Archive timeline
1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 1999
- 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
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead...
On September 22, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead of the 50th anniversary of communist rule a further 26 executions were carried out in the southwestern city of Chongqing
- SEPTEMBER 21, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On September 21, 3 Pakistanis identified as Alef Jan,...
On September 21, 3 Pakistanis identified as Alef Jan, 37, Ibrahim Khan, 35, and Rais Khan, 27 appeared before a criminal court in Dhaka to face trial and possibly the death penalty on charges of smuggling heroin into Bangladesh
- SEPTEMBER 21, 1999ThailandDEATH PENALTY
On September 21, the Criminal Court in Bangkok indicated...
On September 21, the Criminal Court in Bangkok indicated that Thailand is unlikely to extradite Yoshimi Tanaka, 51, a former member of the now-defunct Red Army faction within 1999
- SEPTEMBER 20, 1999IraqDEATH PENALTY
On September 20, 22 prisoners were executed in Abu...
On September 20, 22 prisoners were executed in Abu Ghurayb prison near Baghdad, the Iraqi Communist Party revealed on December 22
- SEPTEMBER 20, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 20, Yili Prefectural Intermediate People's...
On September 20, Yili Prefectural Intermediate People's Court held a public trial in Yining County to pass judgment on 22 terrorists guilty of "violent terrorist activities
- SEPTEMBER 18, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 18, 3 Saudi men were sentenced to death...
On September 18, 3 Saudi men were sentenced to death for a crime spree involving armed robbery, kidnapping and carjacking, during which they shot and injured a man
- SEPTEMBER 18, 1999KenyaDEATH PENALTY
On September 18, at the High Court, Judge Daniel Aganyanya...
On September 18, at the High Court, Judge Daniel Aganyanya handed down his decision on Simon Ole Makallah, 49, chief warden of the popular Masai Mara Game Reserve at the time of the crime
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan of Afghanistan...
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan of Afghanistan was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan, an Afghan, and...
On September 17, Wali Dad Sayyed Ajan, an Afghan, and Ashraf Kabir, and Indian, were beheaded for smuggling heroin into the Kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded...
On September 17, Ashraf Kabir of India was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999IndiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
On September 17, the Supreme Court, comprising Justice G
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, lawyer Karpal Singh said that his...
On September 17, lawyer Karpal Singh said that his remarks at the Commonwealth Law Conference were merely intended to drive home the point that an independent and brave judiciary is needed to administer the laws
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor...
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor of southwestern Cyangugu District, was re-arrested after the Court of Appeal had set him free in July
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Captain Stephen Lungu alias Captain...
On September 17, Captain Stephen Lungu alias Captain Solo was sentenced to death together with 58 soldiers for plotting and executing the October 28, 1997 coup against President Frederick Chiluba's Government
- SEPTEMBER 16, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 16, a Saudi man was executed for stabbing...
On September 16, a Saudi man was executed for stabbing to death another Saudi man after a quarrel
- SEPTEMBER 16, 1999AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
On September 16, the referendum on the "civil conciliation"...
On September 16, the referendum on the "civil conciliation" law passed with 84
- SEPTEMBER 15, 1999Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 15, the Zhuhai City Intermediate People's...
On September 15, the Zhuhai City Intermediate People's Court condemned 2 Hong Kong gang members, Ng Kai-chi and Lee Lok-sang, who received suspended death penalties, and further 8-year jail terms