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- MAY 17, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT VOWS TO EXECUTE REBELS
mortars, bombs and drive-by gunmen killed at least 24 Iraqis as the new government vowed to punish the killers of at least 50 other people found slain in the last 48 hours, saying insurgents were trying to start open warfare between Shi'ites and Sunnis.
- MAY 17, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY -- SANTIAGO
“Why not commute all death sentences?” was the suggestion of Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago, who urged Philippine’s President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to follow the example of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who signed a decree in 1999 commuting
- MAY 17, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. 2 VALENZUELA POLICEMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FELLOW OFFICER
two Valenzuela City policemen were sentenced to die by lethal injection in the Philippines after a Manila City court found them guilty of killing a fellow officer inside a police community precinct in 1996.
- MAY 17, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. MOVE TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY REVIVED, EDITORIAL
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo breathed new life to an old proposal to repeal the death penalty.
- MAY 17, 2005UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA. COUNTRY GETS TOUGH WITH GOAT THIEVES
it was reported that 25-year-old David Katushabe, from Uganda's Nakasongola district, had been sentenced to death for stealing a goat.
- MAY 17, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MAKES APPEAL FOR AMINA
President of the Italian Senate’s Human Rights Commission, Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia), appealed to Yemen’s President, Ali Abdallah Saleh, for immediate clemency to be granted to Amina Ali Abdulatif Al Tuhaif, sentenced to death in Yemen for having par
- MAY 17, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. GUANGXI COURT SENTENCES SIX PEOPLE TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
the Beihai Court in China’s Guangxi province, sentenced Wu Zhangguang and Huang Chongming to death, sentenced four others to death with two years reprieve and a further four to life imprisonment.
- MAY 17, 2005United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
a UK judge ruled that British national Babar Ahmad could be extradited to the US
a UK judge ruled that British national Babar Ahmad could be extradited to the US to face charges of soliciting support for terrorism and trying to set up a terrorist training camp in Arizona.
- MAY 16, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. 27-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THREE MURDERS
according to the "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death after convicting him of murdering three of his friends over a 10-year period.
- MAY 16, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT GRANTS REPRIEVE TO 21 DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo granted a 90-day reprieve to 21 convicts scheduled for execution. The convicts, who were originally due to be executed in April and May, had their dates of execution pushed back to July and August following the order sen
- MAY 16, 2005DEATH PENALTY
US. DEATH ROW INMATE ASKS TO DONATE LIVER TO SISTER
a death row inmate in the US state of Indiana has asked for a stay on his execution so he can find a way to donate his liver to his sister.
- MAY 16, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Alejandro Avila should receive the death penalty for kidnapping and killing of a 5-year-old girl
Alejandro Avila should receive the death penalty for kidnapping and killing of a 5-year-old girl