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- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration...
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration with Israel was killed during an attempted escape, witnesses said
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign against drug trafficking was a fight to the finish and warned the Philippines could become "Asia's Colombia" if the drug menace was not promptly curbed
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery...
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery were executed by Chinese authorities on September 8 and 9 as part of the "Strike Hard" anti-crime campaign
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting...
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting Christianity in Islamic Afghanistan appeared for the first time in the ruling Taliban's Supreme Court, saying they were innocent of proselytising
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that...
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that he would not seek the death penalty against Randolph Reeves at an upcoming resentencing hearing
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot...
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot during an argument, Saudi television reported
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against...
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against Western aid organisations in Afghanistan, displaying an array of Bibles and Christian films which it said had been confiscated from charity workers expelled
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jan E
U.S. District Judge Jan E
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the decision of Pakistani censors to order the removal of an article from the September 3 edition of Newsweek as a condition for the magazine's distribution in the country
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the...
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the murder of Thackoor Boodram form the single largest group sentenced to death for one murder in the history of Trinidad and Tobago
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
An eight member committee was recently appointed to...
An eight member committee was recently appointed to study Nebraska's death penalty before the 2003 Legislative session opens
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called...
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in Russia for drug traders
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and...
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and Ar-sing sae Lee, 28, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced...
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban were considering a prisoner swap with the United States as a trial in Kabul of eight foreign aid workers for promoting Christianity -a charge that carries the death penalty - began its third day
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell,...
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, arrived in the Afghan capital saying he would talk to the ruling Taliban about the fate of 24 aid workers accused of promoting Christianity
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and...
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and Justice Minister Phil Goff raised their concerns about China's use of the death penalty, and its incarceration of political prisoners during a meeting with visiting Chinese Justice Minister Zhang Fusen
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and...
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and Justice Minister Phil Goff raised their concerns about China's use of the death penalty, and its incarceration of political prisoners during a meeting with visiting Chinese Justice Minister Zhang Fusen
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and...
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and Ar-sing sae Lee, 28, and a Burmese drug dealer, Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The murder toll continues to fall in the Philippines,...
The murder toll continues to fall in the Philippines, with an average of eight people slain every day in the first half of the year
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A top Turkish judge, Appeals Court chief judge Sami...
A top Turkish judge, Appeals Court chief judge Sami Selcuk, said the country should draw up a new constitution instead of "wasting time" amending the present charter to bring it into line with European Union standards
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The former head of the Minsk detention centre, Aleh...
The former head of the Minsk detention centre, Aleh Alkayew, revealed the circumstances behind the reports linking high-ranking officials to the disappearance of prominent opposition figures
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
A lawyer from the central Serbian town of Paracin was...
A lawyer from the central Serbian town of Paracin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 19-year old girl in 1996
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is not a punishment and should be...
The death penalty is not a punishment and should be scrapped from Uganda laws, the director of human resources at the Bank of Uganda, Magala Nyago, said
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
State District Judge Bonnie Jackson granted Leroy V
State District Judge Bonnie Jackson granted Leroy V
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A
Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism,...
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism, non-governmental organizations called for urgent action by member states to combat discrimination
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Washington Post said that this year marked the...
The Washington Post said that this year marked the first time since the death penalty was restored in 1976 that executions had dropped significantly nationwide for two years in a row
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
US executions drop for the second straight year
September 6, 2001: executions in the United States have decreased for the second consecutive year, with sharp declines in leading death penalty states Texas and Virginia.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The constitutional amendment bill been presented to...
The constitutional amendment bill been presented to the Parliament Chairmanship proposes a number of changes in capital punishment, freedom of thought, political party closures and the authority of the President