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- MARCH 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, appealed to the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto that has reintroduced strict Islamic law not to carry out the sentence of death by stoning that it has imposed on a 35-year-old woman for adultery
- MARCH 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Hajiya Aisha Ismail, Nigeria's minister of women's...
Hajiya Aisha Ismail, Nigeria's minister of women's affairs, expressed confidence that a woman convicted of adultery and condemned to be stoned to death by an Islamic court would be acquitted
- MARCH 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution will be brought to capital punishment in the next three years
- MARCH 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom...
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom convicts Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara would be scheduled for execution by lethal injection starting August this year
- MARCH 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their...
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their employer were saved from lethal injection when the Supreme Court modified their respective sentences
- MARCH 22, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted
- MARCH 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a murder case...
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a murder case and upheld the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) condemning Zulfiqar Ali alias Bhutto to death
- MARCH 22, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese authorities have detained thousands of...
The Chinese authorities have detained thousands of Muslims in Xinjiang region in the north-west since September 11 [2001], claiming that local separatists are linked to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, Amnesty International said
- MARCH 22, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
One of Vietnam's most senior police officers spoke...
One of Vietnam's most senior police officers spoke out against the death penalty, saying statistics show it does nothing to cut crime
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed...
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed that 60 percent of respondents from the National Capital Region favor the death penalty while 25 percent are against and 15 percent remain undecided
- MARCH 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted
- MARCH 22, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed...
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British Islamist who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was charged with his murder and faces execution if convicted