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- APRIL 8, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement...
Several hundred supporters of the meditation movement Falun Gong protested against Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to Germany in Berlin
- APRIL 8, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Kouroush N
Kouroush N
- APRIL 7, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty...
A majority of people in the UAE support death penalty for drug traffickers, according to a survey conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Dubai Police
- APRIL 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will not repeal the moratorium on the death penalty currently in place
- APRIL 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in...
Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed in Shandong province and 52 others jailed for their involvement in a range of serious crimes including murder and kidnapping, AFP quoted Xinhua as saying
- APRIL 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed...
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed in cold blood five old people in front of their relatives at dawn in Jenin
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed...
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed in cold blood five old people in front of their relatives at dawn in Jenin
- APRIL 6, 2002United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Gen
Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
In an unprecedented ruling, the Dubai Cassation Court...
In an unprecedented ruling, the Dubai Cassation Court ruled that if a prisoner sentenced to death is sick, his condition will not delay or stop the execution
- APRIL 6, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Ankara State Security Court [DGM] of the First...
The Ankara State Security Court [DGM] of the First Instance sentenced two men to death and a third to a prison term of 20 years for their role in the Sivas incidents [when 37 people were killed during an Alevi cultural festival]
- APRIL 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Gen
Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Gen
Pakistani President Gen
- APRIL 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five armed bandits received 74 lashes of the whip each...
Five armed bandits received 74 lashes of the whip each in one of the major squares of the ancient central Iranian city of Esfahan for a variety of crimes including rape, armed robbery, hooliganism and disrupting public security on various occasions
- APRIL 6, 2002ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Former death row inmate Ray Krone was released from...
Former death row inmate Ray Krone was released from prison in Arizona after DNA testing showed that he did not commit the murder for which he was convicted 10 years ago
- APRIL 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower,...
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower, yet both sides must commit to candidly discussing any remaining differences - especially human rights and trade practices, the European Union's commissioner for external relations said
- APRIL 5, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three...
The trial of British born Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices accused of murdering the American reporter Daniel Pearl opened in Karachi amid tight security but was adjourned after just one hour
- APRIL 5, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower,...
Relations between China and Europe are in full flower, yet both sides must commit to candidly discussing any remaining differences - especially human rights and trade practices, the European Union's commissioner for external relations said
- APRIL 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said there are actually...
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said there are actually 17 convicts slated for the lethal injection chamber this year
- APRIL 5, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A group of lawyers has cautioned President Arroyo against...
A group of lawyers has cautioned President Arroyo against allowing the execution of convicted kidnappers Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara
- APRIL 5, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Ventura, Judge Donald Coleman sentenced Socorro...
In Ventura, Judge Donald Coleman sentenced Socorro Caro, 44, to death for killing 3 of her sons ages 5, 8 and 11 by shooting them with a handgun as they slept on
- APRIL 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl
- APRIL 4, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl
- APRIL 4, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death for violently stealing...
A man was sentenced to death for violently stealing a mobile telephone and Sh300
- APRIL 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman condemned...
Amina Lawal, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman condemned to die by stoning for adultery, has filed an appeal against her sentence
- APRIL 4, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Dallas, Mark Stroman, 32, convicted of killing Vasudev...
In Dallas, Mark Stroman, 32, convicted of killing Vasudev Patel, 49, an immigrant from India on Oct
- APRIL 4, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open...
A Pakistani High Court rejected an appeal for an open court trial of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born Islamic militant charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl