Chronological archive
March 2007
The 148 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2007, in chronological order.
PAKISTAN DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED IN INFANT KILLING CASE
an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, issued the death penalty on two counts to a man for kidnapping an infant for ransom and murdering her.
- MARCH 31, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE WOMAN APPEALS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
a woman who persuaded her lover and his two friends to kill her abusive husband has appealed the death penalty, according to court records.
- MARCH 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. COUNCIL OF ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY: RAPED WOMEN TO BE TREATED AS VICTIMS, NOT OFFENDERS
In a unanimous decision, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) ruled that a woman forced to have intercourse (zina-bil-jabr) should not be
- MARCH 31, 2007LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Tassin Jr. must get a new trial because his wife...
Robert Tassin Jr. must get a new trial because his wife did not tell jurors all the details about her plea agreement with prosecutors, a federal judge has ruled.
- MARCH 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. SIX TOP ISLAMIC MILITANTS EXECUTED
six Islamic militant leaders accused of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in November 2005 in Bangladesh
- MARCH 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi TV1 reported the execution of a Saudi killer in Asir Region. Citing an Interior Ministry statement, the
- MARCH 30, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND YAO DRUGLORD GETS DEATH SENTENCE
an influential drug dealer was sentenced to death while his girlfriend and an alleged accomplice were acquitted.
- MARCH 30, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JAMAICAN FRIEND
Kelloy Koon Koon was sentenced to death in Trinidad for the murder of his friend Mark Brown, whom he
- MARCH 30, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE AWARED TO PAKISTANI NATIONAL COMMUTED
Thailand's Criminal Court handed down the death sentence to Mohammed Arif, 34, a Pakistani national, found guilty of murdering Priyanun Thongnakthae in a Bangkok Hotel on May 8, 2006.
- MARCH 30, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Carlos Caro, who stole his cellmate's breakfast and then...
Carlos Caro, who stole his cellmate's breakfast and then...
- MARCH 29, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced a 29 year old man to death on drug trafficking charges.
- MARCH 29, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
Abdul Hameed, 45, was sentenced to death for blasphemy by Judge Pattoki in the Additional District and Sessions Court in Kasur, Pakistan.
- MARCH 29, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS EXPERT BLASTS IRAN OVER JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
a UN human rights expert blasted Iran over the “unacceptable” executions of juvenile offenders.
- MARCH 29, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER OF COLLEAGUE
a speedy trial tribunal court in Bangladesh sentenced two officials of the National Life Insurance Company to death for the murder of their colleague at Kaliganj last year.
- MARCH 29, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WORKING TOWARDS PRESENTING RESOLUTION TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Pasquale Ferrara, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman, clarified statements made today at the weekly press meeting. “Italy is working intensely to define the instruments and the methods needed to successfully present the moratorium on the death
- MARCH 29, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Roy Lee Pippin, 51, was executed tonight for the 1994 deaths...
Roy Lee Pippin, 51, was executed tonight for the 1994 deaths of 2 men gunned down in a dispute over missing drug money.
- MARCH 29, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
Ronell Wilson, convicted of killing 2 undercover detectives...
Ronell Wilson, convicted of killing 2 undercover detectives...
- MARCH 29, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Lawson Little sentenced Bobby Baker to death for a 1994...
Circuit Judge Lawson Little sentenced Bobby Baker to death for a 1994 shooting spree that wounded 2 people and left his wife dead. He was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to die.
- MARCH 29, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
PACE URGES RUSSIA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
monitors from the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly reiterated calls for Russia to abolish the death penalty, a commitment it undertook when it joined the body in 1996.
- MARCH 29, 2007KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES NEARING ABOLITION
activists hope the countries of Central Asia will soon abolish capital punishment. Turkmenistan abolished the death penalty in 1999.
- MARCH 29, 2007OregonDEATH PENALTY
a Marion County jury ruled that Gary Haugen...
a Marion County jury ruled that Gary Haugen...
- MARCH 29, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Refugio Ruben Cardenas, 22...
Refugio Ruben Cardenas, 22...
- MARCH 28, 2007DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING AIR FORCE OFFICER
a San Antonio man convicted of killing an Air Force officer during a carjacking 10 years ago was executed in Texas by lethal injection.
