Chronological archive
December 2006
The 129 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2006, in chronological order.
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF CHILDREN
Gong Runbo, 33, was executed in northeast China.
- DECEMBER 30, 2006DEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court overturned Allen Eugene Gregory 's death penalty...
the state Supreme Court overturned Allen Eugene Gregory 's death penalty, saying evidence from his rescinded rape convictions and a prosecutor's misconduct require a new sentence.
- DECEMBER 30, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM HUSSEIN EXECUTED
Saddam Hussein was executed at dawn following his conviction by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity.
- DECEMBER 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN EXECUTED FOR BEATING POLICEMAN TO DEATH
Zhou Chuanquan, convicted of beating a policeman to death...
- DECEMBER 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO EXECUTED FOR BLASTS AT INTERNET CAFES
China executed two men found guilty of causing explosions at two Internet cafes in central China that killed two people.
- DECEMBER 30, 2006NepalDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL CONDEMNS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, SADDAM EXECUTION
barely hours after the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed, Nepal’s government expressed its opposition to the death penalty, saying that capital punishment must be abolished worldwide.
- DECEMBER 29, 2006United StatesDEATH PENALTY
as 2006 draws to a close...
as 2006 draws to a close...
- DECEMBER 29, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH
a central Chinese court sentenced 11 people to death for their involvement in a range of gangster activities involving homicide and drug trading...
- DECEMBER 28, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian media reported that two men had been hanged.
Iranian media reported that two men had been hanged.
- DECEMBER 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA ON DRUG SMUGGLING CHARGES
a court in China sentenced a Japanese man to death on drug smuggling charges...
- DECEMBER 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FARMER EXECUTED FOR TEMPLE KILLINGS
China executed a farmer for killing 10 people in a temple, including the abbot whom he believed had flirted with his wife.
- DECEMBER 28, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES SEVEN TO DEATH FOR GANG CRIME
ninety-seven members of a criminal gang were sentenced to death or prison terms ranging from 12 months to life on charges including murder, causing injury and drug trafficking in central China's Hunan Province.
- DECEMBER 28, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF CALLS FOR RESTRAINT IN SADDAM CASE
the UN human rights chief called for restraint by Iraqi authorities over Saddam Hussein's death sentence, saying there were concerns about the fairness of the original trial.
- DECEMBER 27, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
FIDH ASKS NOT TO EXECUTE SADDAM
the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has asked Mr. Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and the Iraqi Government not to ratify the Appeals Court’s decision to execute Saddam Hussein and requested a moratorium on the death penalty in Iraq.
- DECEMBER 27, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICT EXECUTED IN ADIALA JAIL
a man convicted of murder was hanged in the Adiala Central Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
- DECEMBER 27, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
INTINI CRITICISES SADDAM'S DEATH SENTENCE
Italy’s deputy foreign minister Ugo Intini stigmatised the news of Saddam Hussein's death sentence...
- DECEMBER 27, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SADDAM: DEATH SENTENCE NEVER A SOLUTION, MASTELLA
"I express my firm and decisive 'no' to the death sentence, which can never be considered to be a solution...
- DECEMBER 26, 2006DEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ITALIAN MP STARTS THIRST AND HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST SADDAM EXECUTION
Marco Pannella, a member of the European Parliament and leader of the Nonviolent Radical Party, started a thirst and hunger strike to protest the death sentence against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
- DECEMBER 26, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE 'FOREIGN FIGHTERS'
an Iraqi court sentenced a Saudi, a Syrian and a Sudanese to death after finding them guilty of Al-Qaeda related terrorist offences, the US-led coalition in Iraq said.
- DECEMBER 26, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN VIETNAM FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced three people to death for drug trafficking, with a police officer getting a life sentence.
- DECEMBER 26, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 5 BY LACING WINE LOSES RIGHT TO RETRIAL
the Nagoya High Court, Japan, revoked an earlier decision it made to retry Masaru Okunishi, an 80 year old man sentenced to death for fatally poising five people.
- DECEMBER 26, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the People's Court of Hanoi, Vietnam, sentenced two men to death, and passed life sentences on two others and jail terms of between one year and 30 years on six more for trafficking and transporting drugs.
