Chronological archive
August 2008
The 137 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2008, in chronological order.
SAUDI BEHEADS CITIZEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities announced the beheading of a citizen convicted of drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 31, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
Iran hanged a man in the western city of Borujerd, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the northern town of Noshahr, Fars news agency reported.
- AUGUST 30, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MALIAN MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Malian man convicted of serial robbery and attempted rape was put to death by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.
- AUGUST 30, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
BONINO: UN ENVOY NEEDED TO APPLY THE RESOLUTION
‘The moratorium was achieved, now it needs to be applied,' Emma Bonino, Senate Vice President, said during a television interview.
- AUGUST 30, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a gangleader in Vietnam was found guilty of robbery and attempted murder
a gangleader in Vietnam was found guilty of robbery and attempted murder
- AUGUST 30, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
KARBALA INCIDENTS’ MASTERMIND SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Iraq, Karbala’s Court of Appeal sentenced an armed group leader to death for masterminding a bloody clash during a Shiite pilgrimage where hundreds were killed and injured.
- AUGUST 29, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI BEHEADED IN SAUDI FOR MURDER
a Pakistani man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca after the victim's family refused "blood money."
- AUGUST 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
in only the second case of its kind in Ahmedabad state, a man was sentenced to death by a Nadiad
- AUGUST 29, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN EXECUTED IN SEMNAN
a man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (east of Tehran), the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
- AUGUST 29, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a policeman in Malaysia who was sentenced to death for murdering singer Along
a policeman in Malaysia who was sentenced to death for murdering singer Along
- AUGUST 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a man in India was sentenced to death by a court for murdering a woman
a man in India was sentenced to death by a court for murdering a woman
- AUGUST 28, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: ACTIVISTS WILL ACCEPT ONLY FULL ABOLITION
Sierra Leonean rights activists served notice to the government that they will campaign against any attempt to retain the death penalty in the new constitution and insist the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are fully adopted.
- AUGUST 28, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court of appeals in Vietnam upheld the death penalty imposed on 20 year old Vo Van Thong
a court of appeals in Vietnam upheld the death penalty imposed on 20 year old Vo Van Thong
- AUGUST 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the head of a gang in China that smuggled 2 billion yuan ($292 million) worth of cigarettes
the head of a gang in China that smuggled 2 billion yuan ($292 million) worth of cigarettes
- AUGUST 28, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
activists accused the government of Sierra Leone of failing...
activists accused the government of Sierra Leone of failing...
- AUGUST 28, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
USA - Florida. A Flagler County jury voted 9-3 to recommend that Cornelius Baker be executed
- AUGUST 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN AMONG FIVE EXECUTED
Four men and one woman were hanged in a Tehran jail for murder, with two others given
- AUGUST 27, 2008IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
USA - Idaho. Joseph Edward Duncan III has been sentenced to death
- AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court in Vietnam sentenced two people to death for buying and selling nearly 1.7 kilograms of heroin in 2005.
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
USA - California. A Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for Timothy Joseph McGhee
- AUGUST 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
the former Party secretary of Wenchang City in Hainan Province, China, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes and possessing a large amount of property of unknown origin
- AUGUST 27, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN DEALING
a court in Vietnam sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and jailed three
- AUGUST 27, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
USA - California. Calvin Coleman Jr. has been spared the death penalty after 27 years on death row.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER MAN HANGED FOR CRIME COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, the second execution in a week that
- AUGUST 26, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA MURDER TRIAL SEES DEATH SENTENCE
a Botswana court sentenced one local to execution and two South African men to 18 years imprisonment each for the murder of a businesswoman seven years ago, court documents said
- AUGUST 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
- AUGUST 26, 2008MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Michael D. Taylor
- AUGUST 26, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA DEATH PENALTY VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY
the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed deep concern at new death penalty legislation authorized by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, contravening an international treaty on civil and political rights.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the Provincial judiciary department announced that verdicts were passed for the execution of three people for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 26, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DELAYS EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS
Indonesia adjourned the execution of three Bali bombers from before the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadhan till October, the country's attorney general office said.
