Chronological archive
September 2007
The 127 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2007, in chronological order.
IRAN. THE JUDICIARY ADVISOR DEFENDS THE PUNISHMENT OF STONING TO DEATH
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, the mullahs’ Judiciary Chief Advisor and an ideologue
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BELONGING TO EXTREMIST ISLAMIC GROUP COMMUTED
Syria's State Security Court sentenced Ali Ahmad al-Ajeel, a Syrian national, to 12 years in jail after initially ordering him to be sentenced to death for belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria s
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JORDAN FOR MURDER
the Criminal Court in Amman, Jordan, sentenced Ahmad M., a 22 year old Egyptian man, to death after convicting him of murdering Midhat Ibrahim, 31, also an Egyptian, over JD200 in a deserted area in Wadi Seer in December, 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: SCHOLAR: 'ISLAM AND ABOLITION ARE COMPATIBLE'
many in the Arab world find support for the death penalty in the Quran. But this is a false reading of the texts, says Mustapha Bouhandi, professor of comparative religion at Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. RADICALS ACHIEVE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING UN MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN ON TRACK
the militant Radicals, committed to a hunger strike to support the UN Moratorium on capital punishment, have decided to suspend their non violent action.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF CONVICTED MURDERER IN TEXAS
The US Supreme Court stepped to halt the execution of a Texas man convicted of killing his parents nine years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA CALLS FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda joined other countries in appealing for a global moratorium on
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
a 21 year old man who attempted to rob a businesswoman of property was sentenced to death by a Nanyuki court in Kenya.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a woman who murdered her husband and dumped the body in a septic tank was sentenced to death in Kenya. Francisca Ngina Kagiri, 50, killed Mr Elvis Njogu Ngibuini three years ago
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY APPEAL BY EX-YAKUZA CONVICTED OF DOUBLE MURDER
Presiding Justice Osamu Tsuno of the Supreme Court of Japan dismissed the appeal of Ryoji Goto, 49, a former yakuza leader sentenced to death for murdering two people and injuring three others.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
WOMAN BEHEADED IN PAKISTAN
a woman was beheaded in the village of Nehqai Kandau in the Haleemzai tehsil, Pakistan...
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. EP URGES COUNCIL TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO THE UN
MEPs called on the Council to present a resolution on the moratorium on the death penalty to the 62nd UN General Assembly, in order to adopt it before the end of the year.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE PROCLAIMS DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe proclaimed a European Day against the Death Penalty
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE OF 12 WOMEN
Iran hanged three men in public for raping and robbing twelve young women, most of them university
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. 3 DEATH SENTENCES IN CHINA FOR RAT POISON CRIMES OF PASSION
three people were sentenced to death in China this week for murdering their partners with rat poison.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NGO COALITION ASKS ASSEMBLY TO PASS DEATH PENALTY BILL INTO LAW
a coalition of local and international non governmental organisations called on the Nigerian National Assembly to immediately pass into law the draft Death Penalty Moratorium Bill, submitted to it by the Human Rights Law Service in order to stop execution
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
less than seven hours before he was scheduled to be executed...
less than seven hours before he was scheduled to be executed, Tommy Arthur was granted a 45-day stay Thursday by Gov. Bob Riley.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT
after his brother was killed in January 1982, Masaharu Harada, 57, grappled not only with the loss...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR COPPER THIEVES
China is threatening the death penalty for people who steel copper wire, thereby destroying power lines and disrupting telecommunications, state media said.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Kuwait appeals court upheld the death sentence against a Philippine...
the Kuwait appeals court upheld the death sentence against a Philippine...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: COURT OVERTURNS ONE DEATH SENTENCE IN KITAKYUSHU SERIAL KILLINGS
the Fukuoka High Court in Japan commuted the death sentence handed down to Junko Ogata, 45.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: ONE DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN KITAKYUSHU SERIAL KILLINGS
the Fukuoka High Court rejected an appeal by Futoshi Matsunaga, 46....
