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- OCTOBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban that the UK will hold them responsible for the safety of British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Kigali have tried and sentenced to death...
Courts in Kigali have tried and sentenced to death at least 500 of the bigger fish in the genocide case
- OCTOBER 8, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because...
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because the Taliban could have handed the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation leader Osama bin Laden to an Afghan or international court, Munib Hasan, chairman of the Islamic Foundation in Brno, said
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Three Tory MPs resigned from the far-right Monday Club...
Three Tory MPs resigned from the far-right Monday Club at the request of new leader Iain Duncan Smith
- OCTOBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban escorted a reporter for...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban escorted a reporter for London's Sunday Express, Yvonne Ridley, to neighboring Pakistan after releasing her from a 10-day detention
- OCTOBER 8, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
The government issued a special supplement to the Official...
The government issued a special supplement to the Official Gazette containing provisional Law 54 of 2001, which amends the Penal Code with immediate effect
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was arrested...
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was arrested by the Taleban after illegally entering the country on September 28, was released
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban that the UK will hold them responsible for the safety of British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States is happy with the support and actions...
The United States is happy with the support and actions of the EU in fighting terrorism following the September 11 attacks, a senior US government official told journalists
- OCTOBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN
October 8, 2001: Released the British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FATE OF WESTERNERS IN AFGHANISTAN UNKNOWN
October 8, 2001: fears are growing for the safety of British journalist and eight foreign aid workers being held by the Taliban as thousands of people flee the Afghan capital, Kabul, fearing more US-led air strikes.
- OCTOBER 7, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for...
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for killing his wife in 1999
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered an urgent overhaul...
Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered an urgent overhaul of Britain's extradition laws in the war on terrorism
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan...
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan to halt threats against the ruling Taliban in exchange for the release of eight foreign aid workers charged with promoting Christianity
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan...
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan to halt threats against the ruling Taliban in exchange for the release of eight foreign aid workers charged with promoting Christianity
- OCTOBER 7, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The number of death sentence files awaiting to be taken...
The number of death sentence files awaiting to be taken up by the Parliamentary Justice Commission reached 61
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Wanted terrorists extradited to the United States under...
Wanted terrorists extradited to the United States under new "fast track" procedures will not face the death penalty for their role in the 11 September massacre
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against...
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against the United States could be extradited to face the death penalty there
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that...
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that emergency anti-terror laws should include the power to send suspected terrorists back to countries such as the United States and India even though they might face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing...
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing a rebellion against the Taliban faces the death penalty by the terms of a fatwa imposed since the USA began its bombing campaign on Afghanistan on October 7, 2001
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures:...
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures: a common definition of terrorist offences and the introduction of a European arrest warrant that would make extradition between states almost automatic
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate...
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate extradition procedures for terrorism suspects, capital punishment remains a sticking point
- OCTOBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China joined the U
China joined the U
- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization...
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization currently held in Afghanistan might be kept by the Taleban as human shields
- OCTOBER 6, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and...
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and Imad Smadi were hanged in Jordan for murder