- MARCH 28, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF SAUDI BUSINESSMAN
the criminal court in Lebanon Mountain has unanimously issued the death penalty to Mohammed Ali
- MARCH 28, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INTERNET MURDERS
a Japanese man was sentenced to death for murdering three people he lured through a suicide Web site by offering to die with them, a court official said.
- MARCH 28, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONSTABLE
the Bangladesh High Court confirmed the death penalty awarded in absentia to a police constable by the district court for shooting down a maidservant 11 years ago.
- MARCH 28, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Broward County judge Eileen O'Connor imposed...
Broward County judge Eileen O'Connor imposed two death sentences upon Richard Andrew Knight, for brutally stabbing and strangling his roommates and her 4-year-old daughter.
- MARCH 28, 2007WyomingDEATH PENALTY
in Gillette, a Campbell County jury sentenced a man to death
in Gillette, a Campbell County jury sentenced a man to death. Jurors agreed with prosecutors that Kent A. Proffit, 43, directed local teenagers to kill Bryce Chavers, 16, on Nov. 26, 2005 because the teen was about to testify against Proffit in a sexual a
- MARCH 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN MULTAN JAIL
two convicted terrorists, Abdul Jabbar and Shahsawar, were hanged in Multan's New Central Jail,
- MARCH 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. CONVICTED KILLER HANGED IN JAIL
Abdul Sattar was hanged at 5.30am in Pakistan's Central Jail for shooting his uncle, Muhammad Ramzan,
- MARCH 28, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
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- MARCH 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Hossein Haj Mohamadi...
a man, identified as Hossein Haj Mohamadi...
- MARCH 28, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
“the moment to abolish the death penalty in Tunisia has not arrived
- MARCH 27, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA). GOV. VETOES 5 DEATH PENALTY BILLS
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced he had vetoed five bills that would have expanded the crimes
- MARCH 27, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR SINGAPOREAN WHO TRAFFICKED IN ECSTASY PILLS
the Singaporean High Court sentenced national Yeo Kwee Huat to death for dealing in 9,800 Ecstasy pills.
- MARCH 27, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR HEROIN DEAL
heroin dealers Shyam Dulal Dev Nath (35) and Saiful Islam (30) were sentenced to death by the Mirpur District Court, in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 27, 2007New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
the House voted 185-173 in favor of a committee recommendation...
- MARCH 27, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
- MARCH 26, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT ISSUES 6 DEATH SENTENCES
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, where US military testify against the suspected insurgents they arrest, has
- MARCH 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the District and Sessions Court of Lakhimpur-Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, India, awarded the death sentence to Pawan Mittal, alias Monu, for murder.
- MARCH 26, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. 2 UPDF SOLDIERS TO HANG FOR MURDER
two UPDF officers, Lt. Stephen Misango and Lt. Omar Bongo, are to hang for torturing and killing Wanzala, an LC3 defence secretary of Buwalasi sub-county, Sironko district.
- MARCH 26, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CRITICIZED OVER DEATH PENALTY
legal experts criticized Attorney General Saleh over his rigid stance regarding capital punishment in Indonesia.
- MARCH 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA AFTER MURDER CONVICTION
Saudi Arabia beheaded Ahmed Bin Mohammed Farajallah for murdering Ethiopian taxi driver Mohammed
- MARCH 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. POLICEMAN EXECUTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULTS
A child molester, Turki Al-Tuwairgi, who took advantage of being a uniformed security officer was
- MARCH 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DUO MAY FACE FIRING SQUAD FOR DRUG CRIMES IF DEPORTED
two illegal immigrants who worked on one of Scotland's biggest cannabis farms face execution when deported, their lawyer claimed.
- MARCH 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MINOR NEPHEWS
in India, Judge Narottam Kaushal awarded capital punishment to Rajesh Kumar, 43, for killing the sons of his brother-in-law after being refused a loan by their father.
- MARCH 25, 2007AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
ALBANIA AMENDS PENAL CODE TO SCRAP COURT MARTIAL DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Ministers approved a bill to amend the Law on the Penal Military Code of the Republic of
- MARCH 24, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN HUMAN SACRIFICE CASE
the fast track court of Hazaribag awarded the death sentence to Mahavir Razak and life imprisonment to three others for human sacrifice.
- MARCH 23, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA WOMEN DEFILERS FACE DEATH
convicted women defilers could get life sentences if the amendments to the Ugandan Penal Code proposed by legislators get Parliamentary approval.
- MARCH 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN COURT REJECTS DEATH ROW INMATE'S RETRIAL REQUEST
the Toyama District Court, Japan, dismissed a request for a retrial filed by a woman convicted of abducting and murdering two women in 1980 in Toyama and Nagano prefectures.
- MARCH 23, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA DEATH SENTENCES FOR WELIKADA MURDER
two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court after being convicted of murder.
- MARCH 22, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH SENTENCE ON FATAH ISLAM CHIEF
Shaker al-Absi, head of Fatah Islam, a group based in a Lebanese Palestinian refugee camp, has been
- MARCH 22, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. SIX TO HANG IN GULU FOR MURDER, ONE ACQUITTED
a High Court session in Gulu sentenced six people hang for murder, as 12 judges are in northern Uganda to
- MARCH 22, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD, NO OF DEATH ROW INMATES REACHES 101
the Supreme Court upheld a high court decision to hang a 57 year old man for murdering and robbing a Nagoya bar owner in 2002.
- MARCH 22, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
6 JMB MILITANTS WALK GALLOWS APR 13-19
six condemned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants will be executed between April 13 and 19 for killing two judges in Jhalakathi in a suicide bomb attack in November 2005.
- MARCH 22, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER HANDED DEATH PENALTY
Tetsuo Odajima, 63, was sentenced to death for four killings at the Chiba District Court.
- MARCH 21, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. PANNELLA RESUMES HUNGER STRIKE AS OF TONIGHT
Marco Pannella has announced he will resume his hunger strike to get European Governments to honour the solemn and repeated commitments they have made regarding the moratorium on the death penalty.
- MARCH 21, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROWS OVERFLOW IN NIGERIA
about 600 people are now crammed into Nigeria's disease-infested death rows.
- MARCH 21, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a Wilmington jury has recommended a death sentence...
a Wilmington jury has recommended a death sentence for 36-year-old James Cooke. The same panel convicted him earlier this month in the May 2005 rape and murder of Lindsey Bonistall.
- MARCH 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER SADDAM AIDE EXECUTED IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed Saddam Hussein's former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan before dawn as the nation marked the fourth anniversary of the US led war.
- MARCH 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE, CHINA SIGN EXTRADITION TREATY
France's justice minister said an extradition treaty signed with China would not be applied to people accused of political or military crimes.
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- MARCH 20, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY-SLAYING
a man was executed in Texas for fatally shooting a convenience store owner during a robbery in Dallas nearly 10 years ago.
- MARCH 20, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEALS
Mohammed Hj Muslimin, 34 and Basil Omar, 36, failed in their appeals to the Malaysian Federal Court to have their death sentences by hanging reversed.
- MARCH 20, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING PAKISTANI MINISTER
a court in Pakistan issued the death sentence on two counts to Ghualm Sarwar for shooting dead a provincial minister last month.
- MARCH 20, 2007RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA REGRETS EXECUTION OF IRAQ'S FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
the execution of former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan will not help restore stability in the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin told Interfax.
- MARCH 20, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING JAPANESE BOSS
the Java Bandung district court in West Java, Indonesia, sentenced a man to death for murdering his Japanese employer last year.
- MARCH 20, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA). HOUSE PASSES DEATH PENALTY BILL
the Georgia House voted 106-65 to approve bill HB185 (see also March 12).
- MARCH 20, 2007DEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE BLASTS IRAQI GOV'T OVER HANGING OF EX-OFFICIAL
Europe's human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, blasted the Iraqi authorities over the hanging of former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan.
- MARCH 20, 2007NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
by just one vote, 25-24, a bill to repeal the death penalty carried...
by just one vote, 25-24, a bill to repeal the death penalty carried...
- MARCH 20, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
for the 2nd time in less than a year...
for the 2nd time in less than a year, the Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a death sentence over concerns that St. Louis County prosecutors removed blacks from juries for "racially discriminatory reasons."
- MARCH 20, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Biros waited more than 6 hours past his scheduled execution...
