Chronological archive
August 2007
The 125 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2007, in chronological order.
RWANDA: KAGAME ENCOURAGES OTHER COUNTRIES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, encouraged other countries to follow the example of his country, as he received an award for Rwanda's abolition of the death penalty in Rome, Italy.
- AUGUST 31, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR SIXTH TIME
the Taiwan High Court sentenced a man who killed a young woman by stabbing her 176 times with a watermelon knife to death.
- AUGUST 31, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sent down 3-2 a decision...
the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sent down 3-2 a decision...
- AUGUST 31, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thanh Hai was granted compensation of approximately...
Nguyen Thanh Hai was granted compensation of approximately...
- AUGUST 31, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Mohammed Ali Johari...
the Malaysian High Court sentenced Mohammed Ali Johari...
- AUGUST 30, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA HANDS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE TO NIGERIAN
a Chinese court has handed a Nigerian man a suspended death sentence, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Nigerian Obi Chinedu was arrested last year in the Central Asian border region of Xinjiang after he aroused suspicion when he dashed to the toilet
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN TO HONOUR KAGAME ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Hands Off Cain awarded the Rwandan President Paul Kagame with the "The Abolitionist of the Year 2007" Award for scrapping capital punishment from the criminal laws of the country, RNA reports. The prize was awarded through Italian Prime Minister Romano Pr
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. KAGAME, RWANDA COSPONSOR UN MORATORIUM RESOLUTION
at the presentation of the 2007 Hands Off Cain Report on the death penalty, Paul Kagame
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENT 2007 REPORT
it is only a few weeks from the presentation of a resolution on the Universal Moratorium on Capital Punishment at the UN General Assembly by the European Union, an initiative that was inspired by Italy, Hands Off Cain has released its 2007 Report on Capit
- AUGUST 30, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: PRODI EXPRESSES HOPE FOR THE MORATORIUM AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE HOC REPORT
Prime Minister Romano Prodi attended the ceremony for the presentation of the 2007
- AUGUST 30, 2007CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS ENCOURAGED BY NO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN PRISON UPRISING CASE
four men involved in a prison uprising that killed two military officers have been
- AUGUST 30, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH
a man was convicted by a fast track court in Mehsana, India, for killing his wife by setting her on fire.
- AUGUST 30, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
the Supreme Court of Taiwan this month upheld the death sentence of gunman Shih Chih-yuan for killing two men in Tainan County in 2003.
- AUGUST 30, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the California Supreme Court tossed out the death sentence of a man convicted...
the California Supreme Court tossed out the death sentence of a man convicted...
- AUGUST 30, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry accepted a recommendation from the state parole board and said...
Gov. Rick Perry accepted a recommendation from the state parole board and said...
- AUGUST 29, 2007DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS IT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain will present, tomorrow, it's annual report on the death penalty and the Award for the 'Abolitionist of the year'.
- AUGUST 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HAWARA FILES APPEAL
the prime accused in the Beant Singh assassination case in India, Jagtar Singh Hawara, filed an appeal against his conviction and death sentence in the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- AUGUST 29, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
John Joe Amador, 32, was executed for the Jan. 4, 1994...
John Joe Amador, 32, was executed for the Jan. 4, 1994...
- AUGUST 29, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Jacksonville, Judge Michael R. Weatherby sentenced Michael James Jackson...
in Jacksonville, Judge Michael R. Weatherby sentenced Michael James Jackson...
- AUGUST 29, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
two Yemeni citizens...
two Yemeni citizens...
- AUGUST 28, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
the Jharkhand High Court, India, upheld the death sentence awarded by a lower court to Ajay Kumar Pal for killing family members of the conservator of forest, Dhirendra Kumar, four years ago.
- AUGUST 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DRUG OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
the Higher People's Court of Beijing, China, rejected a former senior drug official's appeal and upheld his death sentence and two-year reprieve, the Beijing Evening News reported.
