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- NOVEMBER 8, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen Iraqis were recently executed and buried in...
Fifteen Iraqis were recently executed and buried in a mass grave on the outskirts of Kirkuk city near Tobzawa camp on charges of opposing the ruling regime, an opposition group said
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum...
Three survivors of the boat tragedy in which 350 asylum seekers drowned confronted the alleged organiser and called for his execution
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders...
A National Dadah Agency report said 18,043 offenders were arrested under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 in the first nine months of 2001
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge overturned the death penalty of Otis...
A federal judge overturned the death penalty of Otis Peterkin, 52, who was convicted in the Nov
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang...
Malaysian police crippled a drug network in Limbang which could probably be a major supplier to addicts in Brunei
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MARY ROBINSON VISITS CHINA
November 8, 2001: UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson aims to ask Beijing not to use the war on terrorism to crack down on ethnic minorities.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001CanadaDEATH 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
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, 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