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- FEBRUARY 8, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Gov. George Ryan used his amendatory veto to strip...
Gov. George Ryan used his amendatory veto to strip anti-terrorism legislation passed last fall that would make terrorism a capital offense in Illinois. The anti-terrorism measure was pushed by Atty
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill that...
The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill that would bar the execution of mentally retarded people convicted of capital crimes
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The six King'ong'o prisoners were battered to death...
The six King'ong'o prisoners were battered to death by warders, and there was no escape bid as claimed by the jail authorities, a principal magistrate ruled at the inquest into their deaths
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian State Duma drafted an appeal to President...
The Russian State Duma drafted an appeal to President Vladimir Putin against the possible banning of the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Duma committee for legislation recommended to the...
The Duma committee for legislation recommended to the lower chamber of the Russian parliament the ratification of Protocol No
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian government faces growing demands to re-institute...
The Russian government faces growing demands to re-institute the death penalty following a five-year moratorium
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations pulled out of a project with Cambodia...
The United Nations pulled out of a project with Cambodia to set up a special court to try former Khmer Rouge leaders blamed for some 1
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Montenegrin government endorsed a bill of amendments...
The Montenegrin government endorsed a bill of amendments to the penal code abolishing the death sentence, Justice Minister Zeljko Sturanovic said
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
West Australian barrister Ron Cannon will defend Fijian...
West Australian barrister Ron Cannon will defend Fijian coup plotter George Speight against charges of treason
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Imam of Muslim inmates at the Federal Prisons in...
The Imam of Muslim inmates at the Federal Prisons in Awka, Anambra State, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullahi Anadu, awarded a scholarship to Adama, the daughter of the alleged Sokoto adulteress, Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A unanimous 3-judge panel of the 9th U
A unanimous 3-judge panel of the 9th U
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Southern Daily newspaper reported that the Zhanjiang...
The Southern Daily newspaper reported that the Zhanjiang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, sentenced Liu Hai to death and Zhou Fusheng, Peng Yong and Huang Xiaobo to death with a reprieve