- DECEMBER 26, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MINISTER VOWS MORE EXECUTIONS
Japan’s justice minister vowed to carry out more executions after the country’s first hangings in over a year, saying the vast majority of the public supported the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 25, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder, armed kidnapping and drug trafficking, the ISNA news agency reported. One of the men was identified as Pordel B, convicted of murder during an armed clash as well as involvement in the armed trafficking of 15kg of
- DECEMBER 25, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN EXECUTES 4 PRISONERS BY HANGING
four Japanese inmates on death row were hanged, officials and news reports said, the first executions to take place in Japan since September 2005.
- DECEMBER 24, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN PUBLICLY HANGED IN FRONT OF CHEERING CROWDS
Iran publicly hanged three men convicted of drug trafficking and armed robbery in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern Sistan-e Baluchestan province, the ISNA news agency reported.
- DECEMBER 23, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 7-YR-OLD
an Additional District and Sessions court in New Delhi, India, sentenced to death Jiya Lal, an ice-cream vendor...
- DECEMBER 23, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF IN-LAWS
a woman has been sentenced to death by the Shanghai Higher People's Court...
- DECEMBER 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two men, Mahmood and Mostafa...
two men, Mahmood and Mostafa...
- DECEMBER 22, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR MURDER
the Tokyo High Court, Japan, upheld a lower court-imposed death sentence on Soji Fujisaki, convicted of robbing and murdering two women in their 70s in January 2005 in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture.
- DECEMBER 22, 2006MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. COURT SENTENCES TWO BOMB SUSPECTS TO DEATH
a court handed death sentences to two Moroccans arrested in 2005 on suspicion of helping organise suicide attacks in 2003 that killed 45 people in Casablanca, lawyers said.
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- DECEMBER 22, 2006TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. LAWMAKERS OK NEW DEATH PENALTY RULES
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed amendments to several laws, including one that give judges greater leeway in deciding whether to mete out death or life sentences to convicts engaged in serious currency counterfeiting and members of the troops who disobey
- DECEMBER 21, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING TEENAGER
two men and a woman were sentenced to death by a court in Hoshiarpur, India, for murdering a 16-year-old schoolboy on February 14, 2005.
- DECEMBER 21, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SHC DISMISSES APPEAL OF ACTIVIST, COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan, dismissed the appeal filed by an activist of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami group for murder but commuted his death sentence into life imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 21, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF BRITISH TOURIST
Jordan's State Security sentenced a Jordanian man of Palestinian origin to death for an attack on Western tourists in which he shot dead a British man and wounded five people.
- DECEMBER 21, 2006ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. EIGHT ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
eight men were sentenced to death by hanging by the Ndola high court, Zambia, for aggravated robbery. Sentencing the eight, High court judge Florence Lengalengain dismissed their mitigation of being first offenders.
- DECEMBER 20, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EU. DEATH PENALTY DECLARATION PRESENTED AT UNGA
a declaration on the death penalty was presented at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The declaration was prepared by the EU on Italy’s initiative and was undersigned by 85 UN member states.
- DECEMBER 20, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC. EU DECLARATION UNSATISFACTORY
on the presentation by the EU of the Declaration on the death penalty at the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of Hands Off Cain Sergio D’Elia and Treasurer Elisabetta Zamparutti made the following declaration:
- DECEMBER 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SIX MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
an Afghan identified only by his first name as Vahid, 22, was hanged in Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, along with five other men convicted of murder. The report identified the men only as Hassangholi, Yadollah, Hossein, Mohammad-Hadi and Kheirollah.
- DECEMBER 20, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN WHO SLEW 12 IN NORTH EAST CHINA EXECUTED
Shi Yuejun, a man convicted of killing 12 people and injuring five others in northeast China's Jilin Province, was executed. Shi, 36, was convicted of intentional homicide by Liuhe County People's Court on November 25.
