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- APRIL 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh,...
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder earlier this year of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl as a Pakistani court began hearing the trial
- APRIL 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh,...
A British-born Islamic militant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, and three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder earlier this year of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl as a Pakistani court began hearing the trial
- APRIL 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Jail authorities in Kohat are not allowing a woman...
Jail authorities in Kohat are not allowing a woman sentenced to death for adultery to receive any visits, saying she is a "dangerous prisoner"
- APRIL 22, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The former chief executioner of Belarus said he was...
The former chief executioner of Belarus said he was ready to testify in an international court against President Alexander Lukashenko on charges of abusing human rights in the ex-Soviet country
- APRIL 22, 2002RwandaDEATH PENALTY
President Paul Kagame objected to investigations by...
President Paul Kagame objected to investigations by the Arusha war crimes tribunal prosecutor against members of RPA for alleged crimes against humanity
- APRIL 22, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is ready to join the convention on the abolition...
Russia is ready to join the convention on the abolition of the death penalty, Federation Council speaker Sergey Mironov said in Strasbourg taking part in a PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] session
- APRIL 22, 2002Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The so-called 20th hijacker stunned a US court by praying...
The so-called 20th hijacker stunned a US court by praying for the destruction of America
- APRIL 21, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In New Delhi, Justices Doraiswamy Raju and Brijesh...
In New Delhi, Justices Doraiswamy Raju and Brijesh Kumar upheld the conviction of a father accused of murdering his two sons due to suspicion over his wife's fidelity, but commuted the death sentence, awarded by the trial Court and confirmed by the Gujara
- APRIL 21, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's...
More than 60 percent of inmates at Tangerang women's penitentiary, Banten province, are drug-related offenders, with some of them continuing to take drugs while serving their sentences
- APRIL 21, 2002FranceDEATH PENALTY
France is in a state of shock and anger after the election...
France is in a state of shock and anger after the election success of the extreme Right under Jean-Marie Le Pen
- APRIL 21, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani lawyers dealing with cases under the Offence...
Pakistani lawyers dealing with cases under the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979, under which Zafran Bibi was condemned to death by stoning by the trial court in Kohat, claimed that under this law the punishment cannot be enforced on
- APRIL 21, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced four men to death...
The Thai Criminal Court sentenced four men to death for possessing more than 31 kilograms of heroin with intent to sell, although three of them had no drugs on them when they were arrested