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- JANUARY 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned...
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned to death for blasphemy after questioning the power of the clergy, was to have his case re-examined after February's parliamentary elections, a judiciary official said
- JANUARY 20, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Five thousand Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad...
Five thousand Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad demanding the execution of Saddam Hussein
- JANUARY 20, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's state prosecutor, Mahmud Obeidat, called for...
Jordan's state prosecutor, Mahmud Obeidat, called for the death penalty for 11 people on trial over the murder of Laurence Foley, a US Agency for International Development official, in 2002
- JANUARY 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time...
Governor signs death penalty reforms At the same time he signed into law a sweeping reform of Illinois' death penalty
- JANUARY 19, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The traditional upsurge in executions ahead of the...
The traditional upsurge in executions ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday gathered pace with 15 more people reported to have been put to death, bringing to at least 31 the number executed in a period of a week, AFP reported
- JANUARY 19, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Hanif Hawlader, 27, of Damudarkati village in Uzirpur,...
Hanif Hawlader, 27, of Damudarkati village in Uzirpur, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by a court in Barisal, Bangladesh, for killing his wife for dowry
- JANUARY 19, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
An appeal from Pope John Paul II would not stop the...
An appeal from Pope John Paul II would not stop the Philippine government from carrying out the scheduled execution of two convicts this month, President Gloria Arroyo's spokesman, Ignacio Bunye, said
- JANUARY 19, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative...
The relevant Malaysian authorities must find alternative actions to supersede capital punishment imposed for certain crimes in the country, Parliamentary Secretary to the National Unity and Social Development Ministry Datuk Veerasingam said
- JANUARY 19, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties...
India's Supreme Court set aside the death penalties ordered by the Delhi High Court against Mohammed Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru, two Kashmiri Muslims, for their role in an attack on India's parliament on 13 December 2001
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Jacque Sarraf, former president of the Lebanese Industrialists' Association said: "After hearing the statements made by the executed and their family members, one cannot help but feel sor
- JANUARY 19, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 19, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following...
Hoang Duy Nghia, 21, was sentenced to death following a one day trial by the People's Court of the southern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam