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- FEBRUARY 28, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Reza Eslampour, 29, was shot in the city of...
Mohammad Reza Eslampour, 29, was shot in the city of Larijan following charges of murder
- FEBRUARY 27, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Some 200 Bulgarians prayed and then marched through...
Some 200 Bulgarians prayed and then marched through central Sofia in solidarity for the six Bulgarian medical staff facing trial in Libya
- FEBRUARY 27, 2000SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal's Interior Minister, General Lamine Cisse,...
Senegal's Interior Minister, General Lamine Cisse, said that all measures were taken to ensure free and fair elections
- FEBRUARY 27, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A District and Sessions Court in Chatta condemned to...
A District and Sessions Court in Chatta condemned to death Mohammad Akram for murder
- FEBRUARY 26, 2000IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's law minister, Ram Jethmalani strongly favoured...
India's law minister, Ram Jethmalani strongly favoured abolition of capital punishment saying the useless exercise has failed to eradicate crime or act as deterrent
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At bilateral talks it was agreed that a British Foreign...
At bilateral talks it was agreed that a British Foreign Office panel on the death penalty would make an early visit to China
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe expressed their deep concern at continuing reports of violations of
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana expressed...
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana expressed great concern at reports of mass executions by Russian soldiers in Chechnya and urged Moscow to set up an independent inquiry
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A videotape taken by a German journalist for the N24...
A videotape taken by a German journalist for the N24 network showed Russian troops roughly disposing of the handcuffed bodies of executed Chechen fighters was aired on the BBC and on Russian NTV television
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A USA 1999 country report on human rights practices...
A USA 1999 country report on human rights practices ranked Uganda among the top six African countries where human rights were grossly abused
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
In Zhytomyr, signatures were being collected for a...
In Zhytomyr, signatures were being collected for a request addressed to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma demanding the death penalty for the serial killer Anatoliy Onopriyenko
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
District and sessions Judge Muhammad Aslam Khan gave...
District and sessions Judge Muhammad Aslam Khan gave the death sentence to [a person identified only as] Azam involved in a murder case
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Special Anti Terrorist Court handed out death sentences...
A Special Anti Terrorist Court handed out death sentences to two men for murdering six members of their family, including five children
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation ratified a March 1999 State...
The Court of Cassation ratified a March 1999 State Security Court death sentence given to two men for their roles in what have become known as the "Rabia and Shmaysani murders," which left 12 people dead
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Tennel McIntosh, 20, was saved from the gallows when...
Tennel McIntosh, 20, was saved from the gallows when a jury returned a majority verdict of not guilty to the murder and rape of 24-year-old British schoolteacher Joanne Clarke on Paradise Island
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000TexasDEATH PENALTY
Betty Lou Beets was executed in Texas, two weeks before...
Betty Lou Beets was executed in Texas, two weeks before her 63rd birthday, for the murder of her fifth husband
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov asked his Libyan...
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov asked his Libyan counterpart, Muammar Gheddafi, to intervene on behalf of six Bulgarians facing the death penalty in Libya
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Betty Lou Beets was executed in Texas, two weeks before...
Betty Lou Beets was executed in Texas, two weeks before her 63rd birthday, for the murder of her fifth husband
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Gallup Poll shows that although a majority of Americans...
A Gallup Poll shows that although a majority of Americans favor the death penalty, that percentage has been gradually decreasing and is now at 66%, its lowest level since 1981
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
The regime executed some 25 Republican Guard officers
The regime executed some 25 Republican Guard officers
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice asked the Zimbabwe Human Rights...
The Ministry of Justice asked the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) to give it details of allegations of corruption in Zimbabwe's justice delivery system
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of people moved to the command centre where...
Dozens of people moved to the command centre where Johnny Jooste was being held and called for his execution
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000IranDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were executed by hanging after...
Three drug traffickers were executed by hanging after their death sentences were confirmed by Iran's Supreme Court
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Anthony Brian, 40, white, was put to death by lethal...
Anthony Brian, 40, white, was put to death by lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 24, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
As representatives of the European Union, Joao da Rocha...
As representatives of the European Union, Joao da Rocha Paris, Ambassador of Portugal, Francois V
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar...
Egypt executed two Moslem militants, Ahmed el-Naggar and Ahmed Ismail
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Letters in the media urged capital punishment for rapists
Letters in the media urged capital punishment for rapists
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Federal Court dismissed an appeal by a former soldier...
The Federal Court dismissed an appeal by a former soldier against the death sentence for drug trafficking
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe welcomed the 22 February votes...
The Council of Europe welcomed the 22 February votes by Ukraine's parliament to abolish the death penalty and ratify Protocol No
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ubaid Bin Saud Bin Mishri Al-Beshi, a policeman, was...
Ubaid Bin Saud Bin Mishri Al-Beshi, a policeman, was sentenced to death and beheaded in Al-Dammam