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- JULY 15, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
"Race and the Death Penalty in North Carolina - An...
"Race and the Death Penalty in North Carolina - An Empirical Analysis: 1993-1997" The study, released earlier this year by researchers from the University of North Carolina, is the most comprehensive review of the death penalty ever conducted in North Car
- JULY 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected...
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected Abu Sayyaf members and sympathisers in southern Philippines after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced a major crackdown to end a prolonged hostage crisis, a senior official said
- JULY 14, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Fars Province judiciary, Hoseyn'ali...
The head of the Fars Province judiciary, Hoseyn'ali Amiri, told IRNA news agency that Fereydun Gorji, Mohammadyar Zohurirad and Zarqam Kazemi, three members of an armed band, had been sentenced to death by a Shiraz revolutionary court's judge earlier in t
- JULY 13, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Mustafakul Boimurodov...
The Tajik Supreme Court sentenced Mustafakul Boimurodov and Sadritdin Fatkhutdinov, the organizers and perpetrators of a terrorist attack on a Korean religious mission to Dushanbe, to death
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes...
A sick internet game which awards points and prizes for predicting who will die next on Death Row is attracting thousands of contestants, the Scottish Daily Record reported
- JULY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy in Russia said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JULY 13, 2001EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
The Eesti Pevaleht newspaper reported that the TOM...
The Eesti Pevaleht newspaper reported that the TOM website, which enables the public to propose law amendments, held the public voting session for the most popular proposals
- JULY 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Kittisak Wongchan and brother-in-law Danai Wongrian...
Kittisak Wongchan and brother-in-law Danai Wongrian were sentenced to death by the Chiang Rai provincial court for possessing approximately one million methamphetamine pills and 20 kilogrammes of heroin
- JULY 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two men convicted of murder were publicly executed...
Two men convicted of murder were publicly executed at the Mazar-e Sharif [Balkh Province, northern Afghanistan] sports ground
- JULY 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing...
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing won the vote to host the 2008 Olympics, but long-time critics said it would have to improve its human rights record between now and then
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported...
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported the stand of President Vladimir Putin on the impermissibility of capital punishment in Russia
- JULY 13, 2001JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on all Jamaicans to oppose...
Amnesty International called on all Jamaicans to oppose the continuing tragedy of inter-community violence and human rights abuses by the security forces, in wake of the recent outbursts of violence in Jamaica
- JULY 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight...
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight terrorism if the Americans persist in keeping the death penalty, Russia's envoy to the European Court of Human Rights Pavel Laptev told reporters
- JULY 12, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
- JULY 11, 2001CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
Cambodian lawmakers approved legislation paving the...
Cambodian lawmakers approved legislation paving the way for a long-awaited trial of former leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime
- JULY 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman...
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman for foreign affairs protested against Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Danish radio reported
- JULY 11, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Hirondelle news agency reported that eleven people...
The Hirondelle news agency reported that eleven people were sentenced to death for involvement in Rwanda's 1994 genocide by a court in Gikongoro, southwest Rwanda
- JULY 11, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
James Wilens Jr, 39, was executed by lethal injection
James Wilens Jr, 39, was executed by lethal injection
- JULY 11, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman...
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman for foreign affairs protested against Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Danish radio reported
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya,...
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya, accusing Moscow of covering up its forces' widespread brutality against detainees in the war-torn breakaway republic
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that...
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that mercenaries from the Interior Ministry's internal troops hanged seven people on a gas pipe in the centre of Alkhan-Kale village on June 20
- JULY 11, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Jerome Mallett, 42, was put to death at 12:06 a
Jerome Mallett, 42, was put to death at 12:06 a
- JULY 11, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International voiced its outrage at the reported...
Amnesty International voiced its outrage at the reported stoning to death of an Iranian woman at Evin prison in Tehran, despite its worldwide appeals for 30-year-old MaryamAyoubi's death sentence to be commuted
- JULY 11, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
A woman, sentenced to death for murder and adultery,...
A woman, sentenced to death for murder and adultery, was stoned to death in Tehran's Evin prison, a judiciary source said
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death...
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death penalty set off a fresh wave of controversy over whether the country needs the capital punishment
- JULY 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI EXECUTES 5TH INMATE THIS YEAR
July 11, 2001: Jerome Mallet was executed by lethal injection for killing a state trooper during a traffic stop in 1985. Jerome was one of the four Missouri death row inmates photographed by Oliviero Toscani.
- JULY 10, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Kyodo news agency reported that Iraq, for the first...
The Kyodo news agency reported that Iraq, for the first time in over a decade, said in a news report it was willing to have a dialogue with the U
- JULY 10, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported on Kazakh television that the country...
It was reported on Kazakh television that the country may lose the opportunity to join the European Community if it did not abolish the death penalty since both the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the OSCE had set this condition for ac
- JULY 10, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A legislative official said that two Kuwaiti politicians...
A legislative official said that two Kuwaiti politicians presented a controversial draft bill to parliament to amend the Gulf Arab state's penal code to meet Islamic sharia law