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Kenneth Patterson "Pat" Bondurant, twice convicted of beating...
Kenneth Patterson "Pat" Bondurant, twice convicted of beating...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TABARA SAMBA
Tabara Samba was sentenced to death at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court in Gambia for the murder of Ebrima Nyan...
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY-LATIN AMERICA: BROAD SUPPORT FOR UN MORATORIUM
many Latin American governments have not yet adopted a position, or have not communicated one, but the majority trend in the region appears to be to support the UN resolution for a Moratorium on the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EXECUTION OF MURDER CONVICT STAYED
the execution of murder convict Ajay Kumar Pal, scheduled for early morning on September 27, was stayed after the Supreme Court admitted his special leave petition.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS APPEALS REJECTED
Indonesia's top court said it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA. SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTIONS
The US Supreme Court said it would decide whether the commonly used lethal
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007PortugalDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. CURRENT EU PRESIDENCY: RESOLUTION BY MID OCTOBER
Portugal, the current EU Presidency, will present the resolution for the Moratorium on capital punishment between early and mid October.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY TO PUSH UN FOR WORLDWIDE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Italy's premier called for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty with a
Show news 31–60 of 126
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007PolandDEATH PENALTY
POLAND. HOC AT THE ROUND TABLE ON DEATH PENALTY IN CENTRAL ASIA
Antonio Stango, member of the Board of Hands Off Cain,
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. SENATE VOTES TO ABOLISH LAST REFERENCE TO DEATH PENALTY IN COSTITUTION
The Italian Senate voted to abolish the last reference to capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Michael Richard was executed. He had been convicted in the Aug. 18...
Michael Richard was executed. He had been convicted in the Aug. 18, 1986 rape and murder of 53-year-old Marguerite Lucille Dixon.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MINISTER WANTS 'AUTOMATIC' EXECUTIONS
Japan's justice minister called for quicker executions, saying death row inmates should be hanged "automatically" within six months of losing their last appeal.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
EX-DCC COMMISSIONER, FOUR OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Dhaka Court in Bangladesh sentenced five people do death for killing Dhanmondi Sporting Club President Khairul Anwar Piaru in 2004.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SC LETS DEATH ROW PRISONERS APPEAL
the Bangladeshi Supreme Court granted applications by the condemned prisoners in the Bangabandhu murder case to appeal against their death sentences.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007DEATH PENALTY
UN. TUTU: MORATORIUM VOTE CAN HELP STOP CYCLE OF REVENGE
Desmond Tutu, the archbishop of Cape Town and 1984 Nobel
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007PolandDEATH PENALTY
POLAND. MOST POLES OPPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY
most people in Poland oppose capital punishment, according to
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007GabonDEATH PENALTY
GABON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY WELCOMED BY UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour welcomed...
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
the N.C. Medical Board does not have a right to discipline doctors who participate in executions...
the N.C. Medical Board does not have a right to discipline doctors who participate in executions...
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Clifford Kimmel was put to death for his part in an April 9, 1999 triple slaying.
Clifford Kimmel was put to death for his part in an April 9, 1999 triple slaying.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INDIA LAUNCHES ONLINE CAMPAIGN FOR DEATH PENALTY BAN
the Indian branch of Amnesty International launched an online campaign seeking to ban the death penalty. The human rights watchdog also called on New Delhi to support the resolution for the Universal Moratorium on capital punishment to be presented at the
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Dorick, was sentenced to death by a tribunal in Anosy...
a man, identified only as Dorick, was sentenced to death by a tribunal in Anosy...
