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- DECEMBER 19, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
THE PHILIPPINES. EIGHT PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Manila, the Philippines, sentenced 8 men to death for kidnapping a Chinese Filipino national.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI LAWYERS ACCUSE JORDAN COURT OF TRIAL BY TELEVISION
defense lawyers for suspects accused of plotting a chemical bomb attack in Jordan on the orders of Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the court of conducting a trial by television.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. KILLER OF 5-YEAR-OLD GETS DEATH PENALTY
the second additional district and sessions court in Jamshedpur, India, sentenced Tara Sardar to death for sacrificing a five-year-old boy to “appease” God.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
Zabihollah Mahrami, an Iranian of the Bahai faith, died in his jail cell of unknown causes
Zabihollah Mahrami, an Iranian of the Bahai faith, died in his jail cell of unknown causes
- DECEMBER 19, 2005JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA. EU FUNDS FIGHT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN JAMAICA
it was reported that the Independent Jamaican Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) was set to intensify its campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in Jamaica. The IJCHR signed a contract with the European Union for J $24 million to be pumped into the
- DECEMBER 19, 2005MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
MAURITIUS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
the Mauritian branch of Amnesty International (AI) petitioned Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam demanding the scrapping of the death penalty in the island nation.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005DEATH PENALTY
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison after having his death sentence overturned because a juror consulted the Bible during deliberations.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005DEATH PENALTY
murder increased by 2.1% across the USA during the first 6 months...
murder increased by 2.1% across the USA during the first 6 months of 2005 and was on track to nearly reverse a 2.4% decline recorded last year, according to preliminary FBI figures released today.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN ESCAPES NOOSE FOLLOWING PARDON
an Iranian national, only identified as Morteza, escaped the noose after winning the forgiveness of relatives of his victim.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI GETS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA
Jordan's state security court handed al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his third death sentence in absentia for planning a failed suicide attack at the border post with Iraq.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING BROTHER
Ali Babai-Pour was hanged in Tehran, Iran, for killing his brother after an argument.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDER HANGED IN TEHRAN
an Iranian national -- only identified as a youth named Mohsen -- was hanged inside Tehran's Evin prison.