Kenneth Biros waited more than 6 hours past his scheduled execution time (Tuesday 20 March 2007, 10:00 ) at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether his sentence should proceed, with the court fina
- MARCH 20, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Sapporo District Court in Japan rejected...
the Sapporo District Court in Japan rejected...
- MARCH 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA'S HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR FOUR CONVICTS
China's highest court has approved four death sentences for violent crimes in its first rulings since being handed the power of final approval on capital punishment earlier this year, state press said.
- MARCH 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted murderer in Riyadh. Salem bin Jumaian bin Khalif al-Shummari stabbed
- MARCH 19, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Covington County jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty...
a Covington County jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty...
- MARCH 19, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
St. Charles County Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch followed the Feb...
St. Charles County Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch followed the Feb...
- MARCH 19, 2007UtahDEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA). GOVERNOR EXPANDS DEATH PENALTY IN CHILD SLAYING CASES
Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman signed laws that expand the death penalty in cases
- MARCH 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EPILEPTIC MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
a court in Beihai, in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, sentenced a man to death with a two year grace period.
- MARCH 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NAOGAON
a court sentenced two brothers to death in a murder case in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 17, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
TOP ALGERIAN REBELS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA
an Algerian court in Batna province sentenced to death in absentia two former leaders of an al Qaeda-
- MARCH 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN ASSASSINS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Majid Kavousifar and his accomplice Hossein Kavousifar...
- MARCH 16, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in San Bernardino, Superior Court Judge Michael Smith...
in San Bernardino, Superior Court Judge Michael Smith...
- MARCH 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. DEATH SENTENCE FOR SADDAM DEPUTY UPHELD
an Iraqi court unanimously upheld the death sentence by hanging against Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam Hussein's former deputy.
- MARCH 15, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. ALDE GROUP PUSHES FOR PRESENTATION OF MORATORIUM AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Last night, the ALDE group (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) approved a proposal
- MARCH 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA METES OUT LEAST NUMBER OF DEATH SENTENCES IN '06
The number of death sentences meted out last year by Chinese courts hit a record low in more than a
- MARCH 15, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA PROPOSALS TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG OFFENSES REJECTED
“The Indonesian government firmly rejects proposals to abolish capital punishment for drug offences,” Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said.
- MARCH 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA STUDENT SPARED EXECUTION IN FRIEND’S KILLING
a 28 year old student in Saudi Arabia was spared the death sentence after the victim’s family forgave him.
- MARCH 15, 2007JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN ORDERS FOUR IRAQI REBELS HANGED
a Jordanian military court sentenced Ziyad Karbouli...
- MARCH 15, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
THREE PAKISTANIS STONED, SHOT DEAD FOR ADULTERY
two men and a woman were stoned and then shot to death in Pakistan for committing adultery after Islamist activists said they caught them in a compromising position.
- MARCH 15, 2007MarylandDEATH PENALTY
a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough...
a bill to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed to get enough...
- MARCH 14, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT WANTS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY - MINISTER
The government of Iraq wants to abolish the death penalty, its human rights minister said. The first step
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- MARCH 14, 2007SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
Two women, Amunah Abdallah (23) and Sa'diah Fadul (22) were sentenced to death by stoning by the
- MARCH 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES MAN FOR
Ahmad Sariz was executed in public, in the Iranian city of Zahedan, near the Pakistani and Afghan borders, the daily Kayhan reported.
- MARCH 14, 2007VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
jurors recommended that Thomas A. Porter, 31...
jurors recommended that Thomas A. Porter, 31...
- MARCH 14, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
the same jury that convicted John Couey of raping and sexually...
the same jury that convicted John Couey of raping and sexually...
- MARCH 14, 2007BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL SEEKS GLOBAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
the global abolition of the death penalty could be achieved through the United Nations, according to the Brazilian Government's proposal to the UN Human Rights Council.
- MARCH 14, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA THAI MAN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
a Thai national escaped the gallows when he was acquitted and discharged by the Malaysian High Court of a drug trafficking charge.
- MARCH 13, 2007CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA PROMISES NOT TO EXECUTE CITIZEN IF REPATRIATED FROM CANADA
China promised not to sentence accused smuggler Lai Changxing to death because this was essential to have him repatriated from Canada, a Supreme Court spokesman said.
- MARCH 13, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH PENALTY FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Liu Xinglei to death for murder.
