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- DECEMBER 14, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed...
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed that police tortured him into confessing the 1986 murder of a cabdriver, pleaded guilty in a deal that spares his life in exchange for dropping those allegations
- DECEMBER 14, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Executions in the U
Executions in the U
- DECEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yufen, a former manager in Changchun, the capital...
Li Yufen, a former manager in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, northeast China, was executed for embezzling over 90 million yuan (11 million U
- DECEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban staged so many public executions during...
The Taliban staged so many public executions during their five years in power that Supreme Court Judge Zalmai Payeda lost count
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika commuted the...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika commuted the death sentence of 116 prisoners, Algerian radio reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Treason was the worst possible crime against Australia,...
Treason was the worst possible crime against Australia, but the Adelaide man caught fighting for the Taliban should not face the death penalty, RSL president Peter Phillips said
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
There wide support for David Hick's [an Australian...
There wide support for David Hick's [an Australian captured fighting with the Taliban] execution
- DECEMBER 13, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Parliament approved a resolution on EU judicial...
European Parliament approved a resolution on EU judicial cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism (Doc
- DECEMBER 13, 2001FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Finnish parliament said it would refuse to extradite...
The Finnish parliament said it would refuse to extradite a person to a third country if threatened by the death penalty or "other inhumane treatment"
- DECEMBER 13, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Presiding Judge Yoshimasa Kawabe of the Tokyo High...
Presiding Judge Yoshimasa Kawabe of the Tokyo High Court affirmed the Tokyo District Court's 1998 death sentence against Kazuaki Okazaki, 41, finding him guilty of killing in 1989 Yokohama lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, 33, his wife Satoko, 29, and their 1-yea
- DECEMBER 13, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
As 35-year-old Safiya Hussaini's death sentence by...
As 35-year-old Safiya Hussaini's death sentence by stoning continues to generate controversies across the globe, it appears the adultery case promises to test the restoration of Islamic law in 12 northern states
- DECEMBER 13, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos [Dr Anthony Olubunmi...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos [Dr Anthony Olubunmi Okogie] offered to die for a mother of five sentenced to death by stoning by a Muslim sharia court in northwest Sokoto state which convicted her of sex outside marriage