Show news 31–60 of 136
- AUGUST 26, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...
two of three offenders of the human-trafficking...
- AUGUST 26, 2008VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
a Degar Christian named Mup, 47, preacher in his village of Ploi Rong Khong...
- AUGUST 25, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
the Tanzanian Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence passed on Mrisho Nguvila of Iringa for killing
- AUGUST 25, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
L'AQUILA. ELA GANDHI SIGNS MARCO PANNELLA'S ‘MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EVEN FOR TAREQ AZIZ’ APPEAL
Ela Gandhi signed the appeal for Marco Pannella's non violent initiative for the 'Moratorium on capital punishment, even for Tareq Aziz'.
- AUGUST 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR MURDER AFTER 19 YEARS
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a relative in the prison of Tabriz (northwest Iran), reported the state run news agency ISCAnews
- AUGUST 23, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN WITH 80 WIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Islamic body in Nigeria issued a death sentence on a man who married 80 women when Islam allows a maximum of four, the Guardian newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AIRLINE OFFICIALS PUNISHED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Chen Liming, 59, a former top official at Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines Group, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for embezzling a total of 1.5 billion yuan ($220 million).
- AUGUST 22, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR UNEMPLOYED MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced an unemployed man who was found guilty of killing a food trader 11 years ago to death.
- AUGUST 22, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
USA - California. Michael Lamb, a white supremacist gang member, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 22, 2008ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned James Granvil Wallace's 3 death sentences
- AUGUST 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO PAKISTANIS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistanis convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement.
- AUGUST 21, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES THREE CIVILIANS TO DEATH
three civilians including a woman were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by firing squad in Uganda.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARISAL
a Bhola court in Bangladesh sentenced a person to death for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 20, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS IN BAGERHAT, GAZIPUR
two men were sentenced to death in separate cases by two courts in Bagerhat and Gazipur districts in Bangladesh
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ARTISTS SUMMONED FOR EXPRESSING SYMPATHY WITH MINORS ON DEATH ROW
in Iran, two movie stars and a director, Ezatollah Entezami, Parviz Parastooi and Kiumars Pour-Ahmadi were summoned to Tehran's prosecutor office for trying to save the life of a juvenile prisoner, the state-run daily Kargozaran reported.
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR DRUG DEALING IN SOUTHEAST PROVINCE
the public relations unit of the Sistan-Baluchestan Province judiciary department in Iran announced that the Zahedan Islamic Revolution Court issued a ruling on the execution of Bahram Nikpur.
- AUGUST 20, 2008TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY: MHP DEMANDS RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey is increasing its efforts to bring back the death penalty, with two of its deputies preparing a bill to reintroduce capital punishment, which was abolished when the MHP was part of a coalition government.
- AUGUST 20, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS 12 DARFUR REBELS TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced to death 12 alleged Darfur rebels, bringing to 50 the number condemned to hang over an attack on Khartoum and defying criticism from Amnesty International.
- AUGUST 20, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
the Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry
the Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry
- AUGUST 20, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a former Iraqi cabinet minister was sentenced to death for ordering
- AUGUST 20, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER IN BOJNOURD
the Iranian governement hanged a man convicted of murder in the northeastern town of Bojnourd, a press report said.
- AUGUST 19, 2008MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: FIRING SQUADS SILENT- BUT DEATH HOVERS
Morocco's death row prisoners, some 150 inmates, are living in sub-human, "life-threatening conditions", according to leading NGOs and rights activists
- AUGUST 19, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
a special court in Narsingdi district in Bangladesh handed down death sentences to seven people for the murder of six people of a family.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CONDEMNATION FOR MULLAHS' VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
France, the EU's current rotary president, expressed again in a statement "its deep concern" over the imminent execution order of Behnood Shojaee.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN FACES HANGING FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR
Kargozaran newspaper said that Iran’s judiciary has approved the death sentence for a young man who committed murder as a minor.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN 'HANGS MAN FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR'
Iran hanged a man for a murder committed at the age of 15, in violation of an international convention on child rights, reports said. Reza Hejazi, 20, was hanged in a prison in the central city of Isfahan for stabbing a man to death in a fight in 2003, th
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Iran hanged two convicted of drug smuggling inside a Tehran prison, the state run news agency Quds reported
- AUGUST 19, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH FOR KILLING HIS UNCLE
a judge at the District and Sessions Court in Mithi, Tharparkar district in Pakistan, awarded the death sentence to a man for killing his uncle in February 2007.
