Chronological archive
September 2001
The 228 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2001, in chronological order.
The trial of eight foreigners (Americans Dayna Curry...
The trial of eight foreigners (Americans Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, Australians Peter Bunch and Diana Thomas, and Germans Georg Taubmann, Katrin Jelinek, Margrit Stebner and Silke Durrkopf ) accused of trying to convert Afghan Muslims to Christianity
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Union President, Belgium's Justice Minister...
European Union President, Belgium's Justice Minister Marc Verwilghen, said neither Osama bin Laden nor his followers [wanted for the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US] would be handed to the US if caught in Europe because the EU would not extradite
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2001SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed the driver of Colonel Tafase, an Ethiopian...
A man who killed the driver of Colonel Tafase, an Ethiopian official who is based in Baydhabo, was sentenced to death in the town
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Deputy party, reorganized and renamed...
The People's Deputy party, reorganized and renamed as the People's Party of the Russian Federation, expressed support for President Vladimir Putin's efforts to unite the country at a party conference
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The director of operations in the Uganda Prisons Service,...
The director of operations in the Uganda Prisons Service, Moses Kakungulu, proposed that the execution of convicts be privatised if the death penalty cannot be abolished
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In a recent case before the Illinois Supreme Court (People v
In a recent case before the Illinois Supreme Court (People v
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six convicted criminals were executed in south China,...
Six convicted criminals were executed in south China, after mass sentencing rallies organised in two different locations in the city of Zhuhai, just north of Macau
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yao Xiaohong, the Chinese reporter who exposed the...
Yao Xiaohong, the Chinese reporter who exposed the unauthorised removal of organs from executed prisoners by Chinese authorities, was sacked again for damaging interests of senior officials, the Hong Kong Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The British woman undercover journalist was captured...
The British woman undercover journalist was captured in Afghanistan and suspected spying - an offence which carries the mandatory death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Efforts to agree a European Union-wide extradition...
Efforts to agree a European Union-wide extradition deal with the United States are running into trouble over the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a new trial for...
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Murray Blue, who admitted shooting Louis Moret in 1995, but argues it was self defense
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The federal grand jury of the U
The federal grand jury of the U
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence against...
The Osaka High Court upheld a death sentence against a former gang leader for robbing and murdering a wealthy man and his daughter in Kobe and later burning their bodies in 1991
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In the first six months of 2001 Rwandan courts sentenced...
In the first six months of 2001 Rwandan courts sentenced 74 people to death for their part in the 1994 mass killing of Tutsi and politically moderate Hutus, a Rwandan human rights said
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Regular invitations of a Belarussian National Assembly...
Regular invitations of a Belarussian National Assembly delegation to sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) show that the Belarussian parliament's status in this organization could be restored, the head of the Belarussian F
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Yabluko party deputies in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada...
Yabluko party deputies in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Mykhailo Brodsky, Viktor Chaika, and Yuri Sakhno submitted a bill to amend the Ukrainian Criminal Code to partially restore the application of the death penalty in the country
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The Mississippi Supreme Court cited multiple errors...
The Mississippi Supreme Court cited multiple errors by Harrison County prosecutors in throwing out the death sentence given Andre Armon Randall in the 1993 killing of Eugene Daniels Jr
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
An Oklahoma County jury sentenced Jimmy Dean Harris,...
An Oklahoma County jury sentenced Jimmy Dean Harris, 44, to death for the Sept
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into...
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into...
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Communist Party's top disciplinary unit ousted...
The Communist Party's top disciplinary unit ousted two former senior provincial officials - former Yunnan governor Li Jiating and Fujian province's former deputy party secretary, Shi Zhaobin - for alleged corruption, paving the way for their trials
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic militants faced the execution squad, stupefied...
Islamic militants faced the execution squad, stupefied by drink and driven to their deaths on an open lorry past laughing crowds
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in east China's Zhejiang Province sentenced...