- DECEMBER 20, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. INDIAN NATIONAL SPARED DEATH SENTENCE
an Indian national from Kerala, who was reportedly facing death sentence in Saudi Arabia, was set free due to the timely intervention of the Indian authorities.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. FOREIGN MEDICS SENTENCED TO DIE IN HIV CASE
a Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 13 CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED
Iraqi authorities executed 13 men by hanging after they were convicted of murder and kidnapping, lining them up in hoods and green jumpsuits with their hands bound behind their backs.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006MarylandDEATH PENALTY
MARYLAND (USA). COURT HALTS EXECUTIONS
an appeals court in Maryland ruled that state executions cannot proceed until a legislative panel reviews parts of the manual that spell out the protocol for lethal injections.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006LibyaDEATH PENALTY
EU DENOUNCED DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST BULGARIAN MEDICS
the President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso sharply condemned the death sentences against the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestine doctor confirmed today in Libya.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC. NO TO RANSOM FOR MEDICS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LIBYA
Secretary of Hands Off Cain Sergio D’Elia and Elisabetta Zamparutti, treasurer, made the following declaration in relation to the case of the five Bulgarian medics and the Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya:
- DECEMBER 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS ARAB SEPARATISTS
Iran hanged three people for carrying out bombings in the oil rich Khuzestan province. The Tehran Emrooz daily newspaper said the men were hanged in the provincial capital Ahvaz, where in January 2006 they bombed a private bank and the office of the gover
- DECEMBER 19, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTH CHINA
Chen Bingxi, a notorious drug kingpin in south China...
- DECEMBER 19, 2006NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR SEVEN CULT MEMBERS
a Lagos High Court in Nigeria convicted seven members of a cult group to death by hanging for the murder of an Islamic cleric.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAP COMMUTED
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan, dismissed the appeal of Syed Nayer Raza Zaidi for kidnapping but commuted his death sentence into life imprisonment.
- DECEMBER 19, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 4 PEOPLE
Katsumi Morita was sentenced to death for murdering...
- DECEMBER 19, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER COMMUTED
a man identified as Umer had his appeal against a murder...
- DECEMBER 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged three men in the south-western city of Ahwaz.
Iranian authorities hanged three men in the south-western city of Ahwaz.
- DECEMBER 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE AFGHANS PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran publicly hanged three Afghan men convicted of rape. Gholam Hazrat, Shah Mir and Nour Ahmad were executed in the town of Rafsanjan, southern Kerman province.
- DECEMBER 18, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. DEATH SENTENCE WAS TOO HARSH, SAYS NGUGI
novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o said the death sentence passed by a Kenyan court on the three guards who attacked him and his wife was too harsh.
- DECEMBER 18, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF WIFE, 4 CHILDREN
Mubarik Hussain aka Bablu, convicted of killing his wife and four children aged between 2 and 9 years on December 9, 2005...
- DECEMBER 18, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RUNNING CART INTO WORKERS
a man was sentenced to death in Yiwu in China’s Zhejiang Province for intentionally ramming his tipcart into a crowd, killing three and injuring nine.
- DECEMBER 17, 2006KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Court in Kuwait sentenced Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah...
the Criminal Court in Kuwait sentenced Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah...
- DECEMBER 16, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES PAKISTANI FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Nur-eddin Ghulam Suroor
- DECEMBER 16, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
LETHAL INJECTION. THERE IS NO HUMAN METHOD OF EXECUTION, D’ELIA
on the execution by lethal injection of Angel Nives Diaz, who died in Florida following 34 minutes of agony, Sergio D’Elia, MP for the Rose in the Fist Party and Secretary of Hands Off Cain, declared:
- DECEMBER 16, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MIGRANT WORKER EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Pang Maosheng, a 29 year old migrant worker who resented wealthy people, was executed in Beijing after being convicted of a robbery and extortion spree that left one woman dead.
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- DECEMBER 15, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. FLORIDA HALTS EXECUTIONS AFTER LINGERING DEATH OF INMATE
Florida Governor Jeb Bush called a temporary halt to all executions while a panel reviews how lethal injections are administered following the lingering death of inmate Angel Nieves Diaz on December 13.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
RADICAL PARTY. LAUNCH OF 2007 REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN
a press conference was held in Rome to mark the launch of the 2007 campaign for membership to the Radical Party and its umbrella organisations, including Hands Off Cain, to further the battle for civil and human rights.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA'S USE OF LETHAL INJECTION RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
California's method of lethal injection for executions was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who said its risk of pain and discomfort to the condemned constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
India’s Supreme Court upheld the conviction of CPM activist...