- AUGUST 19, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
Manzoor Ahmed was hanged, in Pakistan, for murder.
- AUGUST 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...
two men were hanged in the in the prison of Isfahan...
Show news 61–90 of 136
- AUGUST 18, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: 25 YO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
twenty five year old August Town fisherman Junior 'Simple' Campbell of Jamaica was sentenced to death for the murder of a couple within his volatile St Andrew community three years ago.
- AUGUST 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING A FAMILY
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ishfaq Mohammad Sheikh awarded death sentence to two accused for killing an entire family over a minor dispute.
- AUGUST 18, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS TRIALS OF ALLEGED SUDANESE REBELS A SHAM
the human rights group Amnesty International is accusing the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people without charges or access to lawyers.
- AUGUST 18, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE FACE EXECUTION
four young people, who were minors at the time their alleged crimes were committed, are expected to be hanged in the next few days.
- AUGUST 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: LHC STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH CONVICT
in Pakistan, the Lahore High Court stayed for five days the execution of a condemned prisoner, Muhammad Shahbaz of Mustafabad, Okara.
- AUGUST 17, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS LEADING DARFUR REBEL TO DEATH
a Sudanese court sentenced a top Darfur rebel and seven others to death, bringing to 38 the number condemned to hang over an unprecedented attack on Khartoum that killed more than 222 people
- AUGUST 16, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING PREGNANT WOMAN
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne passed the death sentence on Alankarage Lal Gunawardena, 34, of Ingiriya, for murdering Amarasinghe Arachchige Udaya Kanthi, also 34, a pregnant woman from Ingiriya. She was the daughter
- AUGUST 15, 2008ChadDEATH PENALTY
EXILED FORMER PRESIDENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN CHAD
a Chadian criminal court condemned exiled former president Hissene Habre to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, judicial officials said.
- AUGUST 15, 2008BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. KEGANNE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Botswana, Benson Keganne was sentenced to death by Lobatse High Court Judge David Newman for the murder of a Pitsane woman, Gloria Mahowe, in 2001.
- AUGUST 15, 2008Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 52 ESCAPE DEATH ROW
fifty-two people in Trinidad & Tobago convicted of murder had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment after Justice Nolan Bereaux at the Port-of-Spain High Court ruled in favour of a Constitutional motion brought by the prisoners, that they be
- AUGUST 15, 2008PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Cletus Rivera has been sentenced to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Cletus Rivera has been sentenced to death
- AUGUST 14, 2008Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE PROPOSED IN ANTIGUA-BARBUDA
the Antiguan Government says it will propose the death penalty for crimes involving weapons, even if the victim is not killed, according to Justice Minister Collin Derrick.
- AUGUST 14, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SHANGHAI OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
a former land use official in Shanghai, China, was sentenced to death in an investigation into bribe-taking in return for real estate approvals.
- AUGUST 14, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY IN SOUTHEAST IRAN
a man was hanged in Zahedan, Iran, on charges of adultery. According to the public relations unit of the main judiciary department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, the suspect Hasan Sadeqpur was sentenced to death by hanging on charges of adultery followin
- AUGUST 14, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI SHEIK FACING DEATH, BEGS FOR MERCY FROM ROYAL FAMILY
Sheikh Talal Nasser al-Sabah, the first Kuwaiti royal to be sentenced to death, appealed to his family to be pardoned. Al-Sabah was caught by Kuwaiti police with 10kg (22lb) of cocaine and 165lb of hashish.
