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- AUGUST 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that Sa'id Bin Nasir Bin Muhammad Bin Jarwan Al-Asmari, a Saudi national, was publicly beheaded for shooting dead a relative during an argument
- AUGUST 20, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Louisiana Victims' Group Supports State Funding for...
Louisiana Victims' Group Supports State Funding for Death Row Appeals Victims' advocates in Louisiana want the state to adequately finance capital post-conviction appeals, saying that a sloppy legal process only drags out the appeals
- AUGUST 19, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal,...
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal, an Indian man, was beheaded for murdering a Saudi national by bashing his head with a rock during an argument
- AUGUST 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal,...
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal, an Indian man, was beheaded for murdering a Saudi national by bashing his head with a rock during an argument
- AUGUST 19, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that Abbas Makhyuri,...
The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that Abbas Makhyuri, a man convicted of murdering his cousin and her four-year-old son, was publicly hanged at dawn
- AUGUST 19, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Younus Shaikh a Muslim medical professor was...
Mohammed Younus Shaikh a Muslim medical professor was sentenced to death after a Pakistani court convicted him of blasphemy
- AUGUST 19, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Adel Yehya Saleh al-Matari executed in Amran province...
Adel Yehya Saleh al-Matari executed in Amran province for murder of Qanaf Hussein Zayed
- AUGUST 18, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives...
The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives Alfredo Biondi (Forza Italia) said he will be presenting a parliamentary question to the Interior Minister to denounce the behaviour of Chinese diplomats, who had been carrying out repressive activities
- AUGUST 18, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that Hamid Qorbanipur...
The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that Hamid Qorbanipur and Sa'id Moradian, convicted of murdering a teacher, were publicly hanged in the western city of Lorestan
- AUGUST 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people who robbed a bank in central China's Henan...
Six people who robbed a bank in central China's Henan Province were sentenced to death and deprived of all property
- AUGUST 18, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Mr Yumingyu, a 45 year old Taiwanese citizen, was sentenced...
Mr Yumingyu, a 45 year old Taiwanese citizen, was sentenced to death in Myanmar after being caught trying to smuggle 500 grams of heroin out of the country
- AUGUST 18, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
State-owned media reported that the Yangon district...
State-owned media reported that the Yangon district court sentenced Mr Yumingyu, a 45 year old Taiwanese citizen, to death for trying to smuggle heroin out of the country
- AUGUST 18, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
12 drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
12 drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
- AUGUST 17, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Thonburi Criminal Court sentenced to death a Ukrainian...
The Thonburi Criminal Court sentenced to death a Ukrainian woman for having 1
- AUGUST 17, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The Azerbaijani TV station ANS reported that President...
The Azerbaijani TV station ANS reported that President Heydar Aliyev issued a decree pardoning 95 prisoners
- AUGUST 17, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The People's Court of Thanh Hoa Province in central...
The People's Court of Thanh Hoa Province in central Vietnam handed down 12 death penalty verdicts and seven life sentences to 19 of 24 defendants charged with drug trafficking
- AUGUST 17, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Thonburi Criminal Court, in Thailand, sentenced...
The Thonburi Criminal Court, in Thailand, sentenced to death a Ukrainian woman for having 1
- AUGUST 17, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A July 2001 Harris Interactive survey found that: · 94%...
A July 2001 Harris Interactive survey found that: · 94% of Americans believe innocent people are sometimes convicted of murder · those surveyed believe that, on average, 12% of those convicted of murder are innocent · only 42% believe the death penalty de
- AUGUST 17, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Texas Court Grants Stay for Juvenile Offender
Aug 17: Napoleon Beazley was granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just hours before his scheduled execution.
- AUGUST 16, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Three armed robbers, sentenced to death by a revolutionary...
Three armed robbers, sentenced to death by a revolutionary court, were hanged in public at dawn
- AUGUST 16, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jeffery Doughtie was executed for he murders of Jerry...
Jeffery Doughtie was executed for he murders of Jerry Dean, 80, and his wife, Sylvia, 76 on Aug
- AUGUST 16, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
A man named Vali Hezar-Asb, from the Khavaran District...
A man named Vali Hezar-Asb, from the Khavaran District of Tehran, was publicly hanged in a football field opposite the Khavaran cultural centre
- AUGUST 16, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ordered an inquiry...
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat ordered an inquiry into the death of a Palestinian man who the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) said may have been tortured to death in a Gaza Strip prison run by the Palestinian Authority's military intellige
- AUGUST 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Rodolfo Biazon proposed amending the Death...
Senator Rodolfo Biazon proposed amending the Death Penalty Law to make the selling of firearms and other weapons to enemies of the state by members of the military and police a crime punishable by death through firing squad
- AUGUST 15, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Britons who admitted their guilt for three bomb...
Three Britons who admitted their guilt for three bomb explosions in the kingdom in 2000 could face the death penalty
- AUGUST 15, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Reza Nadi, 21, and Kazem Alayemi, 35, were publicly...
Reza Nadi, 21, and Kazem Alayemi, 35, were publicly hanged after being convicted of having murdered three jewellers and one student
- AUGUST 15, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Napoleon Beazley was granted a stay of execution by...
Napoleon Beazley was granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just four hours before his scheduled execution
- AUGUST 15, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
In Sana'a, Abdullah al-Sifyani was executed for the...
In Sana'a, Abdullah al-Sifyani was executed for the murder of Mohammed al-Abhar, and Nasser Saleh al-Matari was executed for the murder of Nabil Naji al-Matari
- AUGUST 14, 2001Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Britain's Privy Council overturned a death sentence...
Britain's Privy Council overturned a death sentence imposed on a citizen of the Dominican Republic, who was convicted of murder because the trial judge did not consider the issue of provocation
- AUGUST 14, 2001DelawareDEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the conviction...
The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence given Freddy Flonnory, 22, who was accused as a teen of murdering Angela Farmer, 17, and Danya Adams, 18, on July 14, 1997