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- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
According to figures from Interior Ministry institutes,...
According to figures from Interior Ministry institutes, 85 per cent of the public favour the implementation of death sentences which have already been passed
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison
Three convicted murderers were hanged in Changi Prison
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Sago Gham Mrogan, an Indian man convicted of smuggling...
Sago Gham Mrogan, an Indian man convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Derek Rocco Barnabei died by lethal injection in Greensville...
Derek Rocco Barnabei died by lethal injection in Greensville prison after the Supreme Court rejected the last appeals presented by the lawyers of the Italo-American convict
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cheng Kejie, 66, former vice-chairman of the body that...
Cheng Kejie, 66, former vice-chairman of the body that runs China's parliament was executed by the Intermediate People's Court of Beijing, after the confirmation and approval by China's Supreme People's Court of his death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party,...
The three ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party and the New Conservative Party , agreed on a draft of a bill to revise the Juvenile Law to make juveniles criminally responsible from the age of 14, down from the current age of
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal...
Policy planners of the three ruling parties-the Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), New Komeito and Hoshuto (New Conservative Party)-decided to look into revising the Penal Code to pave the way for the introduction of life imprisonment without parole
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives...
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives released the results of a 802 voters poll by Peter Hart Research and American Viewpoint showing: 64% of Americans support a moratorium on executions until issues of fairness in capital punishment can be
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation...
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Legislation Committee Panel Krasheninnikov announced that the Union of Right Forces (SPS) faction he represents categorically opposes the annulment of the moratorium on capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's ombudsman, Oleg Mironov, criticized the idea...
Russia's ombudsman, Oleg Mironov, criticized the idea to cancel the moratorium on executions saying "It would cause a considerable damage to Russia's international prestige," adding that if such a decision is taken, the country's relations with the Counci
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Mozambican Human Rights League has claimed that...
The Mozambican Human Rights League has claimed that about 30 people have been victims of torture and even summary execution at the hands of the Mozambican police since the beginning of the year
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty...
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty of smuggling heroin and was beheaded in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti-Terrorist Court in Karachi condemned...
A Special Anti-Terrorist Court in Karachi condemned Phool Chand, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Shiraz, to death
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000EritreaDEATH PENALTY
The Sawrawi [Revolutionary] Democratic Front of Eritrea...
The Sawrawi [Revolutionary] Democratic Front of Eritrea [opposition group] said the EPLF [Eritrean People's Liberation Front]-led government executed 15 soldiers for allegedly retreating from the fighting that took place between the Ethiopian and Eritrean
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
The Kar-o Kargar reported that authorities had executed...
The Kar-o Kargar reported that authorities had executed the ex-husband of a university professor in the southern Kerman province for shooting her to death last year
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini gave a speech...
Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini gave a speech from New York, where he was attending the U
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Derek Rocco Barnabei, 33, white, was executed by lethal...
Derek Rocco Barnabei, 33, white, was executed by lethal injection in Greensville Correctional Center, Jarrat
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An extraordinary smuggling trial (about £5
An extraordinary smuggling trial (about £5
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said that it...
The Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said that it was untimely to abolish the death penalty in Russia
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
People's Deputy leader Gennady Raykov addressed Russian...
People's Deputy leader Gennady Raykov addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to cancel a moratorium on capital punishment in the country due to "the inexpedience of its observance
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul renewed appeals to U
Pope John Paul renewed appeals to U
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty imposed...
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty imposed Haq Nawaz, convicted of killing Sadiq Ganji, the Director General of the Iranian Cultural Centre in Lahore on December 19, 1990
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Bahman Savari, 22, was publicly hanged in the south-western...
Bahman Savari, 22, was publicly hanged in the south-western city of Ahvaz for killing a policeman
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Masoud Eslami, a drug addict who had killed his 53-year-old...
Masoud Eslami, a drug addict who had killed his 53-year-old aunt last year and stole her gold, was executed by hanging in Tehran's Qasr prison
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Qolam Bandak was hanged in Qasr prison on charges of...
Qolam Bandak was hanged in Qasr prison on charges of having beaten to death a 22-year-old inmate
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Pathologists examining the bodies of the six death...
Pathologists examining the bodies of the six death row convicts killed in the bungled escape attempt found an appalling catalogue of injuries, none resembling bullet wounds
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers called...
The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers called for a halt to executions until questions about the fairness of capital punishment could be resolved
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000MissouriDEATH PENALTY
George Harris, 41, black, was put to death by lethal...
George Harris, 41, black, was put to death by lethal injection in Potosi Correctional Center
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2000ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Pontiff united his voice to "those who ask that...
The Pontiff united his voice to "those who ask that Derek Rocco Barnabei's life be spared"
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2000JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Six convicted murderers in Jamaica were spared from...
Six convicted murderers in Jamaica were spared from hanging by a Privy Council ruling that all prisoners should be given access to the Jamaican Mercy Committee, the body which decides who will be executed and who should receive mercy