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- MAY 2, 2006RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. ROMANIAN HEAD BACKS REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Romanian President Traian Basescu lauded President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her "Christian courage" when she announced the commutation of all death sentences into life imprisonment.
- MAY 2, 2006DEATH PENALTY
USA. ARSON EXPERTS DISMISS EVIDENCE THAT LED TO TEXAS EXECUTION
4 of the nation's top arson experts have concluded that the state of Texas executed a man based on scientifically invalid evidence, and they called for an official re-investigation of the case.
- MAY 1, 2006DEATH PENALTY
USA. ALITO'S FIRST OPINION SETS ASIDE SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH SENTENCE
the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously set aside a South Carolina murder conviction and death sentence, as Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in his 1st high court opinion said the man wasn't given a fair chance to mount a defense.
- MAY 1, 2006SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA. ISLAMIC COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Islamic court of Makkah al-Mukarramah in the Bermuda district of Mogadishu..
- MAY 1, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
Ronnie Joe Neal, 35, was sentenced to death by 226th District Judge Sid Harle.
- MAY 1, 2006DEATH PENALTY
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
the chief justice of the California Supreme Court has some strong words on how the death penalty is handled in the state.
- APRIL 30, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FORMER OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
Liu Zhixiang, a former railway official in China’s Hubei Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for good behaviour after being convicted of conspiring to injure a man, embezzlement and bribery.
- APRIL 29, 2006ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SPAIN. CHINA RATIFIES EXTRADITION TREATY WITH SPAIN, NOT TO EXECUTE REPATRIATES
China ratified an extradition treaty with Spain, the first such treaty the communist nation has signed with a developed western country, in which Beijing agreed not to execute repatriated criminals.
- APRIL 29, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. MP HOPES RUSSIA WILL ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY IN 2006
Pavel Krasheninnikov, chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation Committee...
- APRIL 28, 2006North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR SEEKS TO STOP BROTHER'S EXECUTION
North Korean defector Son Jong Hoon recently received the devastating news from his communist homeland: his brother was sentenced to death on charges of spying for rival South Korea.
- APRIL 28, 2006RussiaDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA. FEDERATION COUNCIL MEMBER SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION
the abolition of death penalty in Russia will help the extradition of criminals and terrorists, who are hiding abroad, Chairman of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee Mikhail Margelov said, referring to prospects for Russia’s ratificati
- APRIL 28, 2006DEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt has overturned the capital murder conviction...
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt has overturned the capital murder conviction of a man who fatally shot a motorcycle officer, saying the state trial judge had a "deep-seated and vocal bias" against the defendant.