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- APRIL 5, 2001KuwaitDEATH 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, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian...
Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian mob leaders for inciting clashes with Muslims in which hundreds died in the eastern island of Sulawesi
- APRIL 5, 2001CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuban President Fidel Castro lambasted the USA in an...
Cuban President Fidel Castro lambasted the USA in an address at the 105th Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Havana
- APRIL 5, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42...
Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for killing 42 Nepalese policemen and wounding 75 others in the deadliest attacks in their five-year war against the constitutional monarchy
- APRIL 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution...
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution of Ralph Baze, who was scheduled to die Tuesday for the slayings of the Powell County sheriff and a deputy in a 1992 ambush
- APRIL 5, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of...
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of an Air Force technician and her baby must be tried again, the Florida Supreme Court ruled
- APRIL 5, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court threw out Texas death row inmate...
A federal appeals court threw out Texas death row inmate David Allen Gardner's sentence, ruling his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was violated by a psychiatrist's testimony
- APRIL 5, 2001United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences issued to four men who tried to...
The death sentences issued to four men who tried to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman have been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
The Dubai Court of Cassation uphold the death sentence...
The Dubai Court of Cassation uphold the death sentence on an Omani, involved with three other people for trying to sell almost 464 kilos of hashish for Dh4 million in April 1998
- APRIL 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried...
The death sentence issued to a Pakistani who tried to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman has been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences issued to four men who tried in...
The death sentences issued to four men who tried in 1998 to sell Dh4 million worth of hashish to an undercover policeman have been upheld by the Dubai Court of Cassation
- APRIL 5, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly approved a new...
Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly approved a new criminal code, abolishing the death penalty
- APRIL 5, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
April 5, 2001 Gov
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- APRIL 5, 2001New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the...
The New Hampshire legislature fell just short of the votes it needed to follow through on its move last year to become the 1st state in more than 20 years to repeal a death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian police described the death sentence passed...
Nigerian police described the death sentence passed in April on three mobile policemen as a "good and reliable" judgement
- APRIL 4, 2001ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Legislators in Connecticut's House of Representatives...
Legislators in Connecticut's House of Representatives called for a 2-year moratorium on the death penalty
- APRIL 4, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end...
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end of 2001
- APRIL 4, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against...
A Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Mohammad Adam Omar, 52, a Sudanese mortuary worker for murdering two female university students
- APRIL 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant,...
A woman witchdoctor, Mona Fandey, her husband and assistant, sentenced to death for the grisly murder of a Malaysian lawmaker, lost their final chance for a pardon as the Pahang Pardons Board rejected clemency
- APRIL 4, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on...
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on the future for Slobodan Milosevic, pressing for his immediate and unconditional surrender to The Hague
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A string of corruption charges have been filed against...
A string of corruption charges have been filed against the former Philippine President, Joseph Estrada, by an anti-corruption ombudsman a day after he was stripped of immunity from prosecution by the Supreme Court
- APRIL 4, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Botswana President Festus Mogae reacted to the controversy...
Botswana President Festus Mogae reacted to the controversy sparked off by the execution of Marietta Sonjaleen Bosch by asserting that he was a "retributionist by conviction" who shall always uphold the laws of his country
- APRIL 4, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
International Views: Use of the Death Penalty Could...
International Views: Use of the Death Penalty Could Result in Withdrawal of U
- APRIL 4, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The state Senate rejected a 3-year moratorium on executions
The state Senate rejected a 3-year moratorium on executions
- APRIL 4, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan...
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan were sentenced to death by the provincial court in Trat for possessing speed pills with intent to sell
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that...
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has adopted the policy of commuting all death sentences", Senate President Aquilino Q
- APRIL 4, 2001OmanDEATH PENALTY
Khalid bin Khamis bin Ali, Mohamed bin Rashid bin Nasser,...
Khalid bin Khamis bin Ali, Mohamed bin Rashid bin Nasser, Khalid bin Thami bin Khalifain and Mahmud bin Marhun bin Hamdan were executed in Oman by firing squad for murder
- APRIL 4, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The House passed HB 1705 to ban the execution of those...
The House passed HB 1705 to ban the execution of those who commit capital crimes before the age of 18
- APRIL 3, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th...
Swedish Ambassador Johan Molander speaking at the 57th session of the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights on behalf of the European Union, condemned the use of the death penalty in China
- APRIL 3, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable"...
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable" that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic could be executed