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- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the...
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces to death by firing squad after finding him guilty of murder
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish...
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish a law that provides for freedom of the press in order to avoid conflict, the president of Rwanda Journalist Association (ARJ), James Vuningoma, said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan...
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan was sentenced to death for conspiring to hijack an aircraft to Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a report published this month, Amnesty International...
In a report published this month, Amnesty International criticized the so-called strike hard campaign against separatists
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at...
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at a city sports stadium, in front of 3,000 people in Huanggang, a rundown city in the central province of Hubei
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FALUN GONG IN THE STREETS OF ROME TO DENOUNCE PERSECUTION IN CHINA
September 24, 2001: Hands Off Cain, the Transnational Radical Party and Falun Gong are promoting Tuesday, September 25, in Rome as the day for the denunciation of the persecution of adherents to Falun Gong by the Chinese authorities.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms...
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms of state punishment are likely to rise as Shanghai prepares for the October 1 National Day holiday, according to a senior city court official
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top law enforcement official has called for...
China's top law enforcement official has called for a six-month strike hard campaign on official and corporate corruption and vowed substantial results within two years, state press said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five...
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five defendants on charges ranging from murder to robbery
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid...
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid Khan and his cousin Farooq against their death sentences
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States...
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States investigators into the September 11 terror attacks led to South Africa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon,...
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon, Ogbe Abraha, Haile Woldetensae, Mahmud Ahmed Sheriffo, Berhane Ghebre Eghzabiher, Astier Feshatsion, Saleh Kekya, Hamid Himid, Estifanos Seyoum, Germano Nati and Beraki Ghebre Selassie - were arrest
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise...
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise constitutional questions about an anti-terror plan, is ready to change its constitution to take part, Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert...
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert Bacon 2 more weeks to appeal his scheduled execution, that was scheduled for sept. 21 at 2 a
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people, including four women, died in police custody...
Six people, including four women, died in police custody or in detention centres in China after being detained for allegiance to the banned Falun Gong spiritual sect
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned...
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned colleagues Peter Bunch and Diana Thomas could be used as pawns in any military stand-off between Afghanistan and the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death...
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death and three others to long jail terms for two separate murders
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment...
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment will be crucial for its abolition world-wide, according to a UN consultant on the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that...
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that unless the constitution was changed, Portugal could become a "safe haven for terrorists"
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased...
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased following the September 11 attacks on the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be