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- SEPTEMBER 21, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hadi Bin-Ali Bin-Sa'ud al-Safar al-Qahtani was executed...
Hadi Bin-Ali Bin-Sa'ud al-Safar al-Qahtani was executed in Khamis Mushayt in Asir Governorate after having been found guilty of drug smuggling and killing a policeman
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives proposed a bill which...
The House of Representatives proposed a bill which advocated reducing the amount of illegal drugs found on a person in order to be eligible for the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Rustam Ubaydullayev, a 48-year-old inhabitant of Dushanbe,...
Rustam Ubaydullayev, a 48-year-old inhabitant of Dushanbe, was sentenced to death in Tajikistan for mugging a UN military observer in February 1999
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Prime Minister of Italy declared during a visit...
The Prime Minister of Italy declared during a visit to Washington, only a few days after the execution of Barnabei, that the death penalty is a problem that will grow in the conscience of the American people
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven gangsters and their associates were executed...
Seven gangsters and their associates were executed for crimes including murder, kidnapping and running gambling and prostitution rings
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Khudoydod Rasulov and Hasan Fayozov were found guilty...
Khudoydod Rasulov and Hasan Fayozov were found guilty of drug smuggling by the Leninobod regional court and sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000FranceDEATH PENALTY
Ex-hippie guru Ira Einhorn appealed to French Prime...
Ex-hippie guru Ira Einhorn appealed to French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to tear up an extradition order for his return to the United States to face trial for the murder of his girlfriend, his lawyers said
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that groups of Ivory Coast...
Amnesty International said that groups of Ivory Coast soldiers had been summarily killing unarmed suspected criminals and mistreating lawyers and journalists since the military coup on Christmas Eve, 1999
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Vitaliy Boyko, the chairman of the Supreme Court said...
Vitaliy Boyko, the chairman of the Supreme Court said in an interview that before the death penalty was abolished as a Council of Europe requirement there used to be between 120 and 150 death sentences handed out every year
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Tambi Raj Kaisafan Mani Mandiram, an Indian national,...
Tambi Raj Kaisafan Mani Mandiram, an Indian national, was executed after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
There were reports that at least 600 civilians had...
There were reports that at least 600 civilians had been killed or injured after President Estrada ordered thousands of troops to launch an attack on the bases of the armed Islamic separatist group Abu Sayyaf on the southern Philippine island of Jolo
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an [unidentified] Indian man...
Saudi Arabia executed an [unidentified] Indian man for smuggling heroin into the country
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The local Council of Milan approved a motion by counsellor...
The local Council of Milan approved a motion by counsellor Emanuele Fiano to name March 15th, the anniversary of Cesare Beccaria, philosopher who inspired the Italian justice system, as 'anti-death death penalty day'
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shaanxi Higher Court confirmed the death sentence...
The Shaanxi Higher Court confirmed the death sentence meted out to the former general manager of the Xian Electro-mechanical Devices, Zhou Changqing, involved in the biggest corruption and embezzlement case since the founding of the People's Republic of C
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mahbub Hashem Jewel, 24, a nephew of Capt (retd) Kismat...
Mahbub Hashem Jewel, 24, a nephew of Capt (retd) Kismat Hashem, a fugitive from the death sentence in the Bangabandhu murder Case, was sentenced to death for killing an engineer
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government...
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government officers in Monrovia
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
A military court sentenced six of the men to death...
A military court sentenced six of the men to death for plotting a bombing campaign against Jews and Christians during the Millennium celebrations at the start of the year
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists questioned whether the inmates...
Human rights activists questioned whether the inmates were trying to escape in the first place after revelations that the guards on duty had been drinking
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial...
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial of the six Bulgarian medics after a request by Libyan and Bulgarian defence attorneys for more time to prepare and study the 1,600-page indictment
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and...
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and Hasan al-Sa'id Ibrahim Muhammad, were executed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of Saudi national Mansur Bin-Salim Bin-Ajaj al-Anazi
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named Alamgir was sentenced to death by the district...
A man named Alamgir was sentenced to death by the district court for raping and then poisoning to death his sister-in-law aged 9 years
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial...
A Libyan court postponed until October 7 the trial of the six Bulgarian after a request by Libyan and Bulgarian defence attorneys for more time to prepare and study the 1,600-page indictment
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan...
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan after he was convicted of killing fellow Saudi Muhammad Bin-Jubran Bin-Jahhaf
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and...
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and Hasan al-Sa'id Ibrahim Muhammad were executed in Al-Ula Governorate in Medina region after having been convicted of killing Saudi national Mansur Bin-Salim Bin-Ajaj al-Anazi
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A German citizen, Christoph Lez, was arrested on espionage...
A German citizen, Christoph Lez, was arrested on espionage charges
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Vladimir Putin stated that if a majority of the public...
Vladimir Putin stated that if a majority of the public favour an end to the moratorium on the death penalty, "the people's views must be accommodated"
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Amir Sadami, 21, and Morteza Abdollahi 22, were publicly...
Amir Sadami, 21, and Morteza Abdollahi 22, were publicly hanged in the north-western province of Qazvin
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan convicted murderer Ranwilage Suren Sanjeewa...
Sri Lankan convicted murderer Ranwilage Suren Sanjeewa Fernando, 25, was hanged in Changi Prison, Singapore
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In an "open letter to the people of the United States...
In an "open letter to the people of the United States of America," Mrs
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rebel leader in the Democratic...
Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo accused government troops of executing 51 civilians in the north eastern town of Dongo