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- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MUSHARRAF PLOT DEATH SENTENCES
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences handed down to 12 men convicted of taking part in two al Qaeda inspired assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in December 2003.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Reza, known as Hamid Rashti, 35...
Hamid Reza, known as Hamid Rashti, 35...
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2006JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. JUSTICE MINISTER STILL REFUSES TO SIGN EXECUTION ORDERS
Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura has expressed his unwillingness to give the go-ahead for executions before he steps down on September 26 with the outgoing Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, according to sources.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED IN PRISON
three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan. The men were identified as Ali Karimi, Gholam Koohkan and Khodamorad Lashkarzadeh.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. UN ENVOY URGES GOVERNMENT TO COMMUTE SENTENCES OF PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
the United Nations urged Iraq to commute all sentences of capital punishment after the northern Kurdistan region executed 10 people earlier in the week.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN PRISON
four prisoners were hanged by Iran’s judicial officials inside Zahedan Prison. State-run daily Khorassan identified those executed as Shah Mohammad, Nader Rigi, Abdolali Balouch and Mohammad Shakib.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. CHRISTIANS EXECUTED FOR RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, VIOLENT PROTESTS ENSUE
the execution of three Christians in Indonesia brought thousands of protesters to the streets in the hometown of one of the dead, where they freed prisoners and burned an official's house, a witness said.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. THOUSANDS WATCH PUBLIC EXECUTION IN MOGADISHU
over 6,000 people watched the public execution of a convicted murderer in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the first execution since the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) seized power from an alliance of warlords on June 5.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG DEALING
an Iranian convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Jurors have sentenced Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death for the Nov. 22...
Jurors have sentenced Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death for the Nov. 22...
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. 98% OF DEFECTORS HAVE OBSERVED PUBLIC EXECUTIONS, POLL
results from a survey indicated that a large number of defectors who entered South Korea had witnessed public executions in North Korea more than once.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2006DEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. EXECUTION OF TIBO AND FRIENDS POSTPONED
three Indonesian Catholics imprisoned in Palu, province of central Sulawesi, will not be executed at least until tomorrow. “The execution will take place on Friday in the early hours,” (Palu time), said Fr Jimmy Tumbeleka, the spiritual director of the th