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- NOVEMBER 23, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER, THIRD BEHEADING IN THREE DAYS
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for murder, the third execution in three days in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SHOOTING
a South Korean army court martial sentenced Private First Class Kim Dong-min to death for killing eight soldiers while on guard duty on the border with North Korea, an army spokesman said.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SUPREME COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO HANGING
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a woman, state dailies reported.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005DEATH PENALTY
in Columbus, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down one of man's 2 death sentences.
in Columbus, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down one of man's 2 death sentences.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN. TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNIBALISM
the Taiwan High Court in Taichung sentenced to death Chen Chin-huo and Kuang Teh-chiang for raping, murdering, and cannibalizing a female insurance agent.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
CONGO. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DROPS FORMER PREMIER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Congo’s National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of amnesty for former Brazzaville mayor and former prime minister, Bernard Kolelas .
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR 'EXORCIST' WHO KILLED SIX
the Sendai High Court, Japan, upheld a death sentence against a woman calling herself an exorcist for killing six of her followers by repeatedly beating them on the pretext of exorcising evil spirits.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO LABOURER FOR MURDERING OLD COUPLE
a Sessions Court in Goa, India, sentenced to death Sarvanand Gaoncar after finding him guilty of murdering an elderly couple.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. BLASPHEMY RETHINK URGED
the UK's Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, on a visit to Pakistan, asked President Pervez Musharraf to look at the nation's blasphemy law.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
BRAZIL. POLICE 'EXECUTE THOUSANDS', BBC INVESTIGATION
hundreds, possibly thousands of people are shot by police every year in Brazil, a BBC investigation found.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
Ahmad bin Ojab bin Faisal Al-Muhaidli Al-Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after he was convicted of shooting dead a compatriot following an argument, the interior ministry announced.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2005SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE. TOP LAWYER SLAMS DEATH PENALTY
Subhas Anandan, one of Singapore's top criminal defence lawyers, said the city-state should abandon its use of the mandatory death penalty.