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- AUGUST 14, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A federal court overturned the sentence of Oklahoma...
A federal court overturned the sentence of Oklahoma death row inmate Alfred Brian Mitchell because of the false and misleading testimony by Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist at trial
- AUGUST 14, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 13, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Ruling right-wing party MP Alfredo Biondi said he would...
Ruling right-wing party MP Alfredo Biondi said he would address a parliamentary interrogation to the Foreign Minister regarding the initiatives the government intends to take towards the release of the eight western aid-workers arrested in Afghanistan on
- AUGUST 13, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced to death Ozias Sibanda, 33, after convicting him of trying to smuggle 850 grams of heroin into the country
- AUGUST 13, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced to death Nepalese Indra Bahadur Tamang, 21, after convicting him of trying to smuggle 900 grams of heroin into the country
- AUGUST 13, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced...
The Tangerang District Court in Indonesia sentenced to death Okwudili Ayotanze, 21, and Hansen Anthony Nwaliosa, 33, both Nigerian nationals
- AUGUST 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Qi Huogui, described by Hong Kong-based news agency...
Qi Huogui, described by Hong Kong-based news agency Zhongguo Tongxun She as "the most serious corrupt official since the founding of Hainan Province," was executed by firing squad
- AUGUST 13, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two...
The Tangerang District Court sentenced to death two Nigerians, a Zimbabwean and a Nepalese man for drug related offences
- AUGUST 13, 2001New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A report recently released by the New Jersey Supreme...
A report recently released by the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the state's death penalty is more likely to be sought against defendants who kill white victims in white, suburban neighborhoods
- AUGUST 12, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southern city of Haikou sentenced to...
A court in the southern city of Haikou sentenced to death Wu Yadi, 37, a middle-ranking police officer, who was insulted by a prostitute during sex and was so enraged that he killed her
- AUGUST 12, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a 31 year old,...
Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a 31 year old, unnamed Iranian man, who had been sentenced to death for murder was publicly hanged at dawn
- AUGUST 12, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian radio reported that the State Security...
Palestinian radio reported that the State Security Court sentenced to death Khalid Sa'id al-'Akkih by firing squad
- AUGUST 11, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Yahia...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Yahia bin Mayyid al-Karni was publicly beheaded in Southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of shooting dead a young woman from his tribe
- AUGUST 10, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain staged a demonstration in front of the...
Hands Off Cain staged a demonstration in front of the Belgian Embassy in Rome, calling for European intervention in favour of 24 aid-workers arrested in Afghanistan on charges of proselytising in favour of Chistianity
- AUGUST 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TV reports stated that Zhuo Changren and Jiang Hongjun,...
TV reports stated that Zhuo Changren and Jiang Hongjun, who were among six Chinese given asylum after hijacking an airliner to South Korea in 1983, were each executed by a gunshot to the back of the head
- AUGUST 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Rodolfo Biazon declared on Philippines GMA...
Senator Rodolfo Biazon declared on Philippines GMA television that he wanted to see the death penalty for members of the military found guilty of conniving with the Abu Sayyaf
- AUGUST 10, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Zhuo Changren and Jiang Honjun, two Chinese defectors,...
Zhuo Changren and Jiang Honjun, two Chinese defectors, were executed for kidnapping and murdering a Taiwanese man in 1991
- AUGUST 10, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk signed into law a...
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk signed into law a bill passed by the country's legislature to establish a U
- AUGUST 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhuo Changren and Jiang Honjun, two Chinese defectors,...
Zhuo Changren and Jiang Honjun, two Chinese defectors, were executed for kidnapping and murdering a Taiwanese man in 1991
- AUGUST 10, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Munawar Hussain Munj, a former member of the National...
Munawar Hussain Munj, a former member of the National Assembly (lower house) from the central province of Punjab, was sentenced to death for drug trafficking
- AUGUST 10, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Khwan-on Natthaphon, 27, Was sentenced to death by...
Khwan-on Natthaphon, 27, Was sentenced to death by the High Court after being found guilty of murdering taxi driver Ong Huay Dee
- AUGUST 10, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court's decision, Petre Gelbakhiani and Irakli...
Supreme Court's decision, Petre Gelbakhiani and Irakli Dokvadze were sentenced to 12 and a half years of imprisonment after a Supreme Court decision
- AUGUST 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported on Afghan Taleban radio that Awlia...
It was reported on Afghan Taleban radio that Awlia Khan was publicly executed in the Sena sports ground in Mazar-e Sharif
- AUGUST 9, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian security court in the West Bank sentenced...
A Palestinian security court in the West Bank sentenced a 43-year-old Palestinian man to death by firing squad for treason and collaborating with the Israeli military
- AUGUST 9, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge ordered a new trial for Missouri death...
A federal judge ordered a new trial for Missouri death row inmate Richard D
- AUGUST 9, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Datin Paduka Hajah Seripah Noli Syed Hussin, a government...
Datin Paduka Hajah Seripah Noli Syed Hussin, a government backbencher, called for the death penalty to be imposed on those convicted of incest, stating that the perpetrators of this crime should be given the heaviest punishment for causing their victims t
- AUGUST 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A U.S. official said that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
A U.S. official said that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban told the United States that a decree issued in June prescribes expulsion, not the death penalty, for foreigners preaching other religions to Afghan Muslims
- AUGUST 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement on publicly hanged...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement on publicly hanged the four men convicted of setting off bombs in the capital and strung their bodies from cranes and a traffic tower in Kabul
- AUGUST 8, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The UAE introduced environmental laws that include...
The UAE introduced environmental laws that include the death penalty and fines as high as Dh10 million after several vessels ran aground and caused marine environmental disasters in territorial waters
- AUGUST 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found trying to convert Afghan Muslims to Christianity...
Anyone found trying to convert Afghan Muslims to Christianity - or anyone who converts - faces the death penalty under the Taliban's strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law