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- OCTOBER 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Santa Clara County asked Gov
Santa Clara County asked Gov
- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government strongly protested against...
The South Korean government strongly protested against Beijing's failure to notify Seoul before executing a convicted South Korean drug trafficker in September and called on China to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
- OCTOBER 30, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge William C
Judge William C
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
One Austrian citizen in four stands for death penalty...
One Austrian citizen in four stands for death penalty in cases of heavy crimes
- OCTOBER 30, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The only inmate who survived the King'ong'o Prison...
The only inmate who survived the King'ong'o Prison tragedy where six others were allegedly bludgeoned to death in September 2000, is now a free man
- OCTOBER 30, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was...
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was charged with conspiring to murder the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Masood
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government strongly protested against...
The South Korean government strongly protested against Beijing's failure to notify Seoul before executing a convicted South Korean drug trafficker in September and called on China to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Courts of Shantou City and...
The Intermediate People's Courts of Shantou City and Jieyang City in Guangdong Province condemned 19 people to death and 30 others to life imprisonment for falsifying value added tax (VAT) invoices
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 30, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was...
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was charged with conspiring to murder the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Masood
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to...
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to a move by 154 Assemblymen to pass a bill abolishing capital punishment saying that lawmakers should be careful in considering the move
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers...
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's Supreme People's Court approved death sentences...
China's Supreme People's Court approved death sentences for two people described by Xinhua news agency as "criminals involved in a major tax scam"
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful...
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful execution of Abdul Haq on 26 October 2001, following his capture by the Taliban earlier that day
- OCTOBER 30, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed...
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed on Omar bin Abdullah for possessing syabu for the purpose of trafficking
- OCTOBER 30, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Seven Indiana newspapers spent a year examining the...
Seven Indiana newspapers spent a year examining the fairness of the state's capital punishment system
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 30, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA MOVES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
October 30, 2001: government and opposition MPs have tabled a motion to abolish the death penalty in South Korea.
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997,...
Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997, the same number as Florida, which has a population of 16 million, or more than 3 times Alabama's 4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic...
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic practices by executing a Korean drug dealer in China
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South...
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South Korean, a 50-year-old man named Yun, was sentenced to death this year in China for trying to smuggle two kg (4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for...
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for failing to give Seoul prior notice of its execution of a Korean citizen convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 29, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A 44-year-old father of three armed with a shotgun...
A 44-year-old father of three armed with a shotgun went on a shooting spree in downtown Tours, killing four people and wounding at least 12 others, police said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic...
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic practices by executing a Korean drug dealer in China
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South...
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South Korean, a 50-year-old man named Yun, was sentenced to death this year in China for trying to smuggle two kg (4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for...
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for failing to give Seoul prior notice of its execution of a Korean citizen convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Four pilots were reportedly executed in the Muthanna...
Four pilots were reportedly executed in the Muthanna air force base near Baghdad
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris...
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris Match reporter who has been detained by Taliban since October 9 on charges of espionage, should be freed as soon as possible
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for the death sentence for drug producers and pushers
- OCTOBER 29, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amendments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Code...
Amendments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Code of Practice and the Administrative Code entered into force in Uzbekistan