- DECEMBER 15, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR INDIA POLICEMAN
a court in India sentenced to death a former senior police official after finding him guilty of killing a man in custody nearly 20 years ago.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN MURDER CASE
the Sindh High Court, Pakistan, dismissed the appeal of Mohammad Jumman for murder but commuted his death sentence into life in prison.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF STEPSON'S WIFE AND CHILD
Takemitsu Mori was sentenced to death for murdering a woman and her infant son at their apartment.
- DECEMBER 15, 2006VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM CONDEMNS SIXHEROIN TRAFFICKERS TO DEATH
a court in Hanoi, Vietnam...
- DECEMBER 15, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. THE DEATH PENALTY HAS NOT BENEFITED US, MINISTER
Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure, Stanislas Kamanzi, appealed to the people of Gicumbi to support the government's proposal to scrap the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 14, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIAN CONSTITUTION CLARIFIED ON DEATH PENALTY
MPs voted 173 to one to pass constitutional amendments that state explicitly that the death penalty and torture are banned in Georgia.
- DECEMBER 14, 2006Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA SENTENCES TWO TO HANG FOR TSUNAMI MURDER
two Sri Lankans accused of grabbing a gold chain from a woman caught in the 2004 tsunami before letting her be swept to her death have been sentenced to death for her murder. The men were caught on camera in December 2004 as they pushed the woman back int
- DECEMBER 14, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
a fast-track court sentenced to death Padam Kashyap...
- DECEMBER 14, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES TWO FORMER BANK EMPLOYEES FOR FRAUD
two ex-employees of China's third-largest bank were put to death by lethal injection for defrauding customers of millions of dollars.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006FloridaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED STATES. EXECUTION OF FLORIDA INMATE TAKES 34 MINUTES
death penalty opponents criticized the execution of Angel Nieves Diaz who took more than half an hour to die and needed a rare second dose of lethal chemicals. Diaz, 55, convicted of murdering a Miami topless bar manager 27 years ago, appeared to grimace
- DECEMBER 13, 2006KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. THREE SECURITY GUARDS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
security guards Richard Maeta, Elias Shikuku Wanjala and Peter Mulati Wafula were sentenced to death for violently robbing novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife. John Kiragu Chege, a nephew of the writer, was acquitted for lack of evidence.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JOBLESS MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF SISTERS
Yukio Yamaji, 23, was sentenced to death for robbery, murder and rape by the Osaka District Court for sneaking into the home of a woman and her younger sister and murdering them.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. ARUSHA RESIDENT LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
the Tanzania Court of Appeal upheld a High Court death sentence against an Arusha resident, Robert Edward Moringe, alias Kadogo, for murder.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Supreme Court of India converted to life imprisonment the death sentence handed down to Aloke Nath of Kolkata for the murder of his younger brother.
- DECEMBER 13, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FIREWORKS FACTORY MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLAST KILLING 36
Shen Xishuan, legal representative of Lilin Firecrackers Company Ltd. in Linqi Town, Linzhou City in China’s Henan Province, was sentenced to death at the Intermediate People's Court of Anyang City with a two-year reprieve for illegally trading explosives
- DECEMBER 12, 2006EgyptDEATH PENALTY
TWO EGYPTIANS HANGED FOR MURDERING TODDLER
two Egyptians were hanged for beating and electrocuting to death a toddler whose cries were spoiling their televised football game, security sources said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering 12 family members was publicly hanged in the southern town of Jahrom.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006SudanDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SUDAN
the central Khartoum criminal court, Sudan, headed by judge Abd-al-Rahim Qasm-al-Sid, sentenced seven suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the Soba riots which led to the deaths of sixteen policemen and a number of citizens on May 18, 200
- DECEMBER 12, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SAUDI MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Misfir al-Qahtani in Riyadh for the murder of Mukhallad al-Muteiri...
- DECEMBER 12, 2006MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. MAN TO FACE GALLOWS FOR RAPE, MURDER
the Federal Court of Malaysia rejected the appeal of Hanafi Mat Hassan, 38, against the death sentence handed down to him for the rape and murder of a 24-year-old computer engineer.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO HANDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
two men were sentenced to death for murder by a District and Sessions court in Jacobabad, Pakistan.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
SADDAM TO BE BURIED SECRETLY, NO MONUMENT: OFFICIAL
Saddam Hussein and two top aides convicted with him will be executed immediately after an appeals court confirms their sentences and could be buried in secret, an Iraqi official said.