- AUGUST 28, 2007Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: SHOCK AT DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF UN RADIO JOURNALIST
Reporters Without Borders is stunned by the four death sentences imposed by a military court in the eastern city of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the murder of UN radio journalist Serge Maheshe at the end of a trial riddled with absurdi
- AUGUST 28, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
DaRoyce Mosley was executed for the death of a woman who was 1 of 4 people...
DaRoyce Mosley was executed for the death of a woman who was 1 of 4 people...
- AUGUST 27, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER ACCUSED RESERVED
the Bombay High Court in India reserved the order for the confirmation of death sentences awarded to three people in the 2004 Vasai murder case by the Palghar Sessions Court.
- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TAXI DRIVER'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO 5 YEARS IN JAIL
a taxi driver death's sentence was commuted to five years by the Appeal Court of the United Arab Emirates.
- AUGUST 26, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH APPEAL POSTPONED BY LAWYER'S ABSENCE
the appeal of a man in Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, who was sentenced to death for two murders and refuses to appeal against the verdict, has been postponed due to the absence of his lawyer who failed to win his client's cooperation.
- AUGUST 25, 2007MaltaDEATH PENALTY
MALTA AGREES TO SIGN DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM PROPOSAL
Malta is willing to sign the moratorium proposal of the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed...
the jury that convicted Wayne Powell of setting a fire that killed 4 people decided this evening that he should receive the death penalty.
- AUGUST 24, 2007Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: DEATH SENTENCES FOR JOURNALIST'S MURDER
three unidentified men, convicted of the murder of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death, judicial sources said.
- AUGUST 24, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
in Miami, Citrus County Judge Richard Howard pronounced the death sentence for John Couey.
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- AUGUST 24, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
- AUGUST 24, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
Joseph Miller, who murdered four women during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
- AUGUST 23, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed...
Luther Jerome Williams, 47, was executed by lethal injection this evening at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN INCREASES HANGINGS TO EASE DEATH ROW OVERCROWDING
Japan carried out three hangings, the most executions in a single day in 31 years, as it struggles to reduce a growing death row population.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FINALISED FOR EX-AUM SHINRIKYO MEMBER
Masato Yokoyama, one of the perpetrators of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack that killed 12 people and injured dozens, carried out by the buddhist sect Aum Shinrikyo, had his death sentence finalised when the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, the Y
- AUGUST 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN ASIR REGION
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry...
- AUGUST 23, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: GOVT SOLDIER EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMRADE
the Somali armed forces executed a government soldier at Somalia's former execution field in the army academy "Scool Polizia", along the coast of Mogadishu.
- AUGUST 23, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. ACTIVISTS CONDEMN JAPAN HANGINGS
Human Rights groups strongly condemned the hanging of three convicted criminals by Japan.
- AUGUST 22, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons.
the state supreme court has vacated 1 of the death sentences against Andrew Lyons. His 2nd death sentence remains.
- AUGUST 22, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas...
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, became the 400th condemned inmate Texas has put to death since executions resumed in 1982.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
two drug smugglers were executed in Iranshahr, Iran
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN
two men were executed in Zahedan in Iran for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED IN PUBLIC
the Shiraz General and Revolution Court prosecutor reported a public hanging in Shiraz, Iran.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
Eleven men were executed in Iraq, for murder, rape and terrorism.
- AUGUST 22, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
the High Court in Chhattisgarh, India...
- AUGUST 21, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault...
a Broward jury recommended that Howard Steven Ault, 41, be executed for the 1996 murders of DeAnn Mu’min, 11, and her sister, Alicia Jones, 7
- AUGUST 21, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Frank Duane Welch, 46, was put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Frank Duane Welch, 46, was put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
- AUGUST 21, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
in Chicago, a 3-judge 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel...
in Chicago, a 3-judge 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel...
- AUGUST 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO APPLY DEATH PENALTY TO DESTROYERS OF POWER FACILITIES
China will apply the death penalty to those who damage electric power facilities, resulting in serious consequences.
- AUGUST 21, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA: SEOUL COURT ORDERS COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTED ACTIVISTS
a Seoul court ordered the South Korean government to pay almost US$26 million in compensation to families of eight pro-democracy activists executed on fabricated treason charges three decades ago
- AUGUST 21, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Qalandari and Rasul Gord were hanged in Iran. No further details are available.
