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- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence against...
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence against a former gang leader for robbing and murdering a wealthy man and his daughter in Kobe and later burning their bodies in 1991
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In the first six months of 2001 Rwandan courts sentenced...
In the first six months of 2001 Rwandan courts sentenced 74 people to death for their part in the 1994 mass killing of Tutsi and politically moderate Hutus, a Rwandan human rights said
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Regular invitations of a Belarussian National Assembly...
Regular invitations of a Belarussian National Assembly delegation to sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) show that the Belarussian parliament's status in this organization could be restored, the head of the Belarussian F
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Yabluko party deputies in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada...
Yabluko party deputies in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Mykhailo Brodsky, Viktor Chaika, and Yuri Sakhno submitted a bill to amend the Ukrainian Criminal Code to partially restore the application of the death penalty in the country
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The Mississippi Supreme Court cited multiple errors...
The Mississippi Supreme Court cited multiple errors by Harrison County prosecutors in throwing out the death sentence given Andre Armon Randall in the 1993 killing of Eugene Daniels Jr
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
An Oklahoma County jury sentenced Jimmy Dean Harris,...
An Oklahoma County jury sentenced Jimmy Dean Harris, 44, to death for the Sept
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into...
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into...
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party's top disciplinary unit ousted...
The Communist Party's top disciplinary unit ousted two former senior provincial officials - former Yunnan governor Li Jiating and Fujian province's former deputy party secretary, Shi Zhaobin - for alleged corruption, paving the way for their trials
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic militants faced the execution squad, stupefied...
Islamic militants faced the execution squad, stupefied by drink and driven to their deaths on an open lorry past laughing crowds
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in east China's Zhejiang Province sentenced...
A court in east China's Zhejiang Province sentenced five men to death for minting and selling one million fake one-yuan coins
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Parliament voted to change several articles...
The Turkish Parliament voted to change several articles of the constitution, including restricting the death penalty to crimes of terrorism, in times of war and close threat of war
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
European parliamentarians asked Belarus to expand the...
European parliamentarians asked Belarus to expand the powers of the Belarusian parliament and to abolish the death penalty as constructive steps towards rejoining Europe
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found...
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
William Raymond Mayes, once sentenced to death in the Nov
William Raymond Mayes, once sentenced to death in the Nov
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
OVER 200 FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS DEMONSTRATE IN ROME
September 26, 2001: the SOS Falun Gong day in Rome attracted over 200 practitioners to Rome from Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, USA and Europe.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome...
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome from all over the world for an SOS Falun Gong day
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza...
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza appealed to the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to grant clemency to people sentenced in connection with the assassination of President Laurent Kabila and the coup attempt against his son a
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who...
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who use key equipment in their offices in Afghanistan, a move that nearly shut down the remaining relief work being done in the country
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man...
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man who killed and robbed two workmates
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army...
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army had committed unprecedented human rights violations, including execution without trial, during the current Palestinian uprising
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a...
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a clampdown on political reformists, students and journalists, according to campaigners
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the...
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the death sentence of the only juvenile offender on Virginia's death row
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty...
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty and making far-reaching constitutional reforms to boost their drive to join the EU
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment...
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment forbidding it from extraditing suspects to a country where they could face the death penalty did not mean those linked to attacks in the United States could find a haven in Canada
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia