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Man In China Gets Death Penalty After Pushing Wife Into Sea For Insurance Money
Li had purchased four life insurance policies for his wife just two months after their marriage, naming himself as the sole beneficiary.
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China Issues New Guidelines To Punish Taiwan "Separatists"
Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real "evil", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Monday after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists.
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Explained: What Is China's Suspended Death Penalty For Australian Blogger
Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence by a Beijing court on Monday, in what human rights advocates say is an unusually harsh verdict in an espionage-related case.
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Conditional Death Penalty For China's Ex Justice Minister Over Corruption
China has sentenced former Justice Minister Fu Zhenghua to death with a two-year reprieve.
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"Cold, Calculated": US Seeks Death Penalty For Chinese Student's Murder
U.S. prosecutors argued on Monday that an Illinois man who raped and murdered a Chinese graduate student two years ago should be executed, and called on her heartbroken fiance and friends to tell the jury about the victim's kind, optimistic nature.
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China "Not Worried In The Slightest" Over Death Penalty To Canadian
China said on Wednesday it was "not worried in the slightest" by mounting international concern over the death sentence handed to a Canadian for drug smuggling.
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China Calls Justin Trudeau's Remarks On Death Sentence "Irresponsible"
Beijing on Tuesday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for making "irresponsible remarks" after he criticised a Chinese court's death sentence against a convicted Canadian drug smuggler.
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Two Killed, 18 Injured In China Knife Attack
A knife-wielding man believed to be mentally ill killed two people in China's Guizhou Province, the latest such attack in the country. At least 18 others were injured.
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China Executes Most People in 2016, Iran and Pakistan On List Too
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
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China Court Gives Out New Death Penalty After Wrongful Execution
A court in China sentenced a man to death on today for crimes including the murder and rape of a woman in 1996 which another person was wrongly executed for before being exonerated last year, state media reported.
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China Considers Ending Death Penalty for Nine Crimes
Chinese state media say lawmakers are considering scrapping the death penalty for nine crimes, including illegal fund raising.
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China Plans to Scrap Death Penalty for Nine Crimes: Report
China's legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said on Monday, including illegal fundraising, which has been at the centre of several controversial cases.
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Three Get Death for China Train Station Attack
A Chinese court sentenced three people to death and one to life in prison on Friday for an attack at a train station in southwestern China that triggered a sweeping crackdown on what Beijing calls militant violence.
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Vietnam hands death penalty to 30 drug smugglers: judge
Vietnam on Monday sentenced 30 drug smugglers to death in the communist country's largest ever narcotics case, involving scores of defendants and nearly two tons of heroin, a judge said.
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China threatens death penalty for serious polluters
Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases, state media said, as the government tries to assuage growing public anger at environmental desecration.
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Man In China Gets Death Penalty After Pushing Wife Into Sea For Insurance Money
Li had purchased four life insurance policies for his wife just two months after their marriage, naming himself as the sole beneficiary.
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China Issues New Guidelines To Punish Taiwan "Separatists"
Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real "evil", Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Monday after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists.
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Explained: What Is China's Suspended Death Penalty For Australian Blogger
Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence by a Beijing court on Monday, in what human rights advocates say is an unusually harsh verdict in an espionage-related case.
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Conditional Death Penalty For China's Ex Justice Minister Over Corruption
China has sentenced former Justice Minister Fu Zhenghua to death with a two-year reprieve.
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"Cold, Calculated": US Seeks Death Penalty For Chinese Student's Murder
U.S. prosecutors argued on Monday that an Illinois man who raped and murdered a Chinese graduate student two years ago should be executed, and called on her heartbroken fiance and friends to tell the jury about the victim's kind, optimistic nature.
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China "Not Worried In The Slightest" Over Death Penalty To Canadian
China said on Wednesday it was "not worried in the slightest" by mounting international concern over the death sentence handed to a Canadian for drug smuggling.
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China Calls Justin Trudeau's Remarks On Death Sentence "Irresponsible"
Beijing on Tuesday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for making "irresponsible remarks" after he criticised a Chinese court's death sentence against a convicted Canadian drug smuggler.
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Two Killed, 18 Injured In China Knife Attack
A knife-wielding man believed to be mentally ill killed two people in China's Guizhou Province, the latest such attack in the country. At least 18 others were injured.
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China Executes Most People in 2016, Iran and Pakistan On List Too
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
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China Court Gives Out New Death Penalty After Wrongful Execution
A court in China sentenced a man to death on today for crimes including the murder and rape of a woman in 1996 which another person was wrongly executed for before being exonerated last year, state media reported.
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China Considers Ending Death Penalty for Nine Crimes
Chinese state media say lawmakers are considering scrapping the death penalty for nine crimes, including illegal fund raising.
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China Plans to Scrap Death Penalty for Nine Crimes: Report
China's legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said on Monday, including illegal fundraising, which has been at the centre of several controversial cases.
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Three Get Death for China Train Station Attack
A Chinese court sentenced three people to death and one to life in prison on Friday for an attack at a train station in southwestern China that triggered a sweeping crackdown on what Beijing calls militant violence.
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Vietnam hands death penalty to 30 drug smugglers: judge
Vietnam on Monday sentenced 30 drug smugglers to death in the communist country's largest ever narcotics case, involving scores of defendants and nearly two tons of heroin, a judge said.
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China threatens death penalty for serious polluters
Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious pollution cases, state media said, as the government tries to assuage growing public anger at environmental desecration.