Ali Qalandari and Rasul Gord were hanged in Iran. No further details are available.
- AUGUST 20, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Franklin County jury has recommended Jodey Wayne Waldrop...
a Franklin County jury has recommended Jodey Wayne Waldrop be executed for his role in his infant son's death. The jury voted 11 to 1 to impose the death penalty.
- AUGUST 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO JAPANESE OVER DRUGS
a Chinese court upheld the death sentences of two Japanese men convicted of attempting to smuggle drugs from China to Japan in 2003, an official at the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang said.
- AUGUST 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANS ON DEATH ROW SEEK PARDON
two Indian nationals sentenced to death on drug smuggling charges in Saudi Arabia appealed to King Abdullah for clemency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- AUGUST 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS YOUTH CONVICTED OF MURDERING STEPMOTHER WHILE A MINOR
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of fatally shooting his stepmother while he was still a minor. The execution took place in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
- AUGUST 20, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
JMB MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY FOR JAMALPUR KILLING
a Dhaka court sentenced a Majlish-e-Shura member of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh...
- AUGUST 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge AKM Nasiruddin Mahmud sentenced a man to death for killing his wife.
- AUGUST 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two convicts were executed for drug trafficking in southwest China's Yunnan province, according to local sources.
- AUGUST 19, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 3 FOR RAPE IN LATEST PUBLIC EXECUTION
Iran hanged three men in public for raping a woman, the official media reported.
- AUGUST 18, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR SIX IN PATNA FOR KIDNAPPING
ADJ Ram Pravesh Sharma, at a fast track court in Patna, India, awarded capital punishment to six people for kidnapping and murdering a 13 year old schoolboy.
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- AUGUST 18, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Roderick Byrd to death...
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Roderick Byrd to death this morning for his involvement in a triple homicide on Thanksgiving Day 2005.
- AUGUST 17, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson has sentenced Mauricio Silva...
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson has sentenced Mauricio Silv...
- AUGUST 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
DP TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER, RAPE
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for murdering
- AUGUST 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for rape
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for rape
- AUGUST 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN EXECUTED IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAN FOR "TERRORIZING" SOCIETY
the public relations centre of the judiciary department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province in Iran announced that an ‘armed thug’ called Sanaoallah Mirbaluchzehi was sentenced to death for his involvement in an armed kidnapping and for terrorizing society.
- AUGUST 16, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER OF YOUTH
a convict, identified as Jarar, alias Chand, was hanged at Sialkot District Jail in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 16, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR BROTHER'S MURDER
the Tokyo High Court in Japan upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a man to death for having an acquaintance kill his younger brother in 2005, while he was on parole after serving time for another murder.
- AUGUST 16, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the death sentence of a man identified as Subramaniam, 30, was upheld by the Federal Court in Malaysia
- AUGUST 16, 2007DEATH PENALTY
a defence investigator who plead guilty to falsifying documents to cast doubt...
a defence investigator who plead guilty to falsifying documents to cast doubt on death penalty has been sentenced to 5 years in state prison in Sacramento Superior Court.
- AUGUST 16, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that inmates who try to avoid...
the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that inmates who try to avoid the death penalty based on a claim of mental retardation can't rely on tests taken as adults to prove they have the disorder
- AUGUST 16, 2007ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Jessie Campbell III today became Connecticut's eighth death row...
Jessie Campbell III today became Connecticut's eighth death row inmate after a Hartford Superior Court judge imposed the death sentence recommended by a jury last October 12.
- AUGUST 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged in public in northern city of Astaneh Ashrafieh...
a prisoner was hanged in public in northern city of Astaneh Ashrafieh...
- AUGUST 15, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Parr was executed for the Jan. 21, 1998...
Kenneth Parr was executed for the Jan. 21, 1998, rape and fatal shooting of a woman during a break-in at her home.
