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- DECEMBER 15, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that...
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that he cannot give assurances to Germany that Metin Kaplan, would not be executed if Germany decides to extradite him to Turkey
- DECEMBER 15, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that...
Turkish Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that he cannot give assurances to Germany that Metin Kaplan, would not be executed if Germany decides to extradite him to Turkey
- DECEMBER 15, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The uncle of murdered Turkish asylum seeker Firsat...
The uncle of murdered Turkish asylum seeker Firsat Dag called for the return of capital punishment, after the High Court in Glasgow condemned Scott Burrell to a minimum of 14 years
- DECEMBER 15, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A poll published in the Sunday People newspaper found...
A poll published in the Sunday People newspaper found that four out of five Britons want child sex offenders jailed indefinitely
- DECEMBER 15, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Western Cape Premier Peter Marais called for the re-instatement...
Western Cape Premier Peter Marais called for the re-instatement of the death penalty in order to end a spate of murders and rapes, the SABC reported
- DECEMBER 15, 2001Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Under pressure from voters over rising violent crime,...
Under pressure from voters over rising violent crime, several Caribbean governments, including Trinidad, have joined forces to create a regional court to ease the application of the death penalty
- DECEMBER 15, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Sherman Elwood Skipper, 59, on North Carolina's death...
Sherman Elwood Skipper, 59, on North Carolina's death row is the 1st in the state to have his sentence reduced under a new state law banning executions for the mentally retarded
- DECEMBER 14, 2001WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
In the past, attempts to reinstate capital punishment...
In the past, attempts to reinstate capital punishment in Wisconsin focused on child killers, cop killers and multiple murderers
- DECEMBER 14, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
[captured Taliban fighter] David Hicks is unlikely...
[captured Taliban fighter] David Hicks is unlikely ever to be tried for treason
- DECEMBER 14, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenian MP and member of the PACE [Parliamentary Assembly...
Armenian MP and member of the PACE [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe] monitoring commission, Armen Rustamyan, noted that the country's president himself guaranteed resolution of the problem regarding the abolishment of capital punishment
- DECEMBER 14, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader...
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader of one of Uzbekistan's main opposition parties, saying he should not be extradited to the former Soviet republic, where he faces a long prison sentence
- DECEMBER 14, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
France demanded that the US spare the life of one of...
France demanded that the US spare the life of one of its citizens indicted on charges which could lead to his execution in connection with the September 11 terrorist attacks
- DECEMBER 14, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader...
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader of one of Uzbekistan's main opposition parties, saying he should not be extradited to the former Soviet republic, where he faces a long prison sentence
- DECEMBER 14, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The South Sumatra High Court imposed the death penalty...
The South Sumatra High Court imposed the death penalty on Kiagus Zainal Abidinagainst, who had previously been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a lower court for possessing 58
- DECEMBER 14, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordanian cabinet changed the law on so-called...
The Jordanian cabinet changed the law on so-called honour crimes - when a man kills a woman relative accused of dishonouring the family - doing away with an exemption from the death penalty for those convicted
- DECEMBER 14, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed...
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed that police tortured him into confessing the 1986 murder of a cabdriver, pleaded guilty in a deal that spares his life in exchange for dropping those allegations
- DECEMBER 14, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
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- DECEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Yufen, a former manager in Changchun, the capital...
Li Yufen, a former manager in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, northeast China, was executed for embezzling over 90 million yuan (11 million U
- DECEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban staged so many public executions during...
The Taliban staged so many public executions during their five years in power that Supreme Court Judge Zalmai Payeda lost count
- DECEMBER 14, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
France demanded that the US spare the life of one of...
France demanded that the US spare the life of one of its citizens indicted on charges which could lead to his execution in connection with the September 11 terrorist attacks
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika commuted the...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika commuted the death sentence of 116 prisoners, Algerian radio reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Treason was the worst possible crime against Australia,...
Treason was the worst possible crime against Australia, but the Adelaide man caught fighting for the Taliban should not face the death penalty, RSL president Peter Phillips said
- DECEMBER 13, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
There wide support for David Hick's [an Australian...
There wide support for David Hick's [an Australian captured fighting with the Taliban] execution
- DECEMBER 13, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Parliament approved a resolution on EU judicial...
European Parliament approved a resolution on EU judicial cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism (Doc
- DECEMBER 13, 2001FinlandDEATH PENALTY
The Finnish parliament said it would refuse to extradite...
The Finnish parliament said it would refuse to extradite a person to a third country if threatened by the death penalty or "other inhumane treatment"
- DECEMBER 13, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Presiding Judge Yoshimasa Kawabe of the Tokyo High...
Presiding Judge Yoshimasa Kawabe of the Tokyo High Court affirmed the Tokyo District Court's 1998 death sentence against Kazuaki Okazaki, 41, finding him guilty of killing in 1989 Yokohama lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, 33, his wife Satoko, 29, and their 1-yea
- DECEMBER 13, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
As 35-year-old Safiya Hussaini's death sentence by...
As 35-year-old Safiya Hussaini's death sentence by stoning continues to generate controversies across the globe, it appears the adultery case promises to test the restoration of Islamic law in 12 northern states
- DECEMBER 13, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos [Dr Anthony Olubunmi...
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos [Dr Anthony Olubunmi Okogie] offered to die for a mother of five sentenced to death by stoning by a Muslim sharia court in northwest Sokoto state which convicted her of sex outside marriage
- DECEMBER 13, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International welcomed the announcement that...
Amnesty International welcomed the announcement that Pakistani President Musharraf will commute the death sentences of around 100 young offenders
- DECEMBER 13, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Financial Gazette described the Public Order and...
The Financial Gazette described the Public Order and Security Bill (POSB) as a "nefarious piece of legislation