once again facing imminent execution, after the Supreme Court reportedly upheld her death sentence for the second time.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD IN JORDAN VALLEY MURDER
Jordan’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences passed by the Criminal Court against...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH SENTENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED, SAYS NAZRI
the government of Malaysia reiterated that capital punishment for serious crimes would not be abolished.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006MissouriDEATH PENALTY
in Kansas City, U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan...
in Kansas City, U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDIS BEHEAD YEMEN MAN FOR RAPE
a Yemeni convicted of raping a woman expatriate in Saudi Arabia was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2006GuineaDEATH PENALTY
GUINEA. NINE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLITICIAN
it was reported that a court in Guinea sentenced nine people to death for the murder of a local politician in the capital Conakry.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA WILL NOT ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, FOR NOW – PREMIER
Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, told reporters in Helsinki after the EU-China summit...
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK AT THE UN FOR A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
“Will the death penalty be among the main issues raised by the Italian government at the UN General Assembly?”.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZSTAN. MINISTER SAYS COUNTRY TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY SOON
Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Justice Minister says his country will soon abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the sessions court of Palghar in the Indian state of Maharashtra, sentenced three people to death for four murders committed over an inter-community marriage at Vasai in 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Gu Huaming to death for the stabbing murder of a Taiwan businessman surnamed Lien at a night club in Jing'an District on October 6, 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON MAN FOR SLAYING 2 GIRLS IN 1992
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty given to a man for abducting and murdering two 7-year-old girls in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1992. The top court's five-justice second petty bench rejected an appeal from Michitoshi Kuma, 68, who had claimed inno
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FIVE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG RUNNING
the Ha Tay province people’s court, north Vietnam, handed down death sentences to five members of a drug trafficking ring convicted of smuggling almost 30 kg of heroin and some methamphetamine. Three others received jail sentences of 15 to 20 years.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE, 3 SONS
the Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced to death a man for the murder of his wife and three sons.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING STEPDAUGHTER
army lance corporal Shahrul Izwan Ahmad Zaidi was sentenced to death by hanging...
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FATHER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his father.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006DEATH PENALTY
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT. THREE EGYPTIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER TABA BOMBS
Egypt's state security court sentenced three people to death during a court hearing over involvement in a series of blasts targeting Red Sea holiday resorts.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. GOVERNMENT SHOULD RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITH CHINA, D’ELIA
Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain and MP for the Rose in the Fist Party, made the following declaration:
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- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Medina County jury has sentenced to death a man convicted...
a Medina County jury has sentenced to death a man convicted...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA ANGERED BY BALI DRUG DEATH SENTENCES
an Indonesian court decision to sentence four young Australians to death for heroin smuggling, overturning their earlier jail terms, sparked an angry political reaction in Australia.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EU. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HIGHLY CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA
just prior to the 9th EU-China Summit...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. TOP COURT REJECTS APPEAL OF MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Japan’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by a man who was sentenced to death for killing a couple in a robbery-murder case in 1997 in Osaka.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BALI 9 DEFENDANT A FIRST, LAWYER
there was no legal precedent for the death sentence imposed on Australian drug smuggler Scott Rush...
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006LebanonDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Walid Slaybi...
it was reported that Walid Slaybi, one of the most prominent Lebanese figures to voice their objections to death penalty, is currently lobbying for a new law that would reverse the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Herman Henry "Bud" Von Dohlen...
Herman Henry "Bud" Von Dohlen...
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 27 ‘TERRORISTS’ EXECUTED IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed 27 "terrorists" convicted by Iraqi courts of killings and rapes in several provinces. The 27 were executed in Baghdad, the government's media office said in a brief statement. It did not provide any further details.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR OF ‘BALI NINE’
Indonesia's Supreme Court has increased the sentences for four Australians convicted of drug smuggling in Bali to the death penalty, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Yemen national was beheaded with a sword in southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of drug smuggling.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City for smuggling over 800kg of heroin, the biggest-ever drug haul in Vietnam.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN TEHRAN
two Iranian men convicted of murder were hanged in a Tehran prison.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER HUSBAND IN THE US
a Shanghai court sentenced 29-year-old Danlei Chen to death with a two-year reprieve for murdering her husband and hiding his dismembered body in the trunk of a car.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PRODUCING, TRADING DRUGS IN EAST CHINA
a husband and wife were sentenced to death and to life imprisonment respectively in southeast China's Jiangxi Province for making and trafficking drugs.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006LaosDEATH PENALTY
LAOS. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
the Luang Prabang People's Court, Laos, sentenced to death and seized all assets of Vanthong...
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, identified only as Sepher and Farshid...
two men, identified only as Sepher and Farshid...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will pass a law ending capital punishment by December 2006 to encourage European countries to extradite suspected masterminds of the genocide that occurred in the country in 1994. Unless the country abolishes capital punishment, it will not be ab
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 1999 MURDER OF AUSSIE AUDITOR
a Thai court sentenced two men to death and one to life imprisonment for the 1999 murder of an Australian auditor, who was slain by a hired gunman after uncovering alleged fraud at a sugar mill.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in San Bernardino, a San Bernardino County jury recommended that Louis Mitchell Jr...
in San Bernardino, a San Bernardino County jury recommended that Louis Mitchell Jr...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JHALAKATI FOR MURDER
police constable Abdul Majid Hawlader, 50, and his brother-in-law Babul Mallik, 40, were sentenced to death by a court in Jhalakati, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of murder.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN
a court in Jessore, Bangladesh, sentenced Moslemuddin Molla, 45, to death in absentia for people trafficking.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI EXECUTED FOR DRUG DEALING
Saudi Arabia executed Muhammad Bin-Shalal Bin-Farhud al-Shammari, an Iraqi man convicted of trafficking heroin in the strict Muslim kingdom.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. MUSLIMS PARALYSE POSO DEMANDING EXECUTION OF TIBO AND FELLOW PRISONERS
under the banner ‘Poso’s Muslim Friendship and Struggle’, some 4,000 demonstrators...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, Gholam-Reza Rigi, for drug-related crime.
Iran hanged a man, Gholam-Reza Rigi, for drug-related crime.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHIEF JUSTICE IN SUPPORT OF DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUGS CONVICTS
Chairman of the Indonesian Supreme Court, Bagir Manan, expressed his support for the imposition of death penalty for drugs convicts.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man, Hamid Hosna’i, for drug-related crime.
Iran hanged a man, Hamid Hosna’i, for drug-related crime.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2006AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. MAN PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN HELMAND
the Taliban publicly executed a man for his alleged involvement in a murder case in the Garmsir district of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE MEMBERS OF CRIME RING SENTENCED TO DEATH
Ren Jianying, Tang Weitao and Tang Yongli were sentenced to death by the Xi'an Intermediate People's Court in China’s Shaanxi Province for their involvement in a crime ring responsible for 22 robberies, 28 thefts and one murder from 2000 to 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCES HANDED DOWN TO MONKS FOR MURDER
the Gujarat High Court, India, commuted the death sentences handed down to four swami’s into life imprisonment and acquitted a fifth defendant in the case.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MILITANTS
a Bangladeshi court upheld the death sentence handed down three months previously against seven Islamist militants over the killing of two judges in a bomb attack in 2005.