China 1999
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on China in 1999
- DECEMBER 28, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
On December 28, the Tianjin Municipal No
- DECEMBER 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern...
On December 27, 5 men were executed in the northeastern city of Shenyang, in Liaoning Province, after the provincial high court upheld their death sentences for armed robberies that resulted in the deaths of 16 people
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese...
On December 24, one Indonesian and 12 mainland Chinese pirates were sentenced to death for their role in the hijacking of the Cheung Son and the subsequent murder of the 23-strong crew last year
- DECEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court...
On December 24, Haikou City Intermediate People's Court sentenced Chen Zewu, Ke Xingzhi, Lin Zai to death; Lin Ning, Feng Yaji to death with two years reprieve; Lin Jianlong and another 10 criminals were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
- DECEMBER 21, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 21, the second summit between China and...
On December 21, the second summit between China and the European Union was held in Beijing
- DECEMBER 12, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, Chongqing Higher People's Court sentencedLin...
On December 12, Chongqing Higher People's Court sentencedLin Shiyuan, a former vice secretary of the Qijiang County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, to death with a 2-year reprieve for disclosing information regarding the crimes of other suspects
- DECEMBER 4, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, the Yangzhou Intermediate People's Court...
On December 4, the Yangzhou Intermediate People's Court in eastern Jiangsu province rejected the appeal of Hao Jingwen, upholding a death sentence imposed in 1998
- DECEMBER 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery...
On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery Industry Bureau of Hunan Province, was sentenced to death following his conviction on charges of bribery
- DECEMBER 2, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens...
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens to death and jailed 2 more for trying to smuggle out 44
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed...
In December, 6 Chinese gang members were to be executed for killing 77 people in a murder, rape and robbery spree
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik...
In December, 2 Muslims, Jurat Nuri, 26, and Abduhalik Abdureshit, 23, were to be executed in Xinjiang and 9 others were jailed for separatist activities
- NOVEMBER 29, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 29, the Ningbo Municipal Intermediate People's...
On November 29, the Ningbo Municipal Intermediate People's Court was called to order to try the case of Zhu Huaguang (2612 5478 0342), the "No
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders...
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders were executed for a string of murders and robberies in Macao and Guangdong, minutes after a Zhuhai court in the south's Guangdong Province was told their appeals had been rejected
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed...
On November 11, a Thai man was among 36 people executed in a fresh crackdown on crime in Guangdong province, southern China
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's...
On November 9, with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, Zhang Deyuan, former chairman and president of the International Trust and Investment Company in Hunan Province, who accepted more than 1
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the...
On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the southern city of Ningbo from 1993 to 1998 was sentenced to death for taking bribes
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Chinese police formally arrested 111...
On November 8, Chinese police formally arrested 111 members of the outlawed Falun Gong spiritual movement on charges ranging from obstruction of the law to stealing state secrets, said Li Bing, deputy head of the information office of the State Council, o
- NOVEMBER 4, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 4, Jin Jianpei, former director of the...
On November 4, Jin Jianpei, former director of the Hong Kong Office of Hubei Province was sentenced to death on charges of embezzlement and misappropriating public funds
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Chinese representative Sun Ang, speaking...
On November 3, Chinese representative Sun Ang, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on item 116 a), question on human rights, said that in the area of human rights instruments, as in other areas of international affairs, the principle o
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, So Kwai-biu and Chen Weicheng, a Hong...
On November 3, So Kwai-biu and Chen Weicheng, a Hong Kong man and his mainland accomplice who appeared at Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, were found guilty of murder and condemned to death
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers...
In November, it was reported that 23 drug smugglers were executed and 46 given suspended death sentences in Shaanxi Province, in northwest China, since an intensive campaign to curb drug-related crimes was launched in 1998
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 1, China passed a law which opens the way...
On November 1, China passed a law which opens the way for the death penalty for the leaders of the banned Falun Gong group -a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism and qiqong, which is designed to harness inner energy and heal
- OCTOBER 27, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On October 27, the Tianjin Municipal No
On October 27, the Tianjin Municipal No
- OCTOBER 22, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On October 22, Jinan City Intermediate People's Court...
On October 22, Jinan City Intermediate People's Court sentenced Zhou Haixing, 24, manager of Shandong Baosheng Jewellery to death for issuing false VAT invoices and bribery
- OCTOBER 20, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On October 20, China executed Yang Rongsong in the...
On October 20, China executed Yang Rongsong in the northeastern province of Liaoning for kidnapping and murdering Lin Ti-chuan, a Taiwan opposition politician in 1998
- OCTOBER 12, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On October 12, a death sentence, suspended for 2 years,...
On October 12, a death sentence, suspended for 2 years, was imposed on Zheng Rongfang, former vice-mayor of Enping city in Guangdong
- OCTOBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of...
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of rape, some of which involved juveniles under 14
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the...
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the suspended death sentence for the 2 former chairmen of the Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead...
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead of the 50th anniversary of communist rule a further 26 executions were carried out in the southwestern city of Chongqing