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- AUGUST 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men including Li Zhen, the former head of north...
Two men including Li Zhen, the former head of north China's Hebei provincial tax department was sentenced to death for corruption
- AUGUST 29, 2002BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The session cabinet approved Bulgaria's subscription...
The session cabinet approved Bulgaria's subscription to the Protocol 13 of the European Convention on Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, abolishing death penalty under all circumstances, including wartime, state of emergency or state of
- AUGUST 29, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die...
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die for the Jan
- AUGUST 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed...
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed bin Shadad, a Saudi national convicted of multiple armed robbery, was executed
- AUGUST 29, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam...
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam handed down the death sentence to an Australian of Vietnamese origin after she was found guilty of heroin trafficking
- AUGUST 29, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced...
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that the federal government had no sympathy for drug traffickers but was equally firm in its opposition to the dea
- AUGUST 29, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced...
Speaking in relation to Le My Linh, an Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that the federal government had no sympathy for drug traffickers but was equally firm in its opposition to the dea
- AUGUST 29, 2002VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam...
A court in the southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam handed down the death sentence to an Australian of Vietnamese origin after she was found guilty of heroin trafficking
- AUGUST 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A member of Moham-med's family, a 50 year old condemned...
A member of Moham-med's family, a 50 year old condemned to death by stoning for raping a nine year old girl, informed the News Agency of Nigeria that the convict had had a psychiatric problem for the past 15 years
- AUGUST 29, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr
- AUGUST 29, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In an unusual public statement about the death penalty,...
In an unusual public statement about the death penalty, 3 Supreme Court justices said the time is right to consider abolishing capital punishment for killers who committed their crimes as minors
- AUGUST 29, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The state Senate approved a bill that would carry out the U
The state Senate approved a bill that would carry out the U
- AUGUST 28, 2002CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring...
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring the case of Amina Lawal Kurami, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death for bearing a child out of wedlock, said it had already protested twice
- AUGUST 28, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 73 per cent of Lithuanians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 68 per cent are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 56 per cent Czechs are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002HungaryDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 60 per cent of Hungarians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002PolandDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 74 per cent of Poles are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 79 per cent of Romanians are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- AUGUST 28, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Toronto Patterson, now 24, was executed Wednesday evening
Toronto Patterson, now 24, was executed Wednesday evening
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter...
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter to the Nigerian the Justice Minister, Musa Elayo Abdullahi and the chief prosecutor urging them to exert efforts to stop the execution of Amina Lawal Kurami by stoning
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter...
Turkish Justice Minister Aysel Celikel sent a letter to the Nigerian the Justice Minister, Musa Elayo Abdullahi and the chief prosecutor urging them to exert efforts to stop the execution of Amina Lawal Kurami by stoning
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring...
The Canadian government, accused by critics of ignoring the case of Amina Lawal Kurami, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death for bearing a child out of wedlock, said it had already protested twice
- AUGUST 28, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing...
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing his brother of Sh400 was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 28, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Daily reported that a former employee...
The People's Daily reported that a former employee in Air China's finance department was sentenced to death for embezzling 24
- AUGUST 28, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo postponed...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo postponed for three months the scheduled executions of three convicted rapists amid a growing debate in the country over capital punishment
- AUGUST 28, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The parent of a teenager murdered in 1973 is refusing...
The parent of a teenager murdered in 1973 is refusing to back calls for the return of the death penalty for child killers
- AUGUST 28, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The National President of the Alumni Association of...
The National President of the Alumni Association of Nigeria, Dr Oke Ewuru recommended capital punishment as penalty for whoever is found guilty of involvement in cultism on University campuses across the country
- AUGUST 27, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed 3 death cases:...
The Missouri Supreme Court reversed 3 death cases: Randall Knese - New penalty phase Kenneth Thompson - New penalty phase Kenneth Baumrauk - new trial
- AUGUST 27, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)...
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) appealed to the Nigerian government to honour its moral and legal obligations to protect the rights and lives of all its citizens - starting with Amina Lawal, a woman sentenced to death by stoning fol