- MARCH 13, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. FOUR TO HANG OVER KAPINGA`S MURDER
the Tanzanian High Court sentenced four people to death by hanging for the murder of a prominent Dar es
- MARCH 13, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Senate panel approved a bill allowing the death penalty for repeat child sex offenders.
a Senate panel approved a bill allowing the death penalty for repeat child sex offenders.
- MARCH 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN. HANDS OFF CAIN AT THE ROUND TABLE ON DEATH PENALTY, MORATORIUM AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The Round Table “Abolition of Death Penalty, UN World Moratorium and Accession to the International
- MARCH 12, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mehrab Wali of Laspur was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Court...
- MARCH 12, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS STUDENTS' DEATH SENTENCE
the Nigerian Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence passed on three students of Oko Polytechnic, Anambra State, for robbing a woman of N4,000 at gunpoint.
- MARCH 12, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an Additional Sessions Court in India awarded the death sentence to Sebastian, a man found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a two year old girl in Pozhiyoor.
- MARCH 12, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS EU OVER HANDLING OF MEDICS' CASE
The Libyan parliament has approved a resolution slamming a EU campaign for the release of five Bulgarian
- MARCH 12, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian sentenced to death Jurijus Kadamovas...
U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian sentenced to death Jurijus Kadamovas...
- MARCH 12, 2007MontanaDEATH PENALTY
in Helena, a bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana...
in Helena, a bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana...
- MARCH 12, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a defendant in Georgia could be sentenced to die even...
a defendant in Georgia could be sentenced to die even if up to three members of the jury in the case voted against the death penalty...
- MARCH 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MORE CAUTIOUSLY HANDLING OF DEATH PENALTY CASES URGED
China's four major law enforcement agencies called for more cautiously handling death penalty cases by jointly issuing a document.
- MARCH 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two men convicted of armed drug smuggling were publicly hanged in the town...
- MARCH 10, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NASIRIYA
A court in Nasiriya sentenced two Iraqis to death for murder and kidnapping.
- MARCH 10, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Kuwait Criminal Court sentenced Mohammed H. to capital punishment...
the Kuwait Criminal Court sentenced Mohammed H. to capital punishment...
- MARCH 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohammad Sadiq Chirag Deen, a male Pakistani, and Mjedan bibi Mohammad Sherif, a female Pakistani,
- MARCH 9, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Suleiman Shahoumi, secretary of the Foreign Affairs...
Suleiman Shahoumi, secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's General Peoples Congress...
- MARCH 9, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry commuted to life in prison the sentence for Doil Edward Lane.
Gov. Rick Perry commuted to life in prison the sentence for Doil Edward Lane.
- MARCH 8, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND
after more than two years of trial, a Nairobi court found James Love Mwangongo guilty of murdering his
- MARCH 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR CHINESE STUDENT
Fukuoka High Court, in Japan, upheld the death penalty for a former vocational...
- MARCH 8, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. JOURNALISTS PLEA FOR ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
Tunisian journalists published their plea for the abolition of the death penalty from the country's statute
- MARCH 8, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Khan Muhammad Chachar was sentenced to death by...
Khan Muhammad Chachar was sentenced to death by...
- MARCH 8, 2007New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
in Santa Fe, a bill to abolish the death penalty...
in Santa Fe, a bill to abolish the death penalty...
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- MARCH 8, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a Fort Bend County jury, in 400th District Judge Clifford Vacek's court...
a Fort Bend County jury, in 400th District Judge Clifford Vacek's court...
- MARCH 8, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
in San Antonio, 379th District Judge Bert Richardson sentenced...
in San Antonio, 379th District Judge Bert Richardson sentenced...
- MARCH 8, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN SECOND CONVICT TO BE HANGED IN DISTRICT JAIL LARKANA ON FRIDAY
Wali Muhammad s/o Ghulam Qadir Bhutto, convicted for killing Ghulam Fareed s/o Din Muhammad Bhutto on January 27, 1992 will to be hanged in Central Jail, Larkana, on Friday March 09 at 6.30a.m.
- MARCH 7, 2007DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN DEDICATES MARCH 8 TO IRANIAN WOMEN
inspired by Iranian Nobel Prize Shrin Ebadi's plea, Hands Off Cain decided to dedicate this year's International Women's Day, March 8, to all Iranian woman, particularly to the activists arrested last Sunday.
