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- FEBRUARY 19, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
A bill to strike out the death penalty is expected...
A bill to strike out the death penalty is expected to be presented to Parliament today
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a woman sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage would win a reprieve, saying the outcome of her appeal would "gladden hearts"
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International expressed concern at the death...
Amnesty International expressed concern at the death sentences announced on Saturday 16 February 2002 against two possible prisoners of conscience, Abdullah Ahmed Izzedin and Salem Abu Hanak
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Judiciary, [Mahmud] Hashemi-Shahrudi...
The head of the Judiciary, [Mahmud] Hashemi-Shahrudi participated in a gathering of Tehran University students and responded to the questions they put to him
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A protest rally on an unprecedented scale has been...
A protest rally on an unprecedented scale has been going on since February 12 in Tsotsin-Yurt, a Chechen website reported
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate voted 27-1 for a bill that would make lethal...
The Senate voted 27-1 for a bill that would make lethal injection the primary form of execution, but that would allow any condemned inmate to choose the electric chair over lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A special agency with staff from the Corrections Department,...
A special agency with staff from the Corrections Department, warfare units and police has been set up to handle riots and jailbreaks at prisons all over Thailand
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 19, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In a case that has drawn international attention, the...
In a case that has drawn international attention, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles took the rare step of staying the execution of a psychotic killer
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a woman sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage would win a reprieve, saying the outcome of her appeal would "gladden hearts"
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fears of a revolt led to a decision to commute George...
Fears of a revolt led to a decision to commute George Speight's sentence to life
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Three key rebels who helped coup leader George Speight...
Three key rebels who helped coup leader George Speight to overthrow Fiji's first ethnic-government in 2000 were jailed for three years each