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- OCTOBER 25, 2002RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
A bill adopted aims to curb rising incidence of child...
A bill adopted aims to curb rising incidence of child abuse in this impoverished East European nation
- OCTOBER 25, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
In McArthur, Judge Jeffrey Simmons sentenced Gregory...
In McArthur, Judge Jeffrey Simmons sentenced Gregory McKnight to death over the objections of his victim's parents, who said their daughter opposed capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The judicial collegium for criminal proceedings of...
The judicial collegium for criminal proceedings of the Tajik Supreme Court, headed by a judge of the Supreme Court, Azamat Temurkhonov, has examined a criminal case brought against Khurshed Rasulov, Ilhomjon Muminov, Khurshe, Yusupov, Ikrom Gadoyev, Mirzo
- OCTOBER 25, 2002UtahDEATH PENALTY
A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing...
A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing squad without the traditional hood over his head will be granted his wish, the state Supreme Court ruled
- OCTOBER 25, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel...
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel of the 11th U
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged...
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged for drug trafficking
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli...
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli Ahmat were hanged on October 25, 2002
- OCTOBER 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
AMINA WANTS MISS WORLD CONTESTANTS IN NIGERIA
October 25, 2002: Amina Lawal, the Nigerian mother condemned to stoning said she wants Miss World contestants to go to Nigeria for the beauty pageant due to be held in Abuja. Amina’s declaration was made during an interview with an HOC delegation that vis
- OCTOBER 24, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian security court sentenced a 22-year-old...
A Palestinian security court sentenced a 22-year-old university student to death by firing squad for giving Israel information that led to a July air raid, which killed a top Muslim militant and 15 others
- OCTOBER 24, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Rimma Demirchyan, the widow of National Assembly Speaker...
Rimma Demirchyan, the widow of National Assembly Speaker Karen Demirchyan, who also was killed in the act of terrorism in the 1999 Armenian parliament, described as "unacceptable" the fulfilment of the Council of Europe's requirement on lifting death pena
- OCTOBER 24, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
For nearly two weeks, the details of the most gruesome...
For nearly two weeks, the details of the most gruesome murders in recent Illinois history have been replayed for the public in a marathon set of clemency hearings that death penalty opponents now believe may have backfired and hurt their cause
- OCTOBER 24, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) court sentenced...
A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) court sentenced a Palestinian student to death after charging him with collaborating with Israel
- OCTOBER 24, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The 539 people sentenced to death by hanging from 1957...
The 539 people sentenced to death by hanging from 1957 until now, including 313 Muslims, were accorded their religious rights before and after the sentence was carried out, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin said
- OCTOBER 24, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
District Judge Lana McDaniel read the unanimous jury's...
District Judge Lana McDaniel read the unanimous jury's decision that Licho Escamilla, 20, be sentenced to death for the death of Officer Christopher Kevin James, 34, on Nov
- OCTOBER 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger...
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger re-sentenced Alphonso Stripling (on death row since 1989) to life without parole for the October 1988 murders of Anthony Evans and Gregory Bass
- OCTOBER 23, 2002GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The federal government basically supports Turkey in...
The federal government basically supports Turkey in its efforts to get accepted into the EU
- OCTOBER 23, 2002European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The German federal government basically supports Turkey...
The German federal government basically supports Turkey in its efforts to get accepted into the EU
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's...
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's position on the death penalty before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing...
A man aged about 34 was sentenced to death for killing the elder sister of his divorced wife four years ago
- OCTOBER 23, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The special rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human...
The special rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Asma Jahangir, said at the end of her ten-day mission in Afghanistan: "I feel encouraged at the political will shown by the people and the gove
- OCTOBER 23, 2002South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Ministry announced that Kenzi Snider a...
The Justice Ministry announced that Kenzi Snider a 21-year-old former exchange student will soon be extradited here from her home in the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2002MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of Women's rights, children's development...
The Minister of Women's rights, children's development and family welfare, Arianne Navarre-Marie, appealed to the Miss Mauritius organizing committee to boycott the Miss World competition to be held in Nigeria on 7 December 2002, in solidarity with Amina
- OCTOBER 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in northeastern Iran sentenced seven men to...
A court in northeastern Iran sentenced seven men to death by hanging for their involvement in a spate of kidnaps and rapes, the daily Qods newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 23, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation...
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement to be negotiated with Iran in coming months, the European Union was set to open a political dialogue with Tehran on human rights
- OCTOBER 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation...
Against the background of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement to be negotiated with Iran in coming months, the European Union was set to open a political dialogue with Tehran on human rights
- OCTOBER 22, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death...
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death penalty for Larry Christopher Graham, 51, convicted of murdering a 5-year-old girl, Angela Bugay, in Nov
- OCTOBER 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed...
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed her country's participation in the Miss World 2002 beauty pageant, to be held in Nigeria
- OCTOBER 22, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed...
Former Mexican beauty queen Lupita Jones confirmed her country's participation in the Miss World 2002 beauty pageant, to be held in Nigeria
- OCTOBER 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment...
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment for treason and piracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the agreement of the government of that territory
- OCTOBER 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian couple convicted of adultery and sentenced...
A Nigerian couple convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning has been freed on bail by a Sharia court