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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 14, 2006
Russia

RUSSIA. BESLAN MOTHERS CALL FOR RESTORING DEATH PENALTY IN RUSSIA

the Beslan Mothers, a group of women who lost their children in the deadly school siege of 2004 in Russia’s southern province near Chechnya, called for restoration of death penalty.

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the Beslan Mothers, a group of women who lost their children in the deadly school siege of 2004 in Russia’s southern province near Chechnya, called for restoration of death penalty.
Susanna Dudiyeva, the head of the group, was convinced that the measure could help fight terrorism in this country, the Gazeta.Ru news website reported.
The Beslan Mothers group was set to initiate a referendum on lifting the ban on death penalty, she said.
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  • (Sources: MosNews, 14/02/2006)