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- MAY 17, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Foday Sankoh, the leader of the Revolutionary United...
Foday Sankoh, the leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), was captured by pro-government forces
- MAY 17, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United...
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United Nations, expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan
- MAY 17, 2000AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Portugal's Supreme Court delayed ruling on an appeal...
Portugal's Supreme Court delayed ruling on an appeal against extradition filed by Algerian national Sid Ahmed Rezala, aged 20, accused of killing three women in France, two of them onboard trains
- MAY 17, 2000GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Roman Catholic bishops from the Caribbean said they...
Roman Catholic bishops from the Caribbean said they want the death penalty to be abolished despite strong support for the measure in some countries
- MAY 17, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey...
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey Lavrov expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan
- MAY 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Additional District and Sessions court in Gujranwala...
The Additional District and Sessions court in Gujranwala sentenced to death a convict [identified only as] Nadeem for shooting dead Muhammad Alam Butt
- MAY 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sher Ali was condemned to death twice for the murder...
Sher Ali was condemned to death twice for the murder of his maternal grandfather and aunt
- MAY 17, 2000GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Feleknas Uca, the German Democratic Socialist Party...
Feleknas Uca, the German Democratic Socialist Party (PDS) deputy congratulated President Sezer on his election in a written statement
- MAY 17, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
An elite Kenyan police squad set up to fight violent...
An elite Kenyan police squad set up to fight violent crime was disbanded after its officers were implicated in car theft, robbery, torture and execution
- MAY 16, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
A survey organised by the Estonian Church Council,...
A survey organised by the Estonian Church Council, Estonian Gospel Alliance and Estonian Bible Society and handled by letter among 1,700 respondents, showed that 57 percent of the respondents in a poll on religious attitudes said they favoured capital pun
- MAY 16, 2000YemenDEATH PENALTY
The US government requested the execution of Mohammed...
The US government requested the execution of Mohammed Rashed Dawood Al-Awli, a Yemeni man who was accused of involvement in blasting the two US embassy buildings in East Africa in August 1999
- MAY 16, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Safarudin Baba, 21, and Mohd Ashraf Endut,...
Muhammad Safarudin Baba, 21, and Mohd Ashraf Endut, 20 were sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in 1,031
- MAY 16, 2000UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced to death two residents...
A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced to death two residents of eastern Namangan Region identified as Dilmurod and Ilhom Ergashev for the murder of a mini bus driver Yusuf Suyarqulov
- MAY 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mengistab Abrahah Ould Girel and Kidani Balabi Dasta,...
Mengistab Abrahah Ould Girel and Kidani Balabi Dasta, both Eritreans, were executed in Al-Ta'if, after being convicted of killing their host by stabbing him to death with a knife several times and seizing his money
- MAY 16, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Chudhry Munammad Akram of the Special Anti Terrorist...
Judge Chudhry Munammad Akram of the Special Anti Terrorist Courtin Faisalabad sentenced to death Zulfiqar and Muhammad Sidique
- MAY 16, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saleem Sultan was condemned to capital punishment by...
Saleem Sultan was condemned to capital punishment by the Additional District and Sessions court in Lahore for murdering Muhammad Ijaz over a minor dispute at a race course on April 17, 1995
- MAY 16, 2000EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Two Eritreans were executed in Saudi Arabia for stabbing...
Two Eritreans were executed in Saudi Arabia for stabbing to death a man who had accompanied them when they entered the kingdom illegally
- MAY 16, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Malek Hussein al-Ahmadieh received a Military Court...
Malek Hussein al-Ahmadieh received a Military Court death sentence for murdering his sister
- MAY 16, 2000TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Walter Schwimmer, the Secretary General of the Council...
Walter Schwimmer, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE) said that CE welcomed election of Ahmet Necdet Sezer as the 10th President of Turkey
- MAY 15, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Judge Mohammad Aftabuddin meted out the death sentence...
Judge Mohammad Aftabuddin meted out the death sentence toEnayet Hossain Injufor beating to death Matin Sheikh of Bhattopratim village in Sadar upazila on February 4, 1996
- MAY 15, 2000GambiaDEATH PENALTY
President Jammeh's government took a pro Nigerian stance...
President Jammeh's government took a pro Nigerian stance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- MAY 15, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese who was found guilty...
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese who was found guilty of committing sodomy and other crimes, was executed in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- MAY 15, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Isa Khan Sa'idallah, a Pakistani national, was executed...
Isa Khan Sa'idallah, a Pakistani national, was executed in Riyad after he was convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia
- MAY 15, 2000PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Loren Legarda urged the Department of Foreign...
Senator Loren Legarda urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to look into the cases of three female Filipino workers facing execution overseas, for offences committed in their host countries
- MAY 15, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti Terrorist Court in Lahore meted out...
A Special Anti Terrorist Court in Lahore meted out the death penalty to [men identified only as] Shahid alias Shada, Akram and Ijaz in a dacoity cum rape case
- MAY 15, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national was executed in Riyad, the Saudi...
A Pakistani national was executed in Riyad, the Saudi Interior Ministry said
- MAY 14, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Some members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles...
Some members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles have expressed doubts about Gov
- MAY 14, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Anwarul Huq...
The District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Anwarul Huq condemned 12 people to death, and four others to rigorous imprisonment for life for the murder of eight people in a dispute over a six decimal piece of land in the Jorakhali village of Matlab thana in 1
- MAY 14, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechen Interior Minister Aydamir Abalayev reported...
Chechen Interior Minister Aydamir Abalayev reported the shooting of 11 hostages in the Russian PAP 5 concentration camp situated in the city of Dzhokhar [Groznyy]
- MAY 14, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taleban Minister of Information and Culture Mowlawi...
The Taleban Minister of Information and Culture Mowlawi Qudratollah Jamal, denied the opposition allegations regarding the killing of a number of opposition prisoners