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- OCTOBER 25, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by...
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court for producing and trafficking drugs
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former...
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former president Suharto, Ari Haryowibowo, alias Ari Sigit, must stand trial for possessing ammunition, an offence theoretically punishable by death under an emergency law
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious...
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious persecution, torture and forced relocation, a United Nations human rights expert revealed in a report
- OCTOBER 24, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of...
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of 22 men who had received mandatory death sentences for gang rapes
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after...
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after two-thirds of a 12-member jury found guilty of murder
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
- OCTOBER 24, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective...
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective and impartial inquiry into reports that troops have shot dead more than 100 people in central Nigeria
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Belgrade district deputy prosecutor Nebojsa Maras requested...
Belgrade district deputy prosecutor Nebojsa Maras requested the death penalty for three people charged with killing Serbian warlord Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan early in 2000
- OCTOBER 23, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wade Barber vacated...
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wade Barber vacated Bobby Lee Harris' death sentence because of flawed court procedures in his case
- OCTOBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said
- OCTOBER 23, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing...
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing for capital punishment or life imprisonment for abductors, hijackers, and for anti-national and subversive activities
- OCTOBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite...
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive, the alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing, promising he will not be executed if returned
- OCTOBER 23, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A 17-year-old girl sentenced when she was 14 is one...
A 17-year-old girl sentenced when she was 14 is one of 1,020 people who face lethal injection following the Government's decision to resume executing death-row convicts
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Asian Wall Street Journal described President Arroyo's...
The Asian Wall Street Journal described President Arroyo's "support for the death penalty for kidnappers - a measure she previously stood against" as "particularly brave given the popularity and influence Pope John Paul II has in this overwhelmingly Catho
- OCTOBER 23, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's...
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's approval of constitutional reforms but urged Ankara to show more flexibility over Cyprus
- OCTOBER 23, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's...
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's approval of constitutional reforms but urged Ankara to show more flexibility over Cyprus
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
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Emil P
- OCTOBER 23, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former...
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former prime minister was arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism-related activities