- AUGUST 14, 2008ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS RACKETEER'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of former forestry official Visit Pluengrassamee, convicted of masterminding the January 1996 murder of a teenage vendor in Chiang Mai's Varorot Night Bazaar, whose stepfather had refused to pay protection
- AUGUST 14, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
USA - Michael Rodriguez was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 14, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Nearly 23 years after first sentencing Frederick Dickerson to death, a three-judge panel permanently released him from death row today.
USA - Ohio. Nearly 23 years after first sentencing Frederick Dickerson to death, a three-judge panel permanently released him from death row today.
- AUGUST 13, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN BHOLA
a court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death and also fined him Tk 25,000 for killing his wife two years ago.
- AUGUST 13, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DOWRY DEATH?
the Law Commission of India is planning to make the law regarding dowry death more stringent, hoping it would help restrain the occurrence of dowry related crimes.
- AUGUST 13, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences...
a debate on the proposed commutation of death sentences into life imprisonment dominated Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly (PA).
- AUGUST 13, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California lawmakers have voted to ban use of uncorroborated testimony from jailhouse informants
USA - California lawmakers have voted to ban use of uncorroborated testimony from jailhouse informants
- AUGUST 13, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - A San Bernardino jury recommended the death penalty for Luis Alonzo Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias
USA - A San Bernardino jury recommended the death penalty for Luis Alonzo Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias
- AUGUST 13, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
- AUGUST 12, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN GAZIPUR
a court in Gazipur, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife six years ago
- AUGUST 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN SAHIWAL JAIL
two condemned prisoners, Abbas Ali e Amanat Ali, were hanged in Sahiwal jail in Pakistan for killing two people, including a constable in Chichawatni two years ago. Their bodies were handed over to their families for burial.
- AUGUST 12, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIRST EXECUTION IN VEHARI JAIL
Vehari Jail officials in Pakistan hanged a man for murder, the first execution since the establishment of the jail.
- AUGUST 12, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
an Iranian court sentenced to death a Kurdish student, Habibollah Latifi, his lawyer Nemat Ahmadi announced.
- AUGUST 12, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
USA - David Dorsey IV was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 12, 2008CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA: SENTENCES COMMUTED BUT TREATMENT STILL HARSH
prisoners in Cuba who were facing the death penalty but had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or 30 years in jail are still being treated like death row inmates, a dissident organisation complained.
Show news 91–120 of 136
- AUGUST 12, 2008North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
there was a public execution in North Korea...
there was a public execution in North Korea...
- AUGUST 11, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged four convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, the state-run television's website reported.
- AUGUST 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO TAXI DRIVERS GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING AUSTRALIAN TOURIST
in a Delhi Court in India, two taxi drivers were sentenced to death for killing 59 year old Australian tourist Dawn Emilie Griggs after gang raping and robbing her in 2004.
- AUGUST 11, 2008UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Kabale High Court in Uganda sentenced two men to death for murder in separate cases.
- AUGUST 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC CAN FIX TENURE OF LIFE TERM IN LIEU OF DEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that in order to minimize the use of death penalty, it has the power to fix tenure of life imprisonment while substituting it for death sentence.
- AUGUST 10, 2008IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: WASSIT COURT UPHOLDS 8 DEATH SENTENCES
the public body of the Court of Cassation in Iraq upheld a ruling made by the Central Criminal Court, which sentenced eight people to death for kidnapping and murdering civilians, an anonymous source from Wassit's Federal Court of Appeal said.
- AUGUST 10, 2008BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN SLAMMED OVER DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION
proposed legislation enforcing the death penalty for people found guilty of disclosing state secrets and documents to rival nations was condemned by a leading human rights group in Bahrain.
- AUGUST 10, 2008TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: PLAN TO PHASE OUT DEATH PENALTY OPPOSED
ruling Taiwanese Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers said that they oppose a Ministry of Justice plan to phase out the death penalty, claiming that a lack of capital punishment would increase the crime rate.
