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54,393 ARTICLES · 1998—2026The news from the three battles.
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- MAY 1, 1999NepalDEATH PENALTY
On May 1, Nepal completely abolished the death penalty,...
On May 1, Nepal completely abolished the death penalty, after being abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1990
- MAY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In May, Guangdong and Fujian public security forces...
In May, Guangdong and Fujian public security forces cracked 7 cases involving the smuggling of fake bank notes from 1995 to last year, while arresting 12 Taiwanese suspects and seizing 3 vessels
- MAY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
In May, Justice Minister Nguyen Dinh Loc presented...
In May, Justice Minister Nguyen Dinh Loc presented to the National Assembly (NA) the draft of the amended Penal Code containing new offenses arising from the market economy
- MAY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council...
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council refused to grant petitioners, Nankissoon Boodram, also called Dole Chadee, and 8 others, special leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago on May 16, 1999, upholding the
- MAY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In May, 1999, the state of Illinois exonerated convicted...
In May, 1999, the state of Illinois exonerated convicted murderer Ronald Jones, the 3rd person freed from Illinois' death row in 1999, and the 12th since 1987
- MAY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In May, it was also reported that China had extended...
In May, it was also reported that China had extended its nationwide campaign against tax evasion to e-commerce
- MAY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida...
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida has used to execute 237 men and one woman since 1923, was retired
- MAY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish...
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish leaders filed a petition asking the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a halt on executions until the death penalty process could be studied to find possible flaws
- MAY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor...
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor Party member of the British Parliament, and Usman Santi, a Labor Party member of the Dutch Parliament - campaigned against New Hampshire's death penalty
- MAY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David...
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David Pratt (Liberal, Nepean-Carleton, Ontario), Richard Marceau (Bloc Quebecois, Charlesbourg, Quebec), Peter Mancini (NDP, Sydney-Victoria, Nova Scotia) - came to Texas and met with a number of state official
- MAY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In May, several state senators, encouraged by the vote...
In May, several state senators, encouraged by the vote in the Nebraska legislature to suspend executions for two years, urged Pennsylvania to adopt a similar measure and commission a study on whether condemned prisoners receive adequate legal counsel and
- MAY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In May, it was reported that City People's Court in...
In May, it was reported that City People's Court in Xinjiang sentenced Wang Chengbo to death, Liu Weishan to death with a 2-year reprieve, and Li Long to life imprisonment on charges of murder and kidnapping on July 17, 1998