- DECEMBER 12, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND JOINS CHORUS OF NATIONS OPPOSED TO EXECUTING SADDAM
Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand said that Saddam Hussein should not be hanged despite the "horrific acts" he has committed, joining a chorus of opposition to his death sentence.
- DECEMBER 11, 2006PolandDEATH PENALTY
POLAND. EXHIBIT BY OLIVIERO TOSCANI ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN CUBA OPENS IN WARSAW
the photographic exhibit “Thinking is forbidden – the Faces of Repression in Cuba” realised by Oliviero Toscani for Hands Off Cain is currently being held in Warsaw.
- DECEMBER 11, 2006BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. THREE FOREIGN NATIONALS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
three foreign nationals convicted of murder were executed by firing squad at Jaw prison, Bahrain. It was reported that Pakistani Mohammed Hanif Atta Mohammed, aged 37, was allowed to meet his three-year-old son for the first time just one day before he
- DECEMBER 11, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Johnson, 34....
Christopher Johnson, 34, who admitted to jurors that he killed his infant son and asked to be executed, was sentenced to death.
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- DECEMBER 11, 2006Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
to mark the ordinance ceremony of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone...
to mark the ordinance ceremony of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone...
- DECEMBER 10, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES NIGERIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian man for drug smuggling.
- DECEMBER 10, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 3 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
the High Court in Arua, Uganda...
- DECEMBER 10, 2006UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 566 ON DEATH ROW
a total of 566 inmates condemned to death are being imprisoned at Luzira Prison and Kirinya Prison in Jinja, Uganda.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006DEATH PENALTY
USA. FEWER INMATES ON DEATH ROW IN 2005, STUDY
fewer prison inmates were moved to death row in 2005, according to a federal study that shows one more person was executed than in the year before.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Kristi Fulgham was sentenced to the death penalty...
Kristi Fulgham was sentenced to the death penalty, becoming the 3rd woman awaiting execution by lethal injection in Mississippi.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced to death Anthony Woods, 42, for murdering and raping a woman in her home.
a jury sentenced to death Anthony Woods, 42, for murdering and raping a woman in her home.
- DECEMBER 9, 2006DEATH PENALTY
PRISONER WHO LED DEATH PENALTY APPEAL RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE IN
Forrester Bowe Jr., a death row prisoner at the center of a landmark ruling earlier in the year that struck down the mandatory death sentence for murder in the Bahamas, was sentenced to life in prison. Bowe was initially sentenced to death in 1998 for the
- DECEMBER 8, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS MOVE TO EXTEND MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia’s Parliament extended a 10-year moratorium on the death penalty to 2010, an extension of three years, by delaying the introduction of juries in court cases in the rebellious republic of Chechnya.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In St Matthews, S.C. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced a man to death...
In St Matthews, S.C. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced a man to death for killing an off-duty police officer 2 years ago.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN'S HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS GUILTY VERDICTS IN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN'S MURDER CASE
Kazakhstan's highest court upheld the conviction of 10 men of involvement in the killing of an opposition politician, turning down appeals from the victim's and defendants' representatives, who demanded further investigation.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence was ordered for Jimmy Lamar Killingsworth Jr.
a death sentence was ordered for Jimmy Lamar Killingsworth Jr.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN MAN HANGED FOR MURDERING GIRL
an Iranian man convicted of murdering a young girl was hanged at a prison in western Iran.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER US SHIP ATTACK
a Jordanian military tribunal condemned to death three Syrian nationals and an Iraqi in connection with a rocket attack on US warships that killed a Jordanian soldier.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING JAPANESE
a court in Shenyang, northeastern China, sentenced 27-year-old Chinese national Zhou Bo to death for killing Japanese national Masahiko Sato in Fukuoka, south-western Japan, in May 2005.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. APEX COURT DISMISSES APPEALS OF CONVICTED ARMY OFFICERS
the Pakistan Supreme Court dismissed appeals of six army officers and a civilian who were convicted by military courts for their involvement in assassination attempts against President Pervez Musharraf.
- DECEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE SECRETLY EXECUTED AFTER PROTEST
a court in southwestern China has secretly executed a man who took part in an environmental protest which turned into a riot, a lawyer and a family member said. Three others were jailed, one of them for life, they said.
- DECEMBER 6, 2006BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. NEW EVIDENCE MAY EXONERATE BULGARIA’S NURSES
Nature Magazine has published a report claiming that there is new evidence to the innocence of the five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of causing a HIV pandemic in a Benghazi hospital.
- DECEMBER 6, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS A PAKISTANI AND HIS DAUGHTER CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
- DECEMBER 6, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. OFFICIAL THREATENS BEHEADINGS FOR NOT PRAYING 5 TIMES DAILY
residents of a southern Somalia town who do not pray five times a day will be beheaded, an official said, adding that the edict will be implemented in three days.
- DECEMBER 6, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. DEATH FOR WOMAN WHO STABBED LOVER TO DEATH
the shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Liao Yan...
- DECEMBER 6, 2006LibyaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES LIBYAN TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
an Iraqi court sentenced a Libyan member of al-Qaida in Iraq to death after he admitted taking part in eight attacks on US-led coalition forces and Iraqi targets...
- DECEMBER 5, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 2 WOMEN IN FUKUSHIMA PREF.
the Sendai High Court, Japan, sentenced a 53-year-old man to death for killing a woman and her daughter and stealing some 50,000 yen in cash in Fukushima Prefecture in 2004, scrapping a sentence of life imprisonment imposed by a lower court.
- DECEMBER 5, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. PARISA AKBARI, ORIGINALLY SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING, "RELEASED"
Parisa Akbari, one of the Iranian women sentenced to death by stoning for "adultery," was released from jail as a free woman after receiving 99 lashes for having sex outside of marriage.
- DECEMBER 4, 2006VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine postponed the execution of Percy Walton...
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine postponed the execution of Percy Walton to allow more time to review claims the condemned inmate is mentally retarded and insane.
- DECEMBER 4, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Eugene McWatters, 28, was sentenced to death for the rape and strangling...
Eugene McWatters, 28, was sentenced to death for the rape and strangling...
- DECEMBER 4, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ANHUI FOR SERIAL RAPE
Shi Jidong, a farmer from Dingyuan, a county in east China's Anhui Province, was sentenced to death after being convicted of raping three girls and attempting to rape six more.
- DECEMBER 4, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
an unidentified Iranian man convicted of murder and armed robbery...
- DECEMBER 4, 2006Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Deochan Ganga, 25, a fisherman, and Dinesh Benjamin, 24, a gardener...
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- DECEMBER 3, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS FOUR FOR MURDER
it was reported that Iran publicly hanged four men convicted of murder in the southeastern city of Zahedan and Langerood in northern Gilan province.
- DECEMBER 3, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. SADDAM APPEALS CONTROVERSIAL DEATH SENTENCE
lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals, the Iraqi prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some rights experts as unfair and fundamentally flawed.
- DECEMBER 2, 2006KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
KYRGYZ JUSTICE MINISTER IN FAVOUR OF ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
“The abolition of the death penalty in Kyrgyzstan is fully in line with the mentality of the Kyrgyz people,” Kyrgyz Justice Minister Marat Kayypov said at a news conference.
- DECEMBER 2, 2006IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRICK KILN MASSACRE
a Session Judge in Biharsharif in India’s Nalanda district...
- DECEMBER 1, 2006South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA. SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR LAST DEATH ROW INMATE
South Africa's last death row inmate has had his sentence finally commuted to a jail term 11 years after capital punishment was declared unconstitutional, the country's highest court announced.
- DECEMBER 1, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a 46-year-old death row inmate hanged himself in his cell at San Quentin State Prison.
a 46-year-old death row inmate hanged himself in his cell at San Quentin State Prison.
- DECEMBER 1, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. STATE EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERS
Zhang Xianguang, 39, was executed immediately after a public trial in Shenyang...
- DECEMBER 1, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MUSHARRAF APPROVES PAKISTAN RAPE LAW CHANGES
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf signed into law a bill amending the country's Islamic rape legislation, despite protests by religious parties.