- AUGUST 15, 2007Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 17 PRISONERS
Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso granted general pardons on the occasion of Congo's National Day
- AUGUST 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged two convicted drug smugglers in a prison in the town of Taibad in the eastern Khorasan Razavi province, the student ISNA news agency reported.
- AUGUST 14, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WORKER IN MALAYSIA ACQUITTED DUE TO INSANITY
Adi bin Asnawi, an Indonesian worker from West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, was acquitted by the Seremban High Court in Negeri Sembilan State, West Malaysia.
- AUGUST 14, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
former death row inmate Aaron Patterson, who received a gubernatorial...
former death row inmate Aaron Patterson, who received a gubernatorial pardon in 2003, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on gun and drug charges.
- AUGUST 14, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Billie Wayne Coble’s death...
the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Billie Wayne Coble’s death sentence and awarded him a new trial.
- AUGUST 13, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR TO GO TO GALLOWS IN NARAIL DOUBLE MURDER CASE
at a District and Sessions court in Bangladesh, Judge M Abdul Majid sentenced four members of a family to death for murder.
- AUGUST 13, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zheng Hongbin, 35, a Chinese security guard...
Zheng Hongbin, 35, a Chinese security guard...
- AUGUST 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN BABLOSAR
an Iranian man was hanged in public in a square in the northern town of Bablosar in Mazandaran province, a press report said.
- AUGUST 11, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CONGO FOR MURDER
the Butembo Military Tribunal in Nord Kivu (in eastern DR Congo) has sentenced two Congolese nationals...
- AUGUST 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court in India severely castigated the Allahabad High Court..
the Supreme Court in India severely castigated the Allahabad High Court...
- AUGUST 10, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court commuted Kulwinder Singh’s death sentence to life imprisonment.
the Indian Supreme Court commuted Kulwinder Singh’s death sentence to life imprisonment.
- AUGUST 9, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA BANK WORKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RECORD HEIST
two bank workers were sentenced to death for China's largest ever bank theft...
- AUGUST 9, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF MISTRESS
two men were sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Zibo in China. Duan Yihe...
- AUGUST 9, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TRAFFICKER'S DEATH SENTENCE REINSTATED
a petty trader from Nigeria was devastated when the Federal Court, in Malaysia...
- AUGUST 9, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
an unnamed man was executed in Iran-Shar, Iran.
an unnamed man was executed in Iran-Shar, Iran.
- AUGUST 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ISSUES DECREE ON REVIEWING DEATH PENALTY
China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate issued a new decree on reviewing death penalty sentences, clarifying specific regulations in reviewing cases...
- AUGUST 8, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN FARS
Iran publicly hanged a man for murder near the town of Jahrom in the southern Fars province...
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- AUGUST 8, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR TERRORIST ACTS
three Iraqi snipers were convicted and sentenced to death last week after confessing to the deaths of at least two coalition soldiers and the shootings of nine others according to Army Col. Mark S. Martins, staff judge advocate with Multinational Force Ir
- AUGUST 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
- AUGUST 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN GOLESTAN
Iran publicly hanged a man for murder in the town of Gonbad-e Kavous in the northern province of Golestan, state-run television reported on its website.
- AUGUST 7, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
SALEH STAYS EXECUTION OF YEMENI TEENAGE CONVICT
the President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh...
- AUGUST 7, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH ROW INMATE APPEALS AGAINST SENTENCE
the lawyer of a murder convict in an infamous 2001 multiple-murder case filed for an appeal against the sentence with the Lobatse High Court in Botswana.
- AUGUST 6, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PRODI DEFENDS CRITICISM OF IRANIAN EXECUTIONS
Premier Romano Prodi defended Italy’s opposition to the death penalty after Rome's criticism of Iran’s use of capital punishment escalated into a diplomatic fight.
- AUGUST 6, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA. ARMY MAJOR EXECUTED FOR MURDERING SPY BOSS
Tsehaye Woldeselassie, an army major, was executed in Ethiopia for murdering
- AUGUST 6, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FTC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF 13 WOMEN
Judge M Pugazhendhi of the Fast Track Court in Virudhachalam...
- AUGUST 6, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE CRIMINALS
Iran hanged three men convicted of drug trafficking and armed assault in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, the official media reported.
