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- OCTOBER 26, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death...
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death sentence imposed on a car towing operator by the High Court for trafficking in 86
- OCTOBER 26, 2001KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan finalized transfer of responsibility for...
Kyrgyzstan finalized transfer of responsibility for the penitentiary system from the Interior to the Justice Ministry, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Tanayev said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death...
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death penalty during a visit to death row inmates at the Seoul Detention Center in Gyeonggi province
- OCTOBER 26, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
- OCTOBER 26, 2001JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amid strident criticisms from the political opposition...
Amid strident criticisms from the political opposition and human rights activists, Jamaican police chief Francis Forbes ordered a review of the controversial police unit tasked with fighting organized crime and political gangs
- OCTOBER 26, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing...
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing of a gynaecologist lost his last judicial appeal against an order for his extradition
- OCTOBER 26, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking...
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking and drug-related crimes up to the life in prison and the death penalty, said participants during hearings at the State Duma
- OCTOBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China will let an investigator from the United Nations...
China will let an investigator from the United Nations look into allegations of torture carried out by police and prison officials, the head of a European Union human rights delegation said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Bishop Ted Bacani [as quoted in the Manila Standard]...
Bishop Ted Bacani [as quoted in the Manila Standard] commented about the apparent inconsistency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on the death penalty:"
- OCTOBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE KEY OPPOSITION LEADER
October 26, 2001: a Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Taliban executed key opposition leader Abdul Haq in Kabul.
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The self-confessed serial killer of 16 prostitutes...
The self-confessed serial killer of 16 prostitutes in Iran's holy city of Mashhad, Saeed Hanayi, was sentenced to death by hanging
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A farmer from central China's Hubei Province was sentenced...
A farmer from central China's Hubei Province was sentenced to death for acquiring 47
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman...
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman Leonello Gabrici said there would be no question of extraditing to third countries persons who could face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 25, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer,...
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer, found guilty of murdering three people, to capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal...
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal police welcomed the stringent Prevention of Organised Crime Ordinance
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Union countries will not extradite suspects...
European Union countries will not extradite suspects to the US if they could face the death penalty, despite heavy pressure from Washington, EU officials pledged
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament...
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament passed a bill on criminal proceedings and changes and amendments to the Yugoslav Penal Law pertaining to abolishment of the death penalty and its substitution with 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation,...
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation, delegates told the Third Committee at the UN General Assembly as the discussion on children continued
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying...
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying off in Thailand, said the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for supervising drug suppression
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic...
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse...
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse the death sentence Clawvern Jacobs faced for the slaying of Judy Ann Howard in 1986