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- APRIL 10, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Justice Ginsburg Supports Moratorium U
Justice Ginsburg Supports Moratorium U
- APRIL 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against...
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against a Chechen separatist fighter accused of killing several Russians, including a baby, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported
- APRIL 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander...
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander Arbi Barayev's unit in the village of Valerik of Urus-Martanovskiy District
- APRIL 9, 2001LaosDEATH PENALTY
Laos closed its National Assembly after passing a hotly...
Laos closed its National Assembly after passing a hotly debated amendment to the country´s 1990 criminal code that introduced the death penalty for drug trafficking
- APRIL 9, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that...
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that Serbia would not be abolishing the death penalty in the near future even though such actions would hinder their accession to the Council of Europe
- APRIL 9, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary...
The leadership of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) submitted to the National Assembly chairman 150,000 signatures in support of the death penalty for murderers of children and pregnant women
- APRIL 9, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
In an unprecedented move, Governor Frank Keating granted...
In an unprecedented move, Governor Frank Keating granted clemency to Phillip Smith
- APRIL 9, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Bills HB 563 and SB 316 died with session end
Bills HB 563 and SB 316 died with session end
- APRIL 8, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Speaker of the Syrian parliament, Abdallah...
The Deputy Speaker of the Syrian parliament, Abdallah Musilli, said a special official committee was formed several years ago to examine the subject of death sentences "and it concluded that capital punishment in Syria is confined to some crimes of a sava
- APRIL 7, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced to death Fouad Boulemia, 29, who...
A court sentenced to death Fouad Boulemia, 29, who had been found guilty of the murder of Abdelkader Hachani, a leading member of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front, in Algiers in 1999
- APRIL 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people were sentenced to death for their part...
Three people were sentenced to death for their part in a contract killing ordered by a local Communist Party boss which led to two more deaths than planned
- APRIL 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was...
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was beheaded for shooting to death his Nigerian wife during an argument
- APRIL 6, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE)...
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) recommended the suspension of Ukraine from the organization
- APRIL 6, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison,...
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison, said the prison houses four death row inmates
- APRIL 6, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for convicted killer Mariette Bosch, called...
Lawyers for convicted killer Mariette Bosch, called for an independent commission of inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her hanging
- APRIL 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin,...
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin, said the National Program was a positive step for Turkey's EU membership
- APRIL 6, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution...
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution proposing the abolition of the death penalty, even in the case of those convicted of crimes committed during the seven year dictatorship (1967-1974)
- APRIL 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated...
Relatives of the 58 Chinese migrants who died suffocated in a lorry on ferry-crossing to the United Kingdom were expressing hopes that the driver who deliberately closed the air vent, Perry Wacker, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin,...
German Socialist Deputy Ozan Ceyhun, of Turkish origin, said the National Program was a positive step for Turkey's EU membership since the Turkish government had made self criticism on many issues for the first time with this program
- APRIL 6, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i...
Amnesty International said that 'Abd al-Wahad al-Rifa'i who was hanged after he had been held in prison without charge or trial for more than two years on suspicion of being in contact with the Iraqi opposition abroad
- APRIL 6, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel...
In Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon, the same 3-judge panel that gave Joseph Green the death penalty in 1998 sentenced him to life in prison without parole
- APRIL 6, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the...
A federal judge said a man sentenced to die for the slaying of an elderly couple in Warren must be resentenced because his attorneys did a poor job of representing him
- APRIL 6, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to...
The Human Rights Committee made recommendations to Syria to reduce the number of offences punishable by the death penalty and that an independent commission of inquiry be established on allegations of extra-judicial executions and "disappearances" of Syri
- APRIL 6, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's...
The UN Human Rights Committee deplored the State party's refusal to reveal the number of persons who have been executed or condemned to death
- APRIL 6, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally...
Vietnamese dissidents in exile accused Hanoi of brutally repressing Christians and Buddhists, alleging hill tribe people were attacked and tortured to death after recent protests in the Central Highlands
- APRIL 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man...
Actress Susan Sarandon, star of the film 'Dead Man Walking' declared the death penalty "expensive, arbitrary and capricious
- APRIL 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman,...
Following Marietta Bosch, the South african woman, executed in Botswana on March 31 for murder, the South Africa's National Association of Democratic Lawyers said Botswanan President Festus Mogae should commute the sentences of all prisoners in his countr
- APRIL 5, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum...
A survivor of the March 1995 gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult on the Tokyo subway system stated, testifying as a witness, that the cult's founder, Shoko Asahara, should face the death penalty for his crime
- APRIL 5, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious...
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious figure in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, calling for famous Kuwaiti artist, Abdullah Al Rwaishid, to be sentenced to death for using a chapter of the Holy Quran in a song
- APRIL 5, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U