- MARCH 7, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN SENATE APPROVED FULL ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY FROM ITS CONSTITUTION
the Italian Senate approved a draft law to modify article 27 of the Constitution (226 votes in favour, 12 abstained and no votes contrary). The law is designed to abolish the death penalty also from wartime military laws.
- MARCH 7, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS. MAN EXECUTED AFTER 25 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
a man who spent 25 years on Texas death row was executed by lethal injection for a 1980 murder but only after prison officials had to carry him to the death chamber.
- MARCH 7, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Court, in Bangladesh...
- MARCH 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran executed five men convicted of murder, the semi-official
- MARCH 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). ROBERT PEREZ EXECUTED FOR DOUBLE SLAYING
Texas executed a San Antonio man condemned to death for the murders of two rivals in a 1994 gang leadership dispute.
- MARCH 6, 2007GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA FREES OR COMMUTES SENTENCES OF 1,206 PRISONERS
Ghana’s President, John Kufuor, freed or commuted the sentences of 1,206 prisoners to mark the 50th
- MARCH 6, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. PAKISTANI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHARJAH
the United Arab Emirates Appeal Court upheld the death sentence against a 22 year old Pakistani man,
- MARCH 6, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE, FINE FOR MURDER
the Pakistan Additional District and Sessions Court awarded the death sentence and a Rs.100,000 fine to Rustam Ali of Saddar Chishtian for murder.
- MARCH 6, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM OFFENCES
Those convicted of terror acts that cause death will now face the mandatory death penalty.
- MARCH 5, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS HOUSE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR HARDCORE REPEAT OFFENDERS
approved by the state House of Representatives, Texas is trying to pass a Bill to harshly prosecute child
- MARCH 5, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CANNY ONG'S KILLER
the Court of Appeal, in Malaysia, upheld the death sentence on a former aircraft cabin cleaning supervisor for the rape and murder of IT analyst Canny Ong Lay Kian.
- MARCH 5, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SUJAN MURDER CASE: HC SET ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE OF ONE PERSON
as the state counsel failed to prove the murder charges, the High Court set aside a verdict awarded by the Speedy Trial Tribunal on March 17 2004 in Dhaka.
- MARCH 5, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
DISTRICT (JHANG): AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
the Pakistan Additional Session Court awarded the death sentence to a man...
- MARCH 5, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the S.C. Supreme Court reverses death penalty ruling...
the S.C. Supreme Court reverses death penalty ruling for the first man in state to receive death sentence for killing fetus.
- MARCH 4, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PETITIONS OF SIX MILITANTS
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed has rejected the mercy petitions of six of the seven top militants of the banned Jamaatul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) facing the gallows for killing two judges in November 2005.
- MARCH 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of murder. Miftah bin Hilal al-Fahmi was executed in the province
- MARCH 2, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. BSF CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a head un of the Border Security Force has been sentenced to death for murdering two officers of the force at Rajnagar border outpost last year.
- MARCH 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. EXECUTIONS PUT ON HOLD
efforts to stop the imminent execution of three Iraqi women seem to have had an effect, as the executions of
- MARCH 2, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed...
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed the death penalty of a man who pleaded guilty to fatally beating 2 women.
- MARCH 2, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. HUGE AMNESTY SIGNALS HISTORIC DAY
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned almost 9,000 prisoners, on the occasion of the birth on February 28 of his daughter Lalla Khadija, the Justice ministry affirmed.
- MARCH 1, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. D'ELIA, CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT DEPENDS ON COMMITMENT TO MORATORIUM
“Our confidence in the Government depends on their commitment to take the proposed Universal Moratorium on Capital Punishment to the UN,” Sergio D'Elia, the radical Rosa nel Pugno MP, stated today in the House debate on the vote of confidence.
- MARCH 1, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA). COMMISSION RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO LETHAL INJECTION PROCESS
The Florida commission charged with examining the state’s botched execution of Angel Diaz has urged
- MARCH 1, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Guidry again sentenced to death in 1994 slaying Howard Paul Guidry...
Guidry again sentenced to death in 1994 slaying Howard Paul Guidry...