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- NOVEMBER 27, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, Minister Ram Jethmalani hinted that...
On November 27, Minister Ram Jethmalani hinted that he was personally against awarding the death sentence to rapists
- NOVEMBER 27, 1999IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, the death sentence was formally abolished...
On November 27, the death sentence was formally abolished in East Timor by UN transitional administrator Sergio Vieira de Mello
- NOVEMBER 27, 1999JapanDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, a survey has revealed that almost 79
On November 27, a survey has revealed that almost 79
- NOVEMBER 27, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, UMNO Vice-President Seri Najib Tun...
On November 27, UMNO Vice-President Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Barisan National Government has incorporated the Shari'a law into the administration of the country
- NOVEMBER 27, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On November 27, a Vietnamese court sentenced to death...
On November 27, a Vietnamese court sentenced to death Tran Thi Mai Huong, 39, and Dan Kien Theit, 42, two Ministry of Trade employees who were convicted of stealing some 1
- NOVEMBER 26, 1999CyprusDEATH PENALTY
On November 26, commenting on the ratification of the...
On November 26, commenting on the ratification of the Kurd leader's death penalty, Government Spokesman Mikhail Papapetrou said that Cyprus had abolished the death penalty and was against its implementation in other countries
- NOVEMBER 26, 1999LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On November 26, the Lebanese army detained two Fatah...
On November 26, the Lebanese army detained two Fatah officials at the entrance to the Rashidiyah Camp near Tyre in South Lebanon
- NOVEMBER 26, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On November 26, the Cassation Court upheld a death...
On November 26, the Cassation Court upheld a death sentence handed down to a man convicted of peddling 71
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, Khan Morad Shah Morad, was executed...
On November 25, Khan Morad Shah Morad, was executed before thousands of people in Maymana, the center of Fariab Province
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the defense filed an appeal against...
On November 25, the defense filed an appeal against Tadic's sentence
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the Court of Appeal confirmed Ocalan's...
On November 25, the Court of Appeal confirmed Ocalan's death sentence
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the Madras High Court set aside the...
On November 25, the Madras High Court set aside the Tamil Nadu Governor's order rejecting the clemency petitions of the four condemned prisoners
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the death sentence against the Spanish...
On November 25, the death sentence against the Spanish national of Syrian origin, Nabil Kenani, was upheld in Aden
- NOVEMBER 24, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On November 24, following the European Union's decision...
On November 24, following the European Union's decision not to put the resolution presented at the UN General Assembly to the vote, the Italian Senate unanimously approved a motion, first signatory Ersilia Salvato, engaging the Government to take action w
- NOVEMBER 24, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 24, Nata Mullick, 73, a veteran hangman...
On November 24, Nata Mullick, 73, a veteran hangman but now an avid anti-death penalty campaigner, joined a citizens' group fighting for the abolition of capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 24, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
"Innocence and the Death Penalty: The Increasing Danger...
"Innocence and the Death Penalty: The Increasing Danger of Executing the Innocent," a July 1997 report by the Death Penalty Information Center, updated November 24, 1999, indicates that 84 people have been freed from death row since 1973 after evidence o
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Abdol Latif Mohammad Mosa, convicted...
On November 23, Abdol Latif Mohammad Mosa, convicted of murder by the three courts, and with the approval of Amir ol-Momenin, was executed before thousands of people at the Herat stadium
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Hong Kong kingpin Ye Cheng-jian, 38,...
On November 23, Hong Kong kingpin Ye Cheng-jian, 38, and 2 mainland accomplices, He Jingsheng and Li Xinwen, convicted of murder, robberies and kidnappings dating back to 1994 were executed
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, the Tehran morning newspapers, including...
On November 23, the Tehran morning newspapers, including Sobhe Emrooz, published a statement by the presiding judge of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran Gholamhossein Rahbarpoor, in which he announced that 3 of the students arrested during the demonstrati
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Samai Pan-intara, 59, a convicted drug...
On November 23, Samai Pan-intara, 59, a convicted drug trafficker, was executed by machine gun at Bang Khwang prison along with 2 convicted murderers
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, the Ras Al Khaimah Appeal Court commuted...
On November 23, the Ras Al Khaimah Appeal Court commuted the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Rashid, a national, for raping an 11-year-old Syrian girl, to 10 years in prison
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, at the House of Commons there was the...
On November 23, at the House of Commons there was the first reading of Bill C-335, presented by Reform MP John Reynolds, seeking the death penalty only for those involved in "aggravated" first-degree murder meaning murders committed with a great deal of f
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, Nigeria's former Army Chief Of Staff, Lt
On November 23, Nigeria's former Army Chief Of Staff, Lt
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders...
On November 23, a Hong Kong gangster and 4 mainlanders were executed for a string of murders and robberies in Macao and Guangdong, minutes after a Zhuhai court in the south's Guangdong Province was told their appeals had been rejected
- NOVEMBER 21, 1999QatarDEATH PENALTY
On November 21, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad...
On November 21, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani expressed the hope that Pakistan's ousted premier Nawaz Sharif will not be executed
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999BruneiDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, a court condemned Daud bin Naim, 36,...
On November 20, a court condemned Daud bin Naim, 36, a Malaysian truck driver, to hang
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, in Brunei, a court condemned a Malaysian...
On November 20, in Brunei, a court condemned a Malaysian truck driver, Daud bin Naim, 36, to hang
- NOVEMBER 20, 1999YemenDEATH PENALTY
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence...
On November 20, a court in Aden upheld the death sentence against Nabil Nanakly Qasibati for crimes against foreign tourists
- NOVEMBER 19, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On November 19, the Iraqi Communist Party reported...
On November 19, the Iraqi Communist Party reported that Sharif Dafar Udah (70 years) was executed, along with his 7 sons: Husayn (44 years), Abd al-Rida (40 years), Muhammad (38 years), Hamid (36 years), Hamed (33 years), Qasim (28 years) and Wathiq (26 y
- NOVEMBER 18, 1999Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
On November 18, Burmese leader Khin Nyunt delivered...
On November 18, Burmese leader Khin Nyunt delivered a comprehensive speech in defense of the country's political system and human rights