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- AUGUST 28, 2001WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
James Homer Elledge, 58, was pronounced dead at 12:52...
James Homer Elledge, 58, was pronounced dead at 12:52 in the Walla Walla Washington State Penitentiary
- AUGUST 28, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Jack Dale Walker, 35, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p
Jack Dale Walker, 35, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p
- AUGUST 28, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
European Member of Parliament Marco Pannella (Italian...
European Member of Parliament Marco Pannella (Italian Radical Party) filed a parliamentary question addressed to the European Commission regarding Mohammad Younus Shaik's case
- AUGUST 28, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Wali Ali Saleh executed in Sana'a for murder...
Abdul Wali Ali Saleh executed in Sana'a for murder of Nasser Ahmed al-Shagdari
- AUGUST 27, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
St. Louis County Circuit Judge Emmett M. O'Brien sentenced...
St. Louis County Circuit Judge Emmett M. O'Brien sentenced Marcellus Williams to death for the fatal stabbing of former Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle on Aug
- AUGUST 27, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Ukrainian woman named Viktoriya Mamontova...
The mother of a Ukrainian woman named Viktoriya Mamontova appealed to the Council of Europe in trying to get her death sentence revoked
- AUGUST 27, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A Lehigh County judge has granted a new trial and set...
A Lehigh County judge has granted a new trial and set aside a death sentence for a man who was convicted of setting a 1988 fire that killed his 3 children
- AUGUST 27, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Social Development Minister Datuk S
Social Development Minister Datuk S
- AUGUST 27, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abeed Muhammad Abeed executed in southern Yemen for...
Abeed Muhammad Abeed executed in southern Yemen for murder of Muhammad Ali Muhammad
- AUGUST 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Local media reported that four members of a gang in...
Local media reported that four members of a gang in southern China that kidnapped children, mostly babies, and sold them to rural families were executed
- AUGUST 26, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Abdus Sattar was sentenced to death and six others...
Abdus Sattar was sentenced to death and six others to life imprisonment for murdering Masud Ahmed, son of former MP Samsuddin Ahmed Eshaq
- AUGUST 26, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdu Ali Muhammad executed in Ibb province for murder...
Abdu Ali Muhammad executed in Ibb province for murder of Muhammad Mohsen Hassan
- AUGUST 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Delhi court sentenced to death Devender Pal Singh,...
A Delhi court sentenced to death Devender Pal Singh, a Sikh militant, for exploding a car bomb near the Indian Youth Congress office in 1993, killing nine persons and injuring 29, including the then president of the organisation, Mr
- AUGUST 25, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Bexar County Judge, Juanita A
A Bexar County Judge, Juanita A
- AUGUST 24, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
White Clifton Allen was pronounced dead at 2:23 a
White Clifton Allen was pronounced dead at 2:23 a
- AUGUST 24, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Ampai Saiphoo, 26, was executed by a pistol shot
Ampai Saiphoo, 26, was executed by a pistol shot
- AUGUST 24, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed bin Mahboub Sayed Amir, an Indian man, was executed for smuggling heroin into the country
- AUGUST 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi news agency SPA reported that Duwayhi Bin-Fuhayd...
The Saudi news agency SPA reported that Duwayhi Bin-Fuhayd Bin-Muhammad al-Qahtani, a Saudi national, was executed on after being found guilty of armed robbery and sexually assaulting young boys
- AUGUST 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed bin Mahboub Sayed Amir, an Indian man, was executed for smuggling heroin into the country
- AUGUST 24, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A death row inmate who was a day away from being lethally...
A death row inmate who was a day away from being lethally injected when a judge stayed his execution was resentenced to life in prison
- AUGUST 23, 2001PolandDEATH PENALTY
A Public Opinion Research Centre poll revealed that...
A Public Opinion Research Centre poll revealed that sixty-six per cent of Poles are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty, 24 per cent are against and 10 per cent had no opinion on the matter
- AUGUST 23, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced...
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that Harun Bin-Muhammad Adam, a Sudanese national, was executed after the Islamic Shari'ah Court found him guilty of the murder of Malak Akram, a Pakistani
- AUGUST 23, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced...
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that Harun Bin-Muhammad Adam, a Sudanese national, was executed after the Islamic Shari'ah Court found him guilty of the murder of Malak Akram, a Pakistani
- AUGUST 23, 2001IdahoDEATH PENALTY
Charles Irvin Fain, who spent over 18 years on Idaho's...
Charles Irvin Fain, who spent over 18 years on Idaho's death row, has been freed with all charges dismissed
- AUGUST 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced to death...
The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced to death Kang Duay, 40, Nee Khaewa, 27, and Dee Bai, 19, after they were convicted on charges of possessing 60,000 methamphetamine pills with intent to sell
- AUGUST 22, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Saleh Diefallah executed in al-Baydah province...
Ahmed Saleh Diefallah executed in al-Baydah province for murder of Ahmed Muhammad Saleh; Fadel Ali Hussein executed in Dali' province for murder of Ahmed Ahmed Khadir
- AUGUST 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xinhua, the official state news agency reported that...
Xinhua, the official state news agency reported that a Guangxi Zhuang, "Falun Gong addict", was sentenced to death for murder by the Intermediate People's Court in the Guangxi Zhuang
- AUGUST 21, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
The state will move executions to earlier in the day...
The state will move executions to earlier in the day to lower costs and improve convenience
- AUGUST 21, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ali Mutiesh executed in Lahij for killing...
Muhammad Ali Mutiesh executed in Lahij for killing Abdullah Saleh Hussein and Saleh Hussein Hajeb
- AUGUST 21, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
Only 4% of defendants were sentenced to death in Ohio...
Only 4% of defendants were sentenced to death in Ohio in 2000, the lowest percentage since records have been kept