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- OCTOBER 19, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister John Howard backed executing Osama bin...
Prime Minister John Howard backed executing Osama bin Laden if he were captured and convicted
- OCTOBER 19, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
At the Nebraska State Bar Association's annual meeting, U
At the Nebraska State Bar Association's annual meeting, U
- OCTOBER 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FOUR AL QAEDA ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR US EMBASSY BOMBINGS
October 19, 2001: four terrorists convicted of conspiring with Osama bin Laden in the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- OCTOBER 19, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Supreme Court declined to open up DNA testing...
The Florida Supreme Court declined to open up DNA testing to inmates who have already pleaded guilty or no contest to criminal charges
- OCTOBER 18, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection...
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center
- OCTOBER 18, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Alvie James Hale, 53, was declared dead at 9:24 p
Alvie James Hale, 53, was declared dead at 9:24 p
- OCTOBER 18, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, vowing...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, vowing to resume executing criminals, ordered officials to check if it was possible to reverse decisions to grant clemency to those formerly on death row
- OCTOBER 18, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested...
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested by the Taleban has spoken from captivity for the first time, saying he knew the risk before he slipped into Afghanistan
- OCTOBER 18, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 18, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 18, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested...
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested by the Taleban has spoken from captivity for the first time, saying he knew the risk before he slipped into Afghanistan
- OCTOBER 18, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The lawyer for eight foreign aid workers on trial for...
The lawyer for eight foreign aid workers on trial for preaching Christianity in Afghanistan said he had lost contact with Kabul after the United States stepped up its air raids on the country
- OCTOBER 18, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members...
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members sentenced to death in absentia rose to 54, after the Military Tribunal announced five new convictions
- OCTOBER 18, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people - mostly women wearing national...
Thousands of people - mostly women wearing national costumes and youths - welcomed the leaders of the Kurdish based People's Democracy Party, HADEP, at the foot of the Agri mountain shouting "No to the death penalty"
- OCTOBER 18, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate...
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate the possibility of people mistakenly being put to death on false charges, senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Shizuka Kamei said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan...
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan NGO, called on government to immediately abolish the death penalty on all criminal cases, saying the sentence is not a deterrent
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Leonard B
Judge Leonard B
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in...
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in connection with the 1998 bombings of U
- OCTOBER 17, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty...
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty given Robert Servin be reduced to life without possible parole because of questions whether he was the one who shot Kimberly Fondy twice in the head
- OCTOBER 17, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National Assembly whether the government would extradite alleged terrorists to face trial in countries with the death penalty
- OCTOBER 17, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Dalton Prejean Jr
Dalton Prejean Jr
- OCTOBER 17, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on...
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on a military installation for arch-rival Pakistan, a charge that can carry the death penalty
- OCTOBER 17, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to...
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to kill in North Carolina would automatically face a potential death sentence under a proposal put forward by Gov
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI)...
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI) congressional leaders Ivan Moreira and Cristian Leay announced that they will present a proposal to reintroduce the death penalty in Chile
- OCTOBER 16, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face...
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face the death penalty, according to Plaid Cymru MP Simon Thomas
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison...
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison for taking bribes and his wife to death for corruption, selling land illegally and abusing power, the Procuratorial Daily reported
- OCTOBER 16, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited...
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited from Australia if it meant they would face the death penalty in the US