- AUGUST 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI TO HANG IN MALAYSIA FOR MUDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a Bangladesh national, Shamim Reza Abdul Samad...
- AUGUST 6, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA EXECUTES THREE TRADE OFFICIALS
South Korean News Agency Yonhap reported that North Korean authorities had recently executed three trade officials for embezzling public funds in the southeastern Kangwon province.
- AUGUST 6, 2007MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF BANKER UPHELD
the Capital City Court in Mongolia upheld a lower court’s decision to sentence Ts.Tumengerel to death for the murder of D.Badraa in June 2006.
- AUGUST 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
TEHRAN REJECTS EU PROTESTS OVER INCREASE IN EXECUTIONS
Iran rejected protests by the European Union over the increased number of executions
- AUGUST 5, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MATALE MAN
in Sri Lanka, H.M. Susil Samarakoon Herath of Ovilikanda, Matale...
- AUGUST 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘ABO KAB’ NO LONGER FACES DEATH SENTENCE
an appeals court threw out the death-penalty verdict for a Saudi Arabian youth found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of three boys and the injury of two others two years ago in a stunt-driving accident.
- AUGUST 4, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR SIBLINGS AMONG FIVE AWARDED DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
four siblings were among the five people sentenced to death by a court in Meerut, India for murdering three people over a land dispute four years ago.
- AUGUST 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Rahatullah Ghareeb Gul was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes.
Rahatullah Ghareeb Gul was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes.
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 3, 2007DEATH PENALTY
5 PAKISTANIS, NIGERIAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia beheaded five Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
- AUGUST 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-POLICE OFFICER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN CHINA
a former Chinese police officer has been sentenced to death for running a 34-member gang that engaged in murder, extortion and prostitution, Xinhua news agency reported.
- AUGUST 2, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 97 PRISONERS
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of 97 prisoners who were on death row, according to a statement released in Lusaka
- AUGUST 2, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN. MP CALLS FOR SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY
a lawmaker called for the scrapping of the death penalty to avoid jeopardising
- AUGUST 2, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CONCERN OVER EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
Italy voiced its "deep concern" over the recent executions in Iran and asked Tehran to suspend the death penalty handed down against two Iranian-Kurdish journalists.
- AUGUST 2, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN SATKHIRA
Judge Mohammad Mutajidur Rahman of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Satkhira, Bangladesh, convicted a man and awarded him capital punishment for killing his wife four years ago.
- AUGUST 2, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CLERIC GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
a former cleric has been sentenced to death by a West Bengal court in India for killing his pregnant wife in 2005.
- AUGUST 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
MEN HANGED PUBLICLY IN IRAN FOR JUDGE'S MURDER
two men convicted of murdering an Iranian judge were hanged from a crane in Tehran as a large crowd gathered to watch the first known public executions in the capital in five years.
- AUGUST 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
IHRO OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BEANT KILLERS
the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) expressed its opposition to the death sentences issued by a Chandigarh court, India, to Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh in the Beant Singh murder case as every execution violates the fundamental hum
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY DEMANDS URGENT ACTION FOR TWO FACING DEATH IN IRAN
human rights group Amnesty International called for the death sentences against two Kurdish cousins in Iran to be commuted as it issued an "urgent action" appeal on their behalf.
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. NINE HANGED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY, OTHER CRIMES
Iran hanged nine men sentenced to death for rape, armed robbery and other offences, most of them executed in public in front of a crowd of onlookers, state media reported.
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- AUGUST 1, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. DEATH PENALTY HERE TO STAY, MP’S DECIDE
Members of Parliament in Kenya defeated a Motion seeking to abolish the death penalty
- AUGUST 1, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HOUSEWIFE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Reza Tarique Ahmed awarded two men capital punishment for killing a housewife at Chachoir village in Sadar upazila, Bangladesh, seven years ago
- AUGUST 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIAN MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword a man convicted of murder, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- AUGUST 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Ramin, was hanged in Shiraz...
a man, identified as Ramin, was hanged in Shiraz...