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- FEBRUARY 8, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill that...
The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill that would bar the execution of mentally retarded people convicted of capital crimes
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Former Indian prime minister VP Singh called for capital...
Former Indian prime minister VP Singh called for capital punishment for politicians responsible for corruption, particularly in matters related to defence
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of Leslie Dale Martin was called off by the U
The execution of Leslie Dale Martin was called off by the U
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Vice Speaker of Armenia's Parliament Gagik Aslanyan...
The Vice Speaker of Armenia's Parliament Gagik Aslanyan discussed the death penalty with Italy's Ambassador to Armenia Paolo Andrea Trabalza
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Various parliamentary factions stated their support...
Various parliamentary factions stated their support for the abolition of the death penalty at a parliamentary briefing, however all said that an exception must be made for the terrorists accused of the October 27, 1999 attack on the Armenian Parliament
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In northern Afghanistan, members of the Hazara ethnic...
In northern Afghanistan, members of the Hazara ethnic group called for an international investigation into crimes committed by the Taliban
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Six men were sentenced to death by a Kenyan court for...
Six men were sentenced to death by a Kenyan court for violent robbery
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Hong, former deputy chief of the public security...
Xie Hong, former deputy chief of the public security bureau and head of the traffic police detachment in Yunfu city, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Dealing a major blow to the criminal prosecution system...
Dealing a major blow to the criminal prosecution system and granting extreme relief to a man who was sentenced to death for murdering four members of a family in 1996, the Supreme Court acquitted the accused holding that no independent witness was examine
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Three more executions followed the first two hangings...
Three more executions followed the first two hangings in Jordan in 2002 on February 6
- FEBRUARY 7, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Guigang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangxi...
Guigang Municipal Intermediate People's Court, Guangxi Province, sentenced to death Huang Hailin, director of the Guigang Municipal Rural Enterprise Bureau and chairman of the Rural Enterprises Development Fund Association, for accepting bribes
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were condemned to death Shahriar, Iran
Two men were condemned to death Shahriar, Iran
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote to the Governor...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote to the Governor of Georgia [Roy Barnes] urging him to commute the death sentence passed on a British man to imprisonment, [Prime Minister ] Tony Blair disclosed
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Michael Owsley, 40, died at 12:07 a
Michael Owsley, 40, died at 12:07 a
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan members of parliament opposed a mandatory death...
Ugandan members of parliament opposed a mandatory death sentence for convicted terrorists in the new Suppression of Terrorism Bill being debated in parliament
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote to the Governor...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote to the Governor of Georgia [Roy Barnes] urging him to commute the death sentence passed on a British man to imprisonment, [Prime Minister ] Tony Blair disclosed
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The execution of Linroy Bottoson, scheduled for February...
The execution of Linroy Bottoson, scheduled for February 5, was stayed by the U
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002OhioDEATH PENALTY
In a 5-2 ruling the Ohio Supreme Court ordered a new...
In a 5-2 ruling the Ohio Supreme Court ordered a new trial for James Were, 44, sentenced to death for strangling Robert Vallandingham, a guard held hostage during a 1993 11-day riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002IndianaDEATH PENALTY
No one under 18 could be given the death penalty under...
No one under 18 could be given the death penalty under a bill that passed the Senate in a 40-8 vote
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo...
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo said the time had come for the European Union to stop women being stoned to death in some Arab countries
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers the abolition...
The People's Party of Armenia (PPA) considers the abolition of capital punishment premature in a country where top-ranking officials recently fell victim to terror
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo...
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo said the time had come for the European Union to stop women being stoned to death in some Arab countries
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo...
Italian Equal Opportunities Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo said the time had come for the European Union to stop women being stoned to death in some Arab countries
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Writer Anatoly Pristavkin, adviser the Russian president...
Writer Anatoly Pristavkin, adviser the Russian president Vladimir Putin on pardons, hopes that Russia "will soon bow out of the shameful list" of countries that have execution in force
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister Dragan Djurovic...
Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister Dragan Djurovic said that the death sentence is soon to be abolished in Montenegro
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence...
The Zambian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence imposed on a Congolese national for murdering two members of one family and staging three armed robberies in Mufulira in 1997
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence...
The Zambian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence imposed on a Congolese national for murdering two members of one family and staging three armed robberies in Mufulira in 1997
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International appealed for the lives of members...
Amnesty International appealed for the lives of members of a banned Protestant church who have been sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court urged...
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court urged the Indian Parliament to amend the law and provide for the death penalty for gang-rape
- FEBRUARY 6, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two people, a Jordanian and an Egyptian national, were...
Two people, a Jordanian and an Egyptian national, were hanged at Swaqa prison at dawn, official sources said