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
a court in Chuadanga, Bangladesh...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS. GOV’T TO LEGISLATE DEATH SENTENCE GUIDELINES
the Government in the Bahamas plans to bring a bill to parliament which would outline sentencing guidelines for murder convicts,
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA. TENNESSEE BANS LETHAL INJECTION
a judge in Tennessee has ruled the state's method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is illegal because it is a cruel and unusual punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 2 BANK EMPLOYEES
the Higher People's Court in North China's Hebei Province upheld the death sentence of two bank employees responsible for the country's largest ever bank theft involving 50.95 million yuan, given by a lower court in August.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. PRODI: ITALY LEADING ON MORATORIUM
“Italy is in the lead and has moved in a very strong way to achieve the Universal Moratorium on the death penalty, in full agreement with the EU Portuguese presidency,” Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. D'ALEMA: WE NEED EU UNITY ON MORATORIUM
according to the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, Massimo D'Alema, the key for getting
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. CAMPAIGN STARTS TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Religious, human rights and civic groups called in South Korea
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. BONINO: THEY DON’T LACK NUMBERS, THEY LACK COURAGE
in Brussels, Emma Bonino, the minister for International Trade and European Affairs, expressed “deep concern” over the management of Europe's initiative at the UN against the death penalty by the current Portuguese Presidency of the EU, criticising their
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. PRODI CALLS ON LAUREATES TO BACK GLOBAL MORATORIUM
Romano Prodi, the Italian Prime Minister, is hoping Nobel Peace Prize winners will
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN VIETNAM
a Vietnamese court handed the death penalty to an Australian man it found guilty of trafficking almost one kilogram of heroin.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Military Court Martial in Bundibugyo district in Uganda sentenced a UPDF soldier to death. Col Eric Mukasa at Karugutu Social Hall found Cpl Geoffrey Apumaku, attached to the 55 Battalion, guilty of killing businessman Paul Emotu, a bodaboda cyclist, on
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2007CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: TALKS WITH EU POSSIBLY INCLUDE DEATH PENALTY
military tribunals that tried serious cases of murder and kidnapping in the last few weeks in Cuba have opted for life sentences or 30-year prison terms instead of the death penalty, which has not been applied in this country in more than four years in a
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL: IRAN SHOULD STOP EXECUTING CHILDREN
Iran should immediately halt the execution of children, the
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
a man from east China's Anhui province was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court for killing four people during two robberies.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN COURT SENTENCES TWO TEENAGERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
an Iranian court sentenced two teenagers to death on the charges of rape
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. RADICALS RESTART INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE
The Transnational and Transparty Non Violent Radical Party issued a statement regarding the indefinite hunger strike of its members.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Vietnamese court gave death sentences to three Vietnamese
Show news 61–90 of 126
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007GabonDEATH PENALTY
GABON TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Gabon became the latest country to move towards scrapping
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
Gov. Phil Bredesen commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose postponed...
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TIBETAN MAN EXECUTED
according to reports received by ICT,
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SPC AMENDS DEATH SENTENCE RULES
the Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China amended its rules
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN AHWAZ
in Iran, the Mullahs' regime executed three prisoners in
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Alexander Hamilton, who was 18 when he murdered police Officer Larry Lasater...
Alexander Hamilton, who was 18 when he murdered police Officer Larry Lasater...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007OhioDEATH PENALTY
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the scheduled Thursday night execution of Joseph Lave...
the scheduled Thursday night execution of Joseph Lave...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR RED FORT ACCUSED UPHELD
the Delhi High Court in India upheld the death sentence to Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Mohd Ashfaq in the seven year old Red Fort attack case.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
a United Kingdom official assured Caribbean countries...
a United Kingdom official assured Caribbean countries...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the official Iranian Fars news agency...
according to the official Iranian Fars news agency...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA). INMATE PUT TO DEATH BY ELECTRIC CHAIR
a US man who killed his children has been put to death in the
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SEVEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged seven men in public who were convicted of drug trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 5-4 in the case of John Allen Rubio.
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 5-4 in the case of John Allen Rubio.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has for the second time handed...
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has for the second time handed...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007BelizeDEATH PENALTY
BELIZE JUDGE PRAISES UGANDA ON DEATH PENALTY
the chief justice of Belize hailed Uganda’s Constitutional Court for declaring mandatory death penalty as unconstitutional. “This is a bold, courageous, ground-breaking and forward-looking decision,” said Justice Abdulai Conteh.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER
a man identified only as M. Kh., who stabbed his mother...
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: HIGH COURT CRITICISES PARLIAMENT ON SENTENCING
more than a year after the Privy Council ruled that the mandatory death sentence in The Bahamas is unconstitutional, President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer pointed out that parliament has failed to pass any laws outlining sentencing guidelines.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2007ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Johnson Byabashaija, the manager of Ugandan jails is categorically...
Johnson Byabashaija, the manager of Ugandan jails is categorically...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SENIOR OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR CORRUPTION
a senior official at the troubled Agricultural Bank of China was
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR RAPE
Iran hanged two convicted rapists separately in the Shiite religious
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. VERNETTI: RESOLUTION PRESENTATION TO UN SEPTEMBER 25
in a message to both Parliament and the Senate Foreign
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM. D’ELIA (RNP), NON VIOLENT CONTINUES STRUGGLE SO THAT WORDS BECOME FACTS
“It was fortunate that Parliament gathered to be informed on the status of the initiative for the UN Moratorium,” announced Sergio D’Elia, Rosa nel Pugno Radical Parliamentarian and Secretary of Hands Off Cain.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EU CALL ON IRAN TO PUT OFF ALL EXECUTIONS
the Presidency of the EU declared on the imminent execution in
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Attorneys for Patrick Kennedy...
Attorneys for Patrick Kennedy...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES THREE AHWAZI ARABS
the Iranian regime executed three Ahwazi Arab political prisoners just days after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, visited Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY: D'ALEMA AND EC VICE PRESIDENT: POLAND SENDING AN “UGLY SIGNAL”
Franco Frattini, the vice president of the European Commission...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE IN MURDER CASE
in Sri Lanka, the Colombo High Court Judge Upali Abeyratne sentenced three people to death over the murder of Arokayam Nickson. Nickson was killed opposite the Sathosa shop at Maligawatta on August 29, 1995.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER OF STEPSON
Justice Wilson Sandura of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe confirmed the death sentenced imposed on Mamukwa by the High Court
Show news 91–120 of 126
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007DEATH PENALTY
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruled 2-1 that William Garner...
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges ruled 2-1 that William Garner...
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Ghafoor was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
Abdul Ghafoor was hanged in Pakistan for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
ANFAL DEATH SENTENCES DO NOT REQUIRE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL: IRAQI JUDGE
An Iraqi judge and spokesman for the Iraqi High Tribunal said at a Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - MAN EXECUTED IN THE KURDISH CITY OF URMIYE
Islamic Republic authorities executed Mohammad Reza Shojai Niko in the Eastern Kurdish...
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
in San Francisco, en banc panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated...
in San Francisco, en banc panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated...
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2007North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
former death row inmate gets new sentence.
former death row inmate gets new sentence.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. TALABANI OPPOSES EXECUTION OF SADDAM AIDE
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he would not sign the execution order of
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. PRODI, PORTUGUESE PREMIER DISCUSS MORATORIUM
Italian Premier Romano Prodi phoned Portuguese counterpart Jose' Socrates to discuss
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA BALI BOMBER LOSES DEATH ROW APPEAL
the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of Amrozi bin Nurhasyim against his death sentence for his part in the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MOJ TO REVIEW CASES OF 25 INMATES FACING EXECUTION
the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in Taiwan will carefully review cases involving 25 death row prisoners before deciding whether to execute them, a ministry official said
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007BelizeDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: REPLACE DEATH PENALTY, SAYS AMERICAN JUDGE
a visiting American judge wants Ugandan judges to substitute the death penalty with lighter sentences for convicted capital offenders.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
TWO WOMEN BEHEADED IN BANNU
two women, accused of having been involved in ‘immoral activities,’ were kidnapped and beheaded in the volatile Bannu district in Pakistan.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced six men to death and two others to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged two drug traffickers in its southern port city of Bandar Abbas
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SERVANT TO BE HANGED FOR BURNING FIVE PEOPLE ALIVE
Ajay Pal, a domestic servant and resident of West Bengal, who killed five members of a Ranchi official's family four years ago was sentenced to be hanged on September 27 by the Jharkhand High Court in India.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES MAN FOR 1998 MURDER
Tony Roach, white, 30, was executed this evening in Texas. He was
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
UN FAULTS IRAQ FOR CONTINUED EXECUTIONS
a new United Nations report on human rights criticises the
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 21 EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING, BANDITRY
Iran hanged 21 convicted drug smugglers and other criminals, Iranian media said, the latest of a
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
four offenders were put to death in the city of Shiraz, Iran, after being convicted
four offenders were put to death in the city of Shiraz, Iran, after being convicted
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SENIOR LAWMAKER EXECUTED FOR CAR BOMBING MISTRESS
A senior lawmaker and his accomplice, a local policeman, were executed in Jinan for killing the official's young mistress with a car bomb.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Seventeen drug smugglers were executed in the iranian province of Khorasan Razavi, the Web site of state broadcaster IRIB said.