A court in east China's Zhejiang Province sentenced five men to death for minting and selling one million fake one-yuan coins
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Parliament voted to change several articles...
The Turkish Parliament voted to change several articles of the constitution, including restricting the death penalty to crimes of terrorism, in times of war and close threat of war
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
European parliamentarians asked Belarus to expand the...
European parliamentarians asked Belarus to expand the powers of the Belarusian parliament and to abolish the death penalty as constructive steps towards rejoining Europe
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found...
Anti-corruption activists demanded that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
William Raymond Mayes, once sentenced to death in the Nov
William Raymond Mayes, once sentenced to death in the Nov
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
OVER 200 FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS DEMONSTRATE IN ROME
September 26, 2001: the SOS Falun Gong day in Rome attracted over 200 practitioners to Rome from Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, USA and Europe.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome...
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome from all over the world for an SOS Falun Gong day
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza...
African Human Rights League (AHRL) chairman Dave Mbanza appealed to the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to grant clemency to people sentenced in connection with the assassination of President Laurent Kabila and the coup attempt against his son a
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- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who...
The Taliban threatened to execute any UN workers who use key equipment in their offices in Afghanistan, a move that nearly shut down the remaining relief work being done in the country
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man...
The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for a man who killed and robbed two workmates
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army...
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said that the army had committed unprecedented human rights violations, including execution without trial, during the current Palestinian uprising
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a...
Africa's youngest country, Eritrea, has launched a clampdown on political reformists, students and journalists, according to campaigners
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the...
The Virginia Supreme Court recently overturned the death sentence of the only juvenile offender on Virginia's death row
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty...
Turkish MPs opened debate on abolishing the death penalty and making far-reaching constitutional reforms to boost their drive to join the EU
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment...
The Canadian government said that a Supreme Court judgment forbidding it from extraditing suspects to a country where they could face the death penalty did not mean those linked to attacks in the United States could find a haven in Canada
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the...
A military court in Hebron sentenced a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces to death by firing squad after finding him guilty of murder
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish...
Rwandan journalists advised government to establish a law that provides for freedom of the press in order to avoid conflict, the president of Rwanda Journalist Association (ARJ), James Vuningoma, said
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan...
The leader of an underground Islamic group in Uzbekistan was sentenced to death for conspiring to hijack an aircraft to Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a report published this month, Amnesty International...
In a report published this month, Amnesty International criticized the so-called strike hard campaign against separatists
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at...
Two men were found guilty of murder and executed at a city sports stadium, in front of 3,000 people in Huanggang, a rundown city in the central province of Hubei
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FALUN GONG IN THE STREETS OF ROME TO DENOUNCE PERSECUTION IN CHINA
September 24, 2001: Hands Off Cain, the Transnational Radical Party and Falun Gong are promoting Tuesday, September 25, in Rome as the day for the denunciation of the persecution of adherents to Falun Gong by the Chinese authorities.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms...
Death sentences, tough prison terms and other forms of state punishment are likely to rise as Shanghai prepares for the October 1 National Day holiday, according to a senior city court official
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's top law enforcement official has called for...
China's top law enforcement official has called for a six-month strike hard campaign on official and corporate corruption and vowed substantial results within two years, state press said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling...
A Libyan court postponed until December 22 its ruling in a trial of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor charged with deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, officials said
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it...
Death row is so overcrowded with the most inmates it has ever seen that more jail cells are being made available to separate prisoners and keep them from conspiring with each other, the Corrections Department said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five...
Shanghai newspapers reported the executions of five defendants on charges ranging from murder to robbery
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid...
The Peshawar High Court rejected the appeals by Khalid Khan and his cousin Farooq against their death sentences
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States...
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States investigators into the September 11 terror attacks led to South Africa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in...
Eight foreign aid workers arrested and detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity were moved to a safer location ahead of an expected U
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon,...
