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- MAY 22, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tashkent City Court sentenced two men to death...
The Tashkent City Court sentenced two men to death for murder and robbery
- MAY 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Municipal Intermediate Number One People's...
The Shanghai Municipal Intermediate Number One People's Court sentenced Wang Qibiao to death for tax evasion
- MAY 21, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for the separate...
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for the separate murders of compatriots
- MAY 21, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Tripoli court sentenced seven people to death for...
A Tripoli court sentenced seven people to death for their involvement in last year's bloody riots that Libyan officials said were part of a plot aimed at derailing Muammar Gaddafi's African unity drive
- MAY 21, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
President Leonid Kuchma signed the Criminal Code that...
President Leonid Kuchma signed the Criminal Code that was recently approved by Parliament, thus ensuring that it will come into force
- MAY 21, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association...
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) released its progress report in which it stated a list of objectives for democratisation in Turkey
- MAY 21, 2001QatarDEATH PENALTY
A Qatar appeals court condemned to death Sheikh Hamad...
A Qatar appeals court condemned to death Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Hamad Al Thanin, a cousin of the country's emir, and 18 other defendants for their role in a foiled 1996 coup, overturning a lower court ruling giving the plotters life sentences
- MAY 21, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman convicted of acting in pornographic...
An Iranian woman convicted of acting in pornographic films was stoned to death in the prison where she had been held for eight years
- MAY 21, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Shouai Ibrahim al-Matari executed by firing squad in...
Shouai Ibrahim al-Matari executed by firing squad in Hajjah province for murdering an unrelated man, Shouai Shabayn al-Matari, and his daughter, Qamamah
- MAY 21, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Iran resumes death by stoning
May 21, 2001: an Iranian woman accused of acting in pornographic films was stoned to death in Tehran. She was the first convict to be executed by stoning since 1996. Another woman is due to be stoned in public for murdering her husband. Her male accomplic
- MAY 21, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
A 2-year moratorium on executions of death row inmates...
A 2-year moratorium on executions of death row inmates was rejected by the Assembly Judiciary Committee
- MAY 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were sentenced to death in Guizhou province...
Eight people were sentenced to death in Guizhou province for abducting and selling 42 children
- MAY 20, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish security forces have killed six people in the...
Turkish security forces have killed six people in the mountainous southeastern province of Bingol, state-controlled Anatolian news agency said
- MAY 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Liaoning judicial organs openly tried 38 criminal...
The Liaoning judicial organs openly tried 38 criminal cases in nine cities and executed a number of suspects
- MAY 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed 29 members of violent gangs, targeting...
China executed 29 members of violent gangs, targeting robbery and murder rings in a "Strike Hard"
- MAY 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said...
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said that Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, during a visit in Thailand, backed the Thai proposal for an anti-narcotics summit of prime ministers of the two countries, Laos and Myanmar
- MAY 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senatorial candidate Santanina Rasul proposed legislation...
Senatorial candidate Santanina Rasul proposed legislation that would make election fraud a heinous crime that would make offenders face either a prison term or the execution chamber
- MAY 18, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed...
Two convicts sentenced to death for murder were executed at midnight after their request for a presidential pardon was rejected
- MAY 18, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk...
Two men were beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk for murdering a police officer and trafficking in drugs
- MAY 18, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia publicly beheaded seven men for gang rape
Saudi Arabia publicly beheaded seven men for gang rape
- MAY 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court of southwest China's...
The Intermediate People's Court of southwest China's Guizhou Province, sentenced eight child-traffickers to death
- MAY 18, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
During a press conference entitled "China: not only...
During a press conference entitled "China: not only death penalty" organized by Hands off Cain, Erping Zhang, international spokesman for Falun Gong, denounced the abuses against the movement by the Chinese government, which banned Falun Gong from China i
- MAY 18, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice said Taiwan's first step to...
The Ministry of Justice said Taiwan's first step to phase out capital punishment within the space of three years is to reduce the number of offences that lead only to the death penalty
- MAY 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong denounce abuses by Chinese authorities
May 18, 2001: “We are not a religion, nor are we a political party or ever intend to become one,” Erping Zhang, international spokesman for Falun Gong, said in Rome
- MAY 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong denounce abuses by Chinese authorities
May 18, 2001: “We are not a religion, nor are we a political party or ever intend to become one,” Erping Zhang, international spokesman for Falun Gong, said in Rome
- MAY 17, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Easley ratified a law approved by the Parliament...
Governor Easley ratified a law approved by the Parliament that would allow prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for a 1st-degree conviction even when aggravating circumstances are present
- MAY 17, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Premier Chang Chun-hsiung said formation of a new policy...
Premier Chang Chun-hsiung said formation of a new policy will require a public consensus
- MAY 17, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court ordered Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi's...
The High Court ordered Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi's retrial, a South African man who was due to hang for murder
- MAY 17, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Tokyo High Court sentenced Kaoru Okashita, 54,...
The Tokyo High Court sentenced Kaoru Okashita, 54, a former real estate broker, to death for murdering Ume Endo, 82, an apartment owner, in Tokyo on October 1, 1989, after swindling her out of land by forging a sales contract
- MAY 17, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan said he planned...
Taiwan's Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan said he planned to abolish the death sentence before his term ends in 2004