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- MAY 14, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
House passed a bill to ban the execution of juvenile...
House passed a bill to ban the execution of juvenile offenders
- MAY 14, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The House voted down a bill that would have allowed...
The House voted down a bill that would have allowed the sentencing option of life without parole
- MAY 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The family of a man hanged 49 years ago for a murder...
The family of a man hanged 49 years ago for a murder he did not commit received £1
- MAY 13, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
In a recent op-ed for the Washington Post, Jim Willett,...
In a recent op-ed for the Washington Post, Jim Willett, who presided over 89 executions as the warden on Texas' death row, stated: Has an innocent man ever been executed? Probably
- MAY 13, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's Revolutionary Court gave heavy sentences, including...
Iran's Revolutionary Court gave heavy sentences, including the death penalty, to some 30 members of a group of Shi'ite Muslim activists charged with subversion, the Tosea daily said
- MAY 13, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Abdel Karim Muhammad Alwan executed for the murder...
Abdel Karim Muhammad Alwan executed for the murder of Amin Hussein Abdullah
- MAY 12, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted murderers were hanged in Fat'hol Mobin...
Two convicted murderers were hanged in Fat'hol Mobin Square in the southwestern city of Dezful
- MAY 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) stated...
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) stated its intention to start collecting signatures to support the introduction of the death penalty for drug distribution
- MAY 11, 2001TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The military board of the Tajik Supreme Court sentenced...
The military board of the Tajik Supreme Court sentenced to death
- MAY 11, 2001EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Girma Wakjirra, Ethiopia's chief special prosecutor...
Girma Wakjirra, Ethiopia's chief special prosecutor for the reign of terror campaign that took place in the country between 1977-78, told parliament the courts had passed verdicts on 1,181 of the 6,180 genocide cases since the trials started in 1994
- MAY 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were executed for tax fraud in Guangdong
Four people were executed for tax fraud in Guangdong
- MAY 11, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Baumhammers, 35, was sentenced to death for...
Richard Baumhammers, 35, was sentenced to death for of the April 28, 2000 killing of 5 people in a racially motivated shooting spree in suburban Pittsburgh last year
- MAY 11, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Eight Yemenis executed by firing squad for separate murders
Eight Yemenis executed by firing squad for separate murders
- MAY 11, 2001DEATH PENALTY
McVeigh execution delayed
May 11, 2001: U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft announced Friday a delay of execution as FBI revealed failure to hand over 3,000 pages of documents to McVeigh´s trial defence.
- MAY 10, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
It would be at least 4
It would be at least 4
- MAY 10, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In line with established EU practice, the Swedish Presidency...
In line with established EU practice, the Swedish Presidency of the European Union on May 10, 2001 made a demarche to the U
- MAY 10, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
An article in the New York times stated that support...
An article in the New York times stated that support for capital punishment in the United State's was dropping
- MAY 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Stay of execution for Timothy McVeigh?
May 10, 2001: strong possibility of a stay of execution for McVeigh after the FBI admitted to witholding evidence from the defence during the trial.
- MAY 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
McVeigh execution delayed
May 10, 2001: the U.S. Attorney General announced Friday that he was delaying the execution because the FBI failed to turn over more than 3,000 pages of documents to McVeigh´s trial defence.
- MAY 10, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The human rights group Amnesty International asked...
The human rights group Amnesty International asked President Bush to commute Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's death sentence
- MAY 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
According to a poll conducted by The Express support...
According to a poll conducted by The Express support for capital punishment is slipping
- MAY 8, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his...
A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his visa, is fighting to stay in Japan out of fear of a death sentence if sent back to his home country
- MAY 8, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Former Assistant Secretary of State Harold Koh, who...
Former Assistant Secretary of State Harold Koh, who led two U
- MAY 8, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three robbers who sacked 34 temples when disguised...
Three robbers who sacked 34 temples when disguised as police were sentenced to death in southern Fujian Province by the Higher People's Court of Fujian
- MAY 8, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
The state executed a murderer who said he wouldn't...
The state executed a murderer who said he wouldn't appeal his sentence because it would bring more torment to the families of his 5 victims
- MAY 8, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his...
A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his visa, is fighting to stay in Japan out of fear of a death sentence if sent back to his home country
- MAY 8, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden abolished capital punishment in 1921
Sweden abolished capital punishment in 1921
- MAY 8, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Ercan Kartal, a member of the illegal Revolutionary...
Ercan Kartal, a member of the illegal Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), was sentenced to capital punishment by an Istanbul State Security Court (DGM) on charges of "attempting to change the constitutional order by using force"
- MAY 8, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death by a Guangzhou court as...
A man was sentenced to death by a Guangzhou court as the ringleader of a gang that kidnapped 27 women and sold them as "wives" to peasants, the Procuratorial Daily said
- MAY 8, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The 75 year old writer Gore Vidal was one of three...
The 75 year old writer Gore Vidal was one of three people chosen by MCVeigh to be a witness to his final moments in the death chamber of Terre Haute in Indiana