11 former Eritrean government officials- Petros Solomon, Ogbe Abraha, Haile Woldetensae, Mahmud Ahmed Sheriffo, Berhane Ghebre Eghzabiher, Astier Feshatsion, Saleh Kekya, Hamid Himid, Estifanos Seyoum, Germano Nati and Beraki Ghebre Selassie - were arrest
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise...
Portugal, the sole European Union country to raise constitutional questions about an anti-terror plan, is ready to change its constitution to take part, Prime Minister Antonio Guterres said
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- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert...
Gov. Mike Easley has given convicted killer Robert Bacon 2 more weeks to appeal his scheduled execution, that was scheduled for sept. 21 at 2 a
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people, including four women, died in police custody...
Six people, including four women, died in police custody or in detention centres in China after being detained for allegiance to the banned Falun Gong spiritual sect
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned...
Aid workers who have fled Afghanistan fear their imprisoned colleagues Peter Bunch and Diana Thomas could be used as pawns in any military stand-off between Afghanistan and the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death...
The Military Tribunal sentenced three men to death and three others to long jail terms for two separate murders
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter...
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer asked Thailand's authorities to take all possible measures to lift the capital punishment meted out to the Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Constitution Commission passed an...
The Parliamentary Constitution Commission passed an amendment bill proposing changes in 37 articles in the current Constitution
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001IrelandDEATH PENALTY
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment...
What happens in the US with regard to capital punishment will be crucial for its abolition world-wide, according to a UN consultant on the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that...
Portuguese Justice Minister Antonio Costa warned that unless the constitution was changed, Portugal could become a "safe haven for terrorists"
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased...
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased following the September 11 attacks on the United States
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based...
Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, the leader of the London-based fundamentalist Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun, which claims to have recruited thousands of British Muslims to fight "holy wars" abroad, said President Musharraf of Pakistan had, under Islamic law, be
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send...
The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send accused terrorists to face trial in the United States, which has capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001DEATH PENALTY
18 state representatives wrote Gov
18 state representatives wrote Gov
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001MarylandDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Chief Judge J
U.S. District Court Chief Judge J
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were...
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were condemned to death for murdering a third Taiwanese in order to claim his life insurance, according to a report seen here Thursday
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were...
China has executed two Taiwanese nationals who were condemned to death for murdering a third Taiwanese in order to claim his life insurance, according to a report seen here Thursday
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
The main Canadian Alliance opposition party, saying...
The main Canadian Alliance opposition party, saying Canada had become a staging ground for armed groups wanting to attack the United States, called on Ottawa to introduce anti-terrorism legislation along the lines of Britain's 2000 Terrorism Act
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Members of Parliament decided to revise the process...
Members of Parliament decided to revise the process and outcome of the vote on the abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
One of the two senior policemen sentenced to death...
One of the two senior policemen sentenced to death for murdering a truck driver after hijacking a truckload of copper has appealed to Supreme Court against both conviction and sentence
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated...
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated its call for the reinstatement of capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal will not give in to US pressure on the signing...
Portugal will not give in to US pressure on the signing of an agreement with the EU providing for the extradition to the USA of people involved in serious crimes, such as terrorism
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Two men, Twan Sin Htan, alias Maung Win, 30, and Aik...
Two men, Twan Sin Htan, alias Maung Win, 30, and Aik Tun, alias Aung Kyaw, 24, were sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Police in Liaoning province shot dead a fellow officer...
Police in Liaoning province shot dead a fellow officer after he allegedly gunned down five people, including his mother-in-law, at a bathhouse, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's chief of police said Beijing would share information...
China's chief of police said Beijing would share information with the United States in the most concrete offer to date of what it would do to help a U
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled...
September 19; 2001: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder ruled out any "adventures", amid reports that America was asking for Germany's participation in a daring mission to free eight Western aid workers imprisoned in Afghanistan
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
"Capital Punishment in New York State: Statistics from...
"Capital Punishment in New York State: Statistics from Six Years of Representation" - this report by the New York Capital Defender Office provides statistics showing how the death penalty has been implemented in New York since its reinstatement