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- MAY 1, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika promised an...
Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika promised an independent inquiry after days of rioting by the Berber minority left about 80 people dead
- MAY 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Janat Gul, who had consciously killed his wife Bebi...
Janat Gul, who had consciously killed his wife Bebi Ayesha was executed in front of thousands of people in Leva plain, Laghman Province
- MAY 1, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Rex Jory, writing on the Advertiser, lashed out against...
Rex Jory, writing on the Advertiser, lashed out against the scheduled execution of American bomber Timothy McVeigh
- MAY 1, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Marilyn Plantz was pronounced dead at 9:11 p
Marilyn Plantz was pronounced dead at 9:11 p
- MAY 1, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered bill SB692...
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered bill SB692 by Sen Donald Craind that halts executions until September 1, 2001 and establishes a Louisiana Death Sentence Study Commission to study the death penalty and how it is applied
- MAY 1, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Death row inmates and people convicted of other serious...
Death row inmates and people convicted of other serious crimes will have a new chance to prove their innocence using DNA evidence under legislation the House approved
- APRIL 30, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues blamed the Algerian authorities for the violence in the Berber region of Kabylie and accused police there of carrying out summary executions that has left at least 40 people dead
- APRIL 30, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would...
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would file a writ petition in the AP High Court seeking a direction to the state government that the guilty in the infants' sale racket be meted out strict punishment
- APRIL 30, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers...
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers Captain Abdul Majed and a non-commissioned officer, Risalder Moslemuddin, should hang, along with 10 sentenced earlier, for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (see 2000)
- APRIL 30, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national...
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Humud Bin-Fahd Bin-Salim al-Naturi of murdering his compatriot Turki Bin-abd-al-Rahman Bin-Mihda al-Shamri
- APRIL 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers,...
Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers, at least 400 people have been executed during April
- APRIL 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Mauricio Silva, 43
- APRIL 30, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs...
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs Chris Bishop resigned over government attempts to control news broadcasts
- APRIL 30, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs...
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs Chris Bishop resigned over government attempts to control news broadcasts
- APRIL 30, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition...
Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition of the death penalty and writer of the book which inspired the film 'Dead Man Walking', declared herself in favour of a live television broadcast of the McVeigh execution so that all would be able to see
- APRIL 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Jin Ruchao, the perpetrator of the notorious explosions...
Jin Ruchao, the perpetrator of the notorious explosions that killed 108 people on March 16, together with the other two offenders involved in the explosion, were executed
- APRIL 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn...
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn stated his belief that Russia will stop terrorism only if it lifts the moratorium on capital punishment
- APRIL 29, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Vice President Dick Cheney said that Oklahoma City...
Vice President Dick Cheney said that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh deserved to be executed, dismissing a papal plea to spare the life of the man responsible for the worst act of domestic terrorism in U
- APRIL 29, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A poll found that 81% of Louisiana residents favour...
A poll found that 81% of Louisiana residents favour a moratorium on executions while the state's capital punishment system is studied
- APRIL 28, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death by a southern Vietnam...
Five men were sentenced to death by a southern Vietnam court in a trial of nine people accused of drug trafficking from Laos (2
- APRIL 28, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
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- APRIL 28, 2001Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare...
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare the life of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed on May 16
- APRIL 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Li Baomin, whose sentence had been ratified by the...
Li Baomin, whose sentence had been ratified by the Supreme People's Court, was executed in Fuzhou City after being convicted of belonging to a smuggling ring
- APRIL 28, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare...
Pope John Paul II has asked President Bush to spare the life of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed on May 16
- APRIL 27, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Following the execution of five drug traffickers Amnesty...
Following the execution of five drug traffickers Amnesty International's Secretary General wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand urging him to use his executive powers to issue a moratorium on the use of the death penalty
- APRIL 27, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Mr Ngwakosi [phonetic] and Mr Mafuta [phonetic] were...
Mr Ngwakosi [phonetic] and Mr Mafuta [phonetic] were sentenced to death by a criminal court after being convicted of assassinating the Libyan ambassador to Central African Republic
- APRIL 27, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Reacting to press reports that death row prisoners...
Reacting to press reports that death row prisoners choked Kabwe's Mukobeko Maximum Prison, Fr
- APRIL 27, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Singapore man was sentenced to death for trafficking...
A Singapore man was sentenced to death for trafficking two kilograms of cannabis
- APRIL 27, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, expressed...
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, expressed concern at the human rights situation in Somalia
- APRIL 27, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced...
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced to death Roger L