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- NOVEMBER 7, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Guliyev,...
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Guliyev, in the presence of Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, signed five Council of Europe conventions
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An ex-convict was indicted in China for the gruesome...
An ex-convict was indicted in China for the gruesome murder of a woman who was beheaded, scalped and the skin from her face cooked in a pot, a police official said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing,...
The lawyer for China's most wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, launched a withering attack on China's judicial system, branding it untrustworthy and unfair
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for...
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for smuggling 1
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgian communists spoke in support of restoration...
Georgian communists spoke in support of restoration of death sentence in Georgia at a meeting for Representatives of United Communist Party of Georgia held in Gori, the native town of Ioseb Stalin
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A man who violently robbed a trader of a bottle of...
A man who violently robbed a trader of a bottle of Pilsner beer worth Sh55 was sentenced to hang
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government hinted that it would not...
The South Korean government hinted that it would not pursue charges that China violated the Vienna Convention on consular affairs concerning the alleged failure to promptly inform Seoul about the execution of a South Korean convict
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The government established the post of consul general...
The government established the post of consul general or consul at all its smaller overseas missions to further strengthen consular affairs
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition leader living in London said that...
An Iraqi opposition leader living in London said that two officers in Iraq's special security intelligence unit tried to kill Saddam Hussein's son in October within the presidential palace grounds in Baghdad
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Grand National Party demanded that President...
The opposition Grand National Party demanded that President Kim Dae-jung apologize to the people for the diplomatic row surrounding China's execution of a South Korean drug trafficker, rebutting Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo's public apology as the heigh
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A cabinet screening committee approved a draft bill...
A cabinet screening committee approved a draft bill to change the method of capital punishment from firing squad to lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 7, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairman...
The All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairman and former president of the Indian Youth Congress Maninderjit Singh Bitta, said that the proposal for the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was not forceful enough to combat terrorism
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin...
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin commander Abdul Haq who was captured and hanged by the Islamic militia last month, family members said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
In Omaha, Arthur Lee Gales Jr
In Omaha, Arthur Lee Gales Jr
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Terry Clark, who raped and murdered 9-year-old Dena...
Terry Clark, who raped and murdered 9-year-old Dena Lynn on July 17, 1986, a year after he was convicted of raping another little girl, died by chemical injection - the first person executed in New Mexico in nearly 42 years
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Civil rights campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
Civil rights campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern over recent EU moves to crack down on terrorism
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Jose Martinez High was pronounced dead at 8:07 p
Jose Martinez High was pronounced dead at 8:07 p
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on President Lansana Conte...
Amnesty International called on President Lansana Conte of Guinea to commute all existing death sentences and to abolish the death penalty in practice and in law
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed...
Three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in a gun battle that the Israeli army said was an ambush by gunmen but which Palestinian officials called a "pure execution" of Palestinian wounded
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking...
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking charges are likely to be sentenced to death, court sources said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking...
Two Koreans on trial in Heilongjiang, China, on drug-trafficking charges are likely to be sentenced to death, court sources said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution...
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution of a South Korean drug trafficker appears to be winding down as China reportedly apologized to South Korea for violating the Vienna Convention on consular affairs, officials said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
A special committee formed to investigate the fire...
A special committee formed to investigate the fire at Bur Dubai jail in which 14 prisoners lost their lives, completed its investigation
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed...
Three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in a gun battle that the Israeli army said was an ambush by gunmen but which Palestinian officials called a "pure execution" of Palestinian wounded
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution...
The diplomatic row surrounding China's recent execution of a South Korean drug trafficker appears to be winding down as China reportedly apologized to South Korea for violating the Vienna Convention on consular affairs, officials said
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The government's top auditor, Lee Jong-nam, said his...
The government's top auditor, Lee Jong-nam, said his Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) would make a special inspection of the Foreign Ministry, including the minister, the vice-minister and the embassy in Beijing, over the diplomatic row with China stem
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
18 convicted criminals were put to death in a mass-execution...
18 convicted criminals were put to death in a mass-execution in Beijing, ten of whom were shot inside 15 minutes
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced three people to death...
The Criminal Court sentenced three people to death for possessing 198,000 amphetamine pills with intent to traffic
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A first-year student from Kasetsart University, Jitra,...
A first-year student from Kasetsart University, Jitra, was held hostage and killed at knife-point by an amphetamine-driven abductor