Seventeen drug smugglers were executed in the iranian province of Khorasan Razavi, the Web site of state broadcaster IRIB said.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: CHEMICAL ALI EXECUTION "MUST HAVE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE", SAYS COUNCIL
Iraq's National Legal Consultation Council said that it was not legal to execute Saddam Hussein's close aides, including the dictator's cousin so-called 'Chemical Ali,' without a presidential decree.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN CATHOLIC SEEKS ASYLUM IN ITALY TO ESCAPE DEATH SENTENCE
a Nigerian Catholic man who fled his native land to escape execution has appealed to the Italian government to allow him to remain there, the AKI news service reports.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
William "Tippy" Wallace will not be put to death for the 1979 murders...
William "Tippy" Wallace will not be put to death for the 1979 murders...
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
LaSamuel Gamble, 29, no longer faces the death penalty for his role in the killing of two people...
LaSamuel Gamble, 29, no longer faces the death penalty for his role in the killing of two people...
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007DEATH PENALTY
COMMENT ON PRESIDENT KAGAME
The unexpectedly violent tone of Nigrizia's statements shock us more than the content. This is not language that a man of the church should use.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'CHEMICAL ALI'
Iraq's top court said it has confirmed the death sentence on "Chemical Ali" and two other cohorts of
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF FAMILY
two men were awarded the death penalty and fined Rs 400,000 each by the district and sessions court for killing four members of a family here.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: HIGH COMMISIONER WANTS DEATH PENALTY SCRAPPED
British High Commissioner Mr Adam Wood has urged the Kenyan Government to scrap the death penalty, saying it was abolished in Britain and Rwanda.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE MURDER ACCUSED
Colombo High Court Judge W.T.M.P.B. Warawewa sentenced Sahul Hameed Rajainudeen of Colombo 2 to death for the murders of Cader Mohideen alias Galle Face Nana of Java Lane...
Show news 121–126 of 126
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF RUSSIAN TOURISTS
a 26 year old man was sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of two female Russian tourists at Pattaya's Jomtien Beach on February 24, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA DEATH SENTENCES AT TEN-YEAR LOW: HIGH COURT JUSTICE
death sentences handed down by Chinese courts were at a ten-year low in 2006 and the trend continues in
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: IMMINENT HANGING OF BOY WHO COMMITTED A CRIME WHEN 15
the death sentence for a boy in Iran who had committed a crime when he was only 15 has shocked human rights organizations and activists.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
10 IRAQI CULT MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
ten members of an Iraqi doomsday cult were sentenced to death for their roles in a January rebellion against Iraqi and US troops that left hundreds dead, police said.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER IN PUBLIC OUTSIDE TEHRAN
Iran hanged a convicted murderer in public in a town just south of the capital Tehran...
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
a Singaporean man was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing his two year old stepdaughter by submerging her in a bucket of water, local media said.