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- APRIL 7, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian Christian is facing the death penalty in an Islamic court, according to the human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
an Iranian Christian is facing the death penalty in an Islamic court, according to the human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
- APRIL 6, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Horry County jurors deliberated about 2 hours...
Horry County jurors deliberated about 2 hours...
- APRIL 6, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. PRESIDENT PUTS EXECUTION OF JUVENILE ON HOLD
President Salih stopped the execution of Hafiz Ibrahim in Taiz, Yemen, at the last moment. Ibrahim, 17, was convicted in 2004 of killing a man and was due to be executed the day the president intervened.
- APRIL 6, 2005South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. STATE RIGHTS BODY SUPPORTS ENDING DEATH PENALTY
South Korea's human rights watchdog said it supported a bill before parliament calling for the abolition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 6, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1972 TO GET RETRIAL IN 1961 MURDER CASE
the Nagoya High Court, Japan, decided to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who had been on the death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that coul
- APRIL 6, 2005GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
GUATEMALA. DEATH PENALTY UNDER REVIEW
it was reported that Guatemala, one of the last Latin American nations with capital punishment, was considering doing away with it.
- APRIL 6, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHOLDED FOR FORMER PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION GROUP DIRECTOR
the Liaoning Provincial Higher People's Court ‘recently’ upheld the death sentence passed to Xia Renfan, 56-year-old former president of Shenyang Passenger Transportation Group Co, for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and bribery.
- APRIL 6, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Sohrab Mohammad and Ahmad B. were publicy hanged in Iran for murder.
Sohrab Mohammad and Ahmad B. were publicy hanged in Iran for murder.
- APRIL 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
by a 19-12 vote - 2 votes shy of the required two-thirds to bring...
by a 19-12 vote - 2 votes shy of the required two-thirds to bring...
- APRIL 5, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Glen Ocha was executed in Florida State Prison near Starke
Glen Ocha was executed in Florida State Prison near Starke
- APRIL 5, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. COUNTRY EXECUTES NINE TIMES MORE PEOPLE THAN REST OF WORLD, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
China accounted for about 90 percent of the 3,797 legally sanctioned executions in 25 countries across the world in 2004, the human rights group Amnesty International said, warning that most of those executed did not have fair trials.
- APRIL 5, 2005Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. BISHOP CALLS FOR DEATH FOR GUN-RELATED CRIMES
the head of the Gutnius Lutheran Church, Bishop David Piso, called for capital punishment in Papua New Guinea for people convicted of gun-related offences. Bishop Piso, said the government had been given the power to enforce the law with capital punishmen