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- AUGUST 27, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Local authorities said that Sarimu Mohammed, 50, convicted...
Local authorities said that Sarimu Mohammed, 50, convicted by a sharia court in northern Nigeria for raping a nine-year old girl will be stoned to death after he made no attempt to appeal the sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
Ali Mohammed al-Mahmoudi was executed by shooting for murder
- AUGUST 26, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
A report by the Herald Sun newspaper claimed that exiled...
A report by the Herald Sun newspaper claimed that exiled Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal did not commit suicide as believed, but was executed by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's secret police for refusing to train al-Qaeda fighters, Iraqi dissidents said
- AUGUST 26, 2002OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 26, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), a nongovernmental...
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), a nongovernmental organization, asked the Supreme Court to declare the death penalty law as unconstitutional and urged it to stop executions scheduled over the next three months
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A High Court judge sentenced Chinedu Uzoma for murdering...
A High Court judge sentenced Chinedu Uzoma for murdering a government official with a cutlass
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed sympathy for...
President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed sympathy for Amina Lawal, the single mother condemned to death by stoning, but made no firm offer to help her escape the sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A notice of appeal on behalf of Malama Amina Lawan...
A notice of appeal on behalf of Malama Amina Lawan was filed at the Sharia Court of Appeal by her lead counsel, Barrister A
- AUGUST 26, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Upper Sharia Court in Niger State condemned to death...
An Upper Sharia Court in Niger State condemned to death two lovers for adultery
- AUGUST 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Ning was executed for embezzlement
Yang Ning was executed for embezzlement
- AUGUST 25, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain,...
The district court sentenced to death Amjad Hossain, 30, and Jilan Sheikh, 32, for murdering a schoolboy of 12 in 1998
- AUGUST 25, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Officials said a Palestinian militant group executed...
Officials said a Palestinian militant group executed a Palestinian woman accused of spying for Israel, then dumped her bullet ridden corpse in a public square in the West Bank city of Tulkarm
- AUGUST 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn...
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn the death sentences on 88 people who were involved in a deadly tribal clash despite an appeal from rights group Amnesty International
- AUGUST 24, 2002MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian...
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian government to pardon Amina Lawal Kurami, a woman sentenced to death by stoning having a child outside of wedlock
- AUGUST 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian...
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has urged the Nigerian government to pardon Amina Lawal Kurami, a woman sentenced to death by stoning having a child outside of wedlock
- AUGUST 24, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Umedzhon Davlatov, an Islamic extremist, was sentenced...
Umedzhon Davlatov, an Islamic extremist, was sentenced to death and another two - to various terms of imprisonment in Tajikistan, the press center of the Tajik Supreme court said
- AUGUST 24, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Central African Republic sentenced former...
A court in the Central African Republic sentenced former military ruler Andre Kolingba and 21 others to death in absentia for their part in an attempted coup last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Adolat newspaper reported that Yunusali Rahmonov...
The Adolat newspaper reported that Yunusali Rahmonov and Iqbol Usmonov were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 23, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 23, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Cook County the stepfather of a 22-year-old disabled...
In Cook County the stepfather of a 22-year-old disabled woman was sentenced to death by Criminal Court Judge Colleen McSweeney Moore in the woman's beating and starvation death
- AUGUST 23, 2002South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Anthony Green was put to death for the killing of 36-year-old...
Anthony Green was put to death for the killing of 36-year-old Susan Barbara Babich in November 1987
- AUGUST 23, 2002MississippiDEATH PENALTY
In Pascagoula, Jackson County, a jury told the judge...
In Pascagoula, Jackson County, a jury told the judge that Thong Le should die for what he did to Minh Hieu Thi Huynh, 46, and her daughters, who were 11 and 15 last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine presidential palace reiterated the position...
The Philippine presidential palace reiterated the position of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to implement capital punishment within the year
- AUGUST 23, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Central African Republic's state prosecutor, Joseph...
The Central African Republic's state prosecutor, Joseph Bindoumi, called for the death penalty for former military ruler Andre Kolingba, three of his children and 19 other associates tried in absentia over a failed coup last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International stated it was gravely concerned...
Amnesty International stated it was gravely concerned that time was running out for 88 people, including two children, sentenced to death by hanging or crucifixion, for their alleged role in ethnic clashes in Rizeigat, Southern Darfur
- AUGUST 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in Tehran's Qasr prison after...
Three men were hanged in Tehran's Qasr prison after being convicted of murder in separate cases
- AUGUST 22, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his country would be outraged if a Nigerian woman was stoned to death as sentenced by a Sharia court
- AUGUST 22, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for...
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for killing five members of his family
- AUGUST 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his country would be outraged if a Nigerian woman was stoned to death as sentenced by a Sharia court
- AUGUST 22, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Major Chalermchai Majchaklam of the Supreme Command...
Major Chalermchai Majchaklam of the Supreme Command was sentenced to death for conspiracy to commit first degree murder