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- NOVEMBER 19, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Freedom Union Deputy chairman Vladimir Mlynar believes...
The Freedom Union Deputy chairman Vladimir Mlynar believes that Europe might resume a discussion on the introduction of the death sentence in the future and that the Czech Republic should take part in it
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Yemeni Bani al-Harith sentenced Sudanese Mohammad...
The Yemeni Bani al-Harith sentenced Sudanese Mohammad Adam Omar to death by the sword or by firing squad after finding him guilty of killing Huson Ahmad Atiyyah
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern...
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern Region
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern...
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern Region (Saudi Arabia)
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant...
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant of killing two women and sentenced him to death, officials said
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant...
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant of killing two women and sentenced him to death, officials said
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Municipal police forces were the answer to the current...
Municipal police forces were the answer to the current spate of attacks on South African farms, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
A man was hanged in the south-eastern province of Kerman...
A man was hanged in the south-eastern province of Kerman after his death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people who, disguised as soldiers, had stolen...
Seven people who, disguised as soldiers, had stolen guns and cars and killed 19 people in the southwestern province of Yunnan, were executed
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Taejon District Court sentenced Lee Jong-kwon,...
The Taejon District Court sentenced Lee Jong-kwon, 36, to death for killing his two daughters and two nephews in order to receive life insurance money
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The specialized chamber of the Kibungo court of first...
The specialized chamber of the Kibungo court of first instance [southeastern Rwanda] passed a verdict on 25 people charged with genocide and other crimes against humanity
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Uzbek Supreme Court sentenced two men-Islamic Movement...
The Uzbek Supreme Court sentenced two men-Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader Takhir Yuldashev and field commander Dzhuma Namagani-to death in absentia and sentenced 10 others to various terms of imprisonment for their role in the February 1999 bombings
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
India accused Islamabad of sending death row convicts...
India accused Islamabad of sending death row convicts from Pakistan to create mayhem in the border state of Kashmir
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Dwayne Weeks, 37, black, was executed by lethal injection
Dwayne Weeks, 37, black, was executed by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zheng Daofang, the former deputy director of the Communications...
Zheng Daofang, the former deputy director of the Communications Department of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, was sentenced to death by the Sichuan Higher People's Court for accepting bribes and possessing huge properties without a known source for th
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A dawn-to-dusk token hunger strike demanding an end...
A dawn-to-dusk token hunger strike demanding an end to selling acid in the open market was observed in Narayanganj by the Jona Kayek-O-Tarun Sangha, a social organisation against the misuse of acid
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Seoul High Court sentenced to death 23-year-old...
The Seoul High Court sentenced to death 23-year-old Hwang Ho-jin for having raped and killed three women
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambia Independent Monitoring Team (ZIMT) urged...
The Zambia Independent Monitoring Team (ZIMT) urged the government to abolish the death penalty instead of waiting until a national consensus was reached on capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed for shooting to death a compatriot...
A man was executed for shooting to death a compatriot in a dispute
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca (Saudi...
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The Social Democrat parliamentary floor leader Peter...
The Social Democrat parliamentary floor leader Peter Struck and the parliamentary leaders of the Greens coalition partners, Kerstin Mueller and Rezzo Schlauch, called on Texas Governor George W
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five men were executed in the Yunnan province for trafficking...
Five men were executed in the Yunnan province for trafficking the drug "ice"
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing...
Gias Uddin, 20, was condemned to death for killing his brother Sabur Mia, 27, on July 20, 2000 during an altercation
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death for murdering the business...
Two men were sentenced to death for murdering the business partner of one of the men's wife
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville...
Thousands of people from Klerksdorp, Nigel and Carletonville marched in Pretoria from Church Square to the Union Buildings to protest against crime
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000MissouriDEATH PENALTY
James Chambers, 48, white, was executed by lethal injection,...
James Chambers, 48, white, was executed by lethal injection, he was pronounced dead at 00:08, in Potosi Correctional Center
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Tony Chambers, 32, black, was executed by lethal injection
Tony Chambers, 32, black, was executed by lethal injection
- NOVEMBER 15, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
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- NOVEMBER 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Guoqing, 22, convicted of killing an officer Yuan...
Wang Guoqing, 22, convicted of killing an officer Yuan Shiguang, was executed after being sentenced to death by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on September 4