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- FEBRUARY 5, 2003United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The International Court of Justice ruled that three...
The International Court of Justice ruled that three of the Mexican nationals on death row in the United States should be granted a temporary stay of execution
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The International Court of Justice ruled that three...
The International Court of Justice ruled that three of the Mexican nationals on death row in the United States should be granted a temporary stay of execution
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Twenty-three suspected drug traffickers have been killed...
Twenty-three suspected drug traffickers have been killed since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's most recent war on drugs got under way, police in Thailand reported
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused to pardon six convicted drug dealers currently on death row, a report said
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003OhioDEATH PENALTY
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- FEBRUARY 4, 2003JapanDEATH PENALTY
Shizuka Kamei, head of the Diet Members' League for...
Shizuka Kamei, head of the Diet Members' League for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, said he would submit to the current Diet session a bill calling for the introduction of life imprisonment without parole, adding that it would be a milestone in the ab
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International UK campaigners held a vigil at...
Amnesty International UK campaigners held a vigil at London's Westminster Abbey for British born Jackie Elliott, due to be executed in Texas, USA, for a murder committed in 1986
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
During his meeting with the Iranian Minister for Foreign...
During his meeting with the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Khamal Kharrazi and with the head of the judicial authority, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hachemi Chahroudi, European Commissioner Chris Patten expressed his concern over freedom of the press and the u
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International UK campaigners held a vigil at...
Amnesty International UK campaigners held a vigil at London's Westminster Abbey for British born Jackie Elliott, due to be executed in Texas, USA, for a murder committed in 1986
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
During his meeting with the Iranian Minister for Foreign...
During his meeting with the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Khamal Kharrazi and with the head of the judicial authority, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hachemi Chahroudi, European Commissioner Chris Patten expressed his concern over freedom of the press and the u
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi...
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi said that the justice system has decided to replace 'stoning ' with other punishment
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi...
Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi-Shahrudi said that the justice system has decided to replace 'stoning ' with other punishment
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest...
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest against the execution of a Tibetan separatist by China, witnesses said
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest...
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest against the execution of a Tibetan separatist by China, witnesses said
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of two Tibetans, one executed and another...
Relatives of two Tibetans, one executed and another jailed for alleged roles in a series of bombings in western China, say the Chinese government banned them from talking about the case in public, the US-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
After almost 75 years, Yugoslavia officially ceased...
After almost 75 years, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist on February 4, 2003 when its parliament voted to replace what remained of the troubled six-member socialist federation with a loose union of Serbia and Montenegro
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003TexasDEATH PENALTY
And 134 MPs signed a Commons motion urging Prime Minister...
And 134 MPs signed a Commons motion urging Prime Minister Tony Blair to speak directly to US President George Bush on Elliott's behalf
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national...
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national to death for insulting the religion of his roommate
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003NepalDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national...
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentenced a Yemeni national to death for insulting the religion of his roommate
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakhstan will declare a moratorium on capital punishment...
Kazakhstan will declare a moratorium on capital punishment as early as by the end of 2003, the speaker of the Senate, Oralbay Abdykarimov, said during a meeting with Baroness Vivien Stern, the honorary secretary-general Penal Reform International and a me
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Iranian Judiciary, Ayatollah Hashemi-Shahroudi,...
The head of the Iranian Judiciary, Ayatollah Hashemi-Shahroudi, in a meeting with EU Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten described the Islamic Shari'ah practice of capital punishment by stoning as a protector of the family unit
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed support for the execution of drug traffickers which had been sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Osman Ali, a 42-year-old man of Bangladeshi origin,...
Osman Ali, a 42-year-old man of Bangladeshi origin, was sentenced to death in absentia for killing his wife in 1995