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- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
a 52-year-old Iranian was sentenced to death
a 52-year-old Iranian was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PUDR GIVES ITS REASON FOR ABOLISHMENT OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), a civil rights body in India which is in the process of gathering information on the number of people executed in the country, said that its opposition to the death penalty was based on three factors.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. LEGISLATURE WILL DECIDE ON DEATH PENALTY: CHIEF JUSTICE
India's new chief justice, Y.K. Sabharwal, sought to distance himself from the debate on the death penalty, saying the legislature would have to take a final call on the issue.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JUSTICE MINISTER IN DEATH PENALTY RETREAT
Seiken Sugiura, Japan's new justice minister, was forced into an embarrassing retreat, less than 24 hours after he said he would refuse to sign execution orders because he opposes the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Lu Shaoping, a Hubei Province native, to death for robbery and murder. His accomplice Zeng Zhaoli was given a sentence of 14 years.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang Wenliang and Wang Zhiqiao to death for robbery and murder and gave accomplice Zhang Hongmei 15 years in prison.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005DEATH PENALTY
THE BAHAMAS. POLICE CHIEF WANTS HANGINGS
"I am an advocate of hanging and it’s a pity that it’s [not being carried out]," Commissioner of Police Paul Farquharson told The Bahama Journal.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court of Zambia commuted the death sentences handed down to Roderick Tembo...
the Supreme Court of Zambia commuted the death sentences handed down to Roderick Tembo, a police officer, and Mutemwa Mutoloka, an accomplice, for aggravated robbery and instead sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA. SUPREME COURT IMPOSES DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICE OFFICER
Patson Mwale, a police officer who killed a suspect in Lusaka, Zambia, was condemned to death by the Supreme Court following his appeal against the Lusaka High Court verdict in which he was sentenced to a 20-year jail term.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. NGUYEN VAN THO SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, handed down a death sentence to Nguyen Van Tho, alias Captain Tho for his involvement in killing a policeman named Phan Le Son and another man named Ho Phuoc Hung.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that two men are at risk of imminent execution, in Yemen.
Amnesty International reported that two men are at risk of imminent execution, in Yemen.
- OCTOBER 31, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. PAKISTANI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INDIA FORT ATTACK
a Delhi court sentenced to death Mohammad Ashfaq, a Pakistani, over a militant attack at New Delhi's famous 17th Century Red Fort in December 2000.