- AUGUST 9, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN DAILY URGES GOVERNMENT TO PUNISH CRIMINALS ACCORDING TO SHARI'AH
in an editorial, the independent Afghan newspaper Cheragh urged the government to punish criminals according to Shari’ah law.
- AUGUST 9, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO EXECUTE FOUR FOR RAPING A MAN
a court in Iran handed death sentences to four men including a minor for raping a man after a fight, the Etemad Melli newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 8, 2008ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
ARGENTINA: SCRAPPING OF MILITARY CODE OF JUSTICE WELCOMED
Amnesty International USA welcomed the decision by the Argentine Parliament to scrap the 1951 Military Code of Justice, thus abolishing the death penalty in all cases and closing military courts of justice.
- AUGUST 8, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
after the Punjab and Haryana High Court confirmed the death sentence of a man for killing his wife and two children in Jalandhar in March 2005, Judge BK Mehta of a local additional sessions court issued warrants for his execution on September 20.
- AUGUST 8, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA / MEXICO / WORLD - The execution of a Mexican citizen, Jose Ernesto Medellin, by the United States against the orders of the UN's highest court highlights a flaw in international law
USA / MEXICO / WORLD - The execution of a Mexican citizen, Jose Ernesto Medellin, by the United States against the orders of the UN's highest court highlights a flaw in international law
- AUGUST 8, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA / WORLD - The U.N. human rights office voiced concern today for the fate of 50 Mexican nationals on death row in the United States
USA / WORLD - The U.N. human rights office voiced concern today for the fate of 50 Mexican nationals on death row in the United States
- AUGUST 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVISTS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
two Kurdish activists were condemned to death in a closed court hearing in the Iranian city of Sanandaj.
- AUGUST 7, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN JERGA PUBLICLY EXECUTES 80-YEAR-OLD IN TRIBAL AREA
an octogenarian man was shot dead in public on the orders of a local jirga that found him 'guilty' of kidnapping a girl in the Kala Dhaka tribal area in Pakistan, sources said.
- AUGUST 7, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR SERIAL MURDERS
Indonesia executed a man sentenced to death seven years ago for murdering four people, despite a call from international human rights groups to halt the execution.
- AUGUST 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS THREE FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three men convicted of murder and drug trafficking in a prison in the country's central clerical capital, Qom, the conservative Kayhan newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 7, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EDO HOUSE MOVES AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Nigeria, the former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and member representing Esan South and Esan North at the House of Representatives, Abuja, Hon. Friday ltulah pledged to introduce the capital punishment amendment bill on the floor of the H
- AUGUST 7, 2008HondurasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Heliberto Chi was executed today in Texas
USA - Heliberto Chi was executed today in Texas
- AUGUST 7, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SUSPENSION OF STONING A WELCOME STEP IF CARRIED OUT
Amnesty International welcomed the announcement by the spokesperson for Iran's judiciary that execution by stoning has been suspended, as a result of which several women have had their sentences commuted.
- AUGUST 7, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - In North Carolina a death penalty protester has been convicted of trespassing during the execution of an inmate 2 years ago
USA - In North Carolina a death penalty protester has been convicted of trespassing during the execution of an inmate 2 years ago
- AUGUST 7, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
UN RAISES CONCERN OVER SUDAN'S DARFUR REBEL TRIALS
the United Nations voiced concern over trials in Sudan that sentenced to death 30 alleged Darfur rebels for an attack on the capital and urged Khartoum to abolish capital punishment.
- AUGUST 7, 2008HondurasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Honduras' government protested Thursday's execution in Texas of Heliberto Chi.
USA - Honduras' government protested Thursday's execution in Texas of Heliberto Chi.
- AUGUST 6, 2008ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
ARGENTINA. LAST VESTIGES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ABOLISHED
the Argentine Congress eliminated the Military Code of Justice, thereby eliminating a special jurisdiction dating back to the 19th century, as well as burying the last vestige of the death penalty and ending punishment for homosexuality.
- AUGUST 6, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR HANGED IN FAISALABAD JAIL
four condemned prisoners were hanged in Faisalabad District Jail in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: RIGHTS BODY CALLS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF AMROZI`S EXECUTION
the National Human Rights Commission in Indonesia said that the execution of Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra should be postponed because the death-row convicts were still filing a judicial review with the Constitutional Court (MK) over the Law on the Exe
- AUGUST 6, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS LODGE LEGAL CHALLENGE
Indonesia's government reiterated that the three Bali bombers on death row will soon be executed, despite a desperate last-ditch legal challenge.
- AUGUST 6, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
a woman was sentenced to death for killing her step daughter in Kenya. Agnes Teresia Amati was found guilty of having committed the offence five years ago.
- AUGUST 6, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICISES SUDAN'S SPECIAL COURTS
the civil rights group Human Rights Watch sharply criticised the use of special courts in the Sudan.
Show news 121–136 of 136
- AUGUST 6, 2008MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said it sent a note of protest to the U.S. State Department about the Medellìn case.
USA - Texas. Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said it sent a note of protest to the U.S. State Department about the Medellìn case.
- AUGUST 5, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF 9 ‘OUTLAWS’
the Bangladeshi High Court upheld the death sentences given by a trial court to nine cadres of a banned outfit for killing Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other party leaders in Kushtia nine years ago.
- AUGUST 5, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: LEAKY TOILET LEADS TO DEATH SENTENCE
a Chinese official was sentenced to death for corruption after a leaky toilet led to the discovery of his hoard of illicit cash.
- AUGUST 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
four people were sentenced to death by a court in Lohardaga, India, for killing eight members of a family last year after a feud over land. District and Sessions Judge Goutam Kumar Choudhury pronounced the judgement against Mofil Khan, Mubark Khan, Wakil
- AUGUST 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO BALUCHI ACTIVISTS EXECUTED IN IRAN
Yaghub Mehrnahad, a 28 year old Baluchi journalist, human rights and cultural activist, has been hanged in a prison in Zahedan, Iran, Etemad Melli newspaper reported without saying when the execution took place.
- AUGUST 5, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: DARFUR ‘REBELS’ APPEAL DEATH PENALTIES
in Sudan, eight Darfur ‘rebels’ facing death penalties for terrorists attacks on Khartoum appealed against their convictions, a lawyer said.
- AUGUST 5, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK FOREIGN OFFICE MAKES DEATH PENALTY PLEA TO ANTIGUA
the UK Foreign Office is seeking assurance that the killer of a British honeymoon couple in Antigua will not face the death penalty as UK police help Antiguan officers.
- AUGUST 5, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
USA - Texas executed José E. Medellín
- AUGUST 5, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SUSPENDS DEATH BY STONING
Iran suspended the punishment of death by stoning, state media announced.
- AUGUST 4, 2008NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
29 NIGERIANS ESCAPE DEATH SENTENCE IN THAILAND, AFGHANISTAN
twenty-nine Nigerians, condemned to death in Thailand and Afghanistan for drug-related offences, had their sentences commuted to prison terms.
- AUGUST 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
the Madurai District Court in India handed the death sentence to a 20 year old youth, charged with the rape and murder of a minor.
- AUGUST 4, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO NIGERIANS TO HANG IN MALAYSIA FOR MURDER
the appeal by two Nigerians against the death sentences was dismissed by the Malaysian Federal Court.
- AUGUST 3, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRANIAN MEN, ONE WOMAN, TO BE EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
- AUGUST 2, 2008TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR IRINGA MAN
Justices Damian Lubuva, Mbarouk Mbarouk...
- AUGUST 1, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
AHRC URGES PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT TO RATIFY CABINET DECISION OF COMMUTING DEATH SENTENCE
the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission urged the Pakistani government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani to immediately ratify the decision of the cabinet to commute death sentences in to life imprisonment so as to make it a law.
- AUGUST 1, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
in the reshuffled Japanese Government, Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama...
in the reshuffled Japanese Government, Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama...