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- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors asked an Islamic court for more time to...
Prosecutors asked an Islamic court for more time to prepare the case against a Nigerian man appealing on grounds of insanity against being stoned to death for raping a young girl
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Federal Opposition joined global calls...
The Australian Federal Opposition joined global calls for a boycott of the Miss World Pageant in Nigeria amid outrage over the planned stoning of a woman accused of adultery
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A Turkish woman launched a 600-kilometer march to back...
A Turkish woman launched a 600-kilometer march to back international appeals for the release f a Nigerian woman under sentence of death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Australian Federal Opposition joined global calls...
The Australian Federal Opposition joined global calls for a boycott of the Miss World Pageant in Nigeria amid outrage over the planned stoning of a woman accused of adultery
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
More than 1,000 of the 13,060 drug offenders arrested...
More than 1,000 of the 13,060 drug offenders arrested during the first six months of 2002 were traffickers and face the death penalty upon conviction, according to statistics from the National Drug Agency
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for stabbing to death...
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for stabbing to death a female relative, the Interior Ministry said
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Anti-Terrorism Court in Khuzdar, Pakistan passed...
The Anti-Terrorism Court in Khuzdar, Pakistan passed the death sentence on 12 people, eight of them in absentia, for the murder of a tribal chief and two companions
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan executed two convicted criminals, the Justice...
Japan executed two convicted criminals, the Justice Ministry said
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime...
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime Minister Helen Clark, Green MP Sue Kedgley and the YWCA in voicing concerns about New Zealand's involvement in the Miss World pageant despite reassurances from the Nigerian Government that the decision
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
Mozambique's police force denied a newspaper report...
Mozambique's police force denied a newspaper report that it has carried out "summary executions" or that it runs a "death squad"
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss...
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss World contest due to be held in Nigeria in November
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
China executed a man for stealing 170 million yuan (HK$159
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A painter was sentenced to death by the High Court...
A painter was sentenced to death by the High Court in Ipoh, Malysia for trafficking in 420gm of ganja
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime...
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions joined Prime Minister Helen Clark, Green MP Sue Kedgley and the YWCA in voicing concerns about New Zealand's involvement in the Miss World pageant despite reassurances from the Nigerian Government that the decision
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss...
South African groups urged the boycott of the Miss World contest due to be held in Nigeria in November
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and...
Six men were hanged in Iran since September 16 and eight others face the same sentence after being convicted on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery, newspapers said
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for...
In Huntsville, Ron Shamburger, 30, was executed for the fatal shooting of Lori Baker, 20, during a burglary at her home on the night of Sept
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS SIX CRIMINALS, EIGHT MORE FACE THE SAME
September 18, 2002: six men were hanged in Iran since Monday and eight others face the same sentence after being convicted on charges ranging from murder to armed robbery, newspapers said Wednesday.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
At the Kankakee County Courthouse, Marlon Watford,...
At the Kankakee County Courthouse, Marlon Watford, 28, has been given a death sentence for the Sept
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Norman Roettger overturned the...
U.S. District Judge Norman Roettger overturned the conviction in the Oct
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man...
A court in Bangladesh condemned an 18-year-old man to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ten robbers and rapists were put to death in Beijing
Ten robbers and rapists were put to death in Beijing
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsvile, Jessie Joe Patrick was executed for the...
In Huntsvile, Jessie Joe Patrick was executed for the July 8, 1989, slaying of an 80-year-old woman, Nina Rutherford Redd
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002NevadaDEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, the 9th U
In San Francisco, the 9th U
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Government said it is totally opposed...
The Nigerian Government said it is totally opposed to the stoning of a woman found guilty of adultery
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme court of Tajikistan sentenced to death...
The Supreme court of Tajikistan sentenced to death a man convicted of killing his two children
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar...
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar Mambetov guilty of brutally killing six people