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- JULY 27, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR STOCK TRADER
a Chinese court upheld the death sentence of a former securities trader charged with embezzling 97.56 million yuan ($14.31 million), the Legal Daily reported.
- JULY 26, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
Nasser Hamidi and another unidentified man were hanged in Iran for murder
Nasser Hamidi and another unidentified man were hanged in Iran for murder
- JULY 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF 5 YEAR OLD
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced a man, identified as Bantu, to death for raping and murdering a five year old girl and attempting to cover up the crime as an accident.
- JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
PANNELLA: HUNGER STRIKE TO SAVE TAREQ AZIZ
at the presentation of the Hands Off Cain 2008 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide, Marco Pannella used the occasion to promote his “Moratorium on the death penalty also for Tareq Aziz” campaign. Mr Pannella has been on a hunger strike since midnight, J
- JULY 24, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - The time prisoners spend on death row has nearly doubled during the past 2 decades
USA - The time prisoners spend on death row has nearly doubled during the past 2 decades
- JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
PRODI HONOURED WITH “ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR” AWARD
Romano Prodi, the ex-President of the Council of the Italian Government, was presented with “The Abolitionist of the Year 2008” Award by Hands Off Cain. The award recognises the person who, above all others, demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the
- JULY 24, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
during the ceremony for the “Abolitionist of the Year 2008” Award, Hands Off Cain presented its 2008 Report on the Death Penalty Worldwide.
- JULY 24, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
EU SLAMS IRAN STONING
the EU rebuked Iran for the sentencing of nine people to death by stoning.
- JULY 24, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN CRITICISES JAPANESE JUSTICE MINISTER
Hands Off Cain criticised Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama in its annual report, describing him as an ''outspoken supporter of the death penalty'' who broke taboos maintained in Japan over executions.
- JULY 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: SUPPORT GROWS FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR CORRUPTION CONVICTS
lawmakers, officials and anti-graft activists threw their weight behind calls for the implementation of death penalty for some forms of corruption, while also saying current criteria and procedures for imposing the sentence lack clarity.
- JULY 24, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: WATCHDOG CALLS FOR SPEEDY TRIAL OF DEATH SENTENCE JOURNALIST
Reporters Without Borders called for the release of Afghan journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, aged 23, who was sentenced to death for "blasphemy" six months ago.
- JULY 24, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Christopher Scott Emmett was put to death tonight
USA - Christopher Scott Emmett was put to death tonight