death penalty

www.chinasmack.com — On the eve of the 2003 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the lives of four female drug dealers in the city of Wuhan were coming to an end. With the permission of the relevant departments and the subjects themselves, on 9pm on 2003 June 24th, this press photographer walked into the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center and captured their last night spent at the detention center.

www.chinapost.com.tw — China's newly revised Criminal Law has a shorter list of crimes that can be punished by death — 55 now instead of the previous 68.

blog.minitofu.com — 27 years ago, he, an 18 year old, was given stayed death sentence because he robbed someone of a hat and fought with his friends.

20 years ago, he, suffering from severe illness, was released on medical parole. He got married and gave birth to a son while he was receiving medical treatment in Beijing.

english.aljazeera.net — Human rights group Amnesty International has called on China to publicly state how many people it puts to death each year.

In its annual report on the use of the death penalty worldwide, published on Tuesday, Amnesty said the number of people executed by Beijing last year was likely "in the thousands" - estimated to be more than the total in the rest of the world.

www.chengduliving.com — Only a few hours away from Chengdu in the sprawling metropolis of Chongqing, the former police chief has been sentenced to death. Wen Qiang, 55, was found guilty of protecting five organized gangs, accepting bribes, rape and property scams.