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- OCTOBER 1, 1999Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
In October, security has been tightened in the country's...
In October, security has been tightened in the country's two main jails amid signs of unrest among the prisoners sentenced to be executed by hanging, following earlier announcements that the death penalty would be carried out in future
- OCTOBER 1, 1999BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated,...
In October, Foreign Minister Billie Miller stated, "We must reject any attempt to impose a blanket abolition on countries around the world
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in...
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in this southern Caribbean nation of 1
- OCTOBER 1, 1999AngolaDEATH PENALTY
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission...
In October, representatives of the Angolan mission at the United Nations in New York said that at the beginning of the year, because of increasing criminality, a group of judges called for the reintroduction of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the...
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the proceedings against Bishop Augustin Misago who, when he was head of the Gikongoro diocese about 100 miles southwest of the Rwandan capital Kigali, told terrified arrivals they must move on, sending them t
- OCTOBER 1, 1999EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social...
In October, Swaziland's Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Phetsile Dlamini presented a Public Health Bill which calls for the death sentence for rapists with infectious diseases
- OCTOBER 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy...
In October, republican presidential candidate Andy Martin, who is on the ballot in New Hampshire, announced he would campaign in the 2000 presidential primaries asking Republican voters to reject the "culture of death" which is "executing our future with
- OCTOBER 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of...
In October, Liu Jiaguo was executed for 11 cases of rape, some of which involved juveniles under 14
- OCTOBER 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland...
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland County Democrat, and Edward Helfrick, a Northumberland County Republican, proposed a stay of all scheduled executions in Pennsylvania and a commission appointed by the state Supreme Court to study
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
In October, a Saudi man Mr Sayegh was extradited from...
In October, a Saudi man Mr Sayegh was extradited from USA to Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government...
On September 30, 4 Saudis were executed in a government building in Abha
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov...
On September 30, Justice Minister Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov speaking on the program of legal reforms said that a stage of the draft state program for legal reforms pays attention to making criminal legislation more humane, and amongst other things it is pro
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered...
On September 28, a crowd of about 2,000 people gathered outside the gates of Tehran University to condemn 2 students and the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, whose pluralistic policies have come under increasing fire from angry conservatives and
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death...
On September 28, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, the Hanoi Verdict Execution Council...
On September 28, the Hanoi Verdict Execution Council put to death a condemned prisoner, Le Van Minh, at the Cau Nga execution site in Tu, Liem District
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally...
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally asked for the extradition from Egypt of Abdel Rahman Said, a former army officer who now is deputy commander of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forces
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina...
On September 27, President Estrada postponed the Josefina Esparas' execution for 20 days to allow the newly created "Conscience Committee" to study her case
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia...
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom's execution of Nigerians, mostly convicted of possessing drugs, without informing the Nigerian Government in advance
- SEPTEMBER 27, 1999NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia...
On September 27, Nigeria protested to Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom's execution of Nigerians, mostly convicted of possessing drugs, without informing the Nigerian Government in advance
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999PakistanDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi...
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom in his abdomen
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded for trying...
On September 24, a Pakistani man was beheaded for trying to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom in his abdomen
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced...
Also on September 24, Criminal Court judges sentenced to death three drug traffickers, Napol "Lao-U" sae-Ten, Lao-koh sae-Yang and Lojoi sae-Li linked to Li Yun-chung, the high-profile suspect whose bail-jumping, arrest in Burma and subsequent extradition
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai...
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai businessman convicted of cheating a state firm of about US$176,000 assets by the Vietnamese Appeal Court on July 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment following intervention by the Thai
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai...
On September 24, Visanu Chokthavee Sarp, 42, a Thai businessman convicted of cheating a state firm of about US$176,000 in assets by the Vietnamese Appeal Court on July 2, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment following intervention by the T
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
On 24 September, in a 4-3 vote, the Florida Supreme...
On 24 September, in a 4-3 vote, the Florida Supreme Court ruled the use of the state's electric chair in executions was constitutional and is not cruel or usual punishment
- SEPTEMBER 24, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the...
On September 24, the Sichuan High Court upheld the suspended death sentence for the 2 former chairmen of the Dongfang Boiler (Group) Company Ltd
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, 11 people were executed in Abu Ghurayb...
On September 22, 11 people were executed in Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, thousands of citizens protested in...
On September 22, thousands of citizens protested in Prishtina, demanding the release of 7,000 Albanians being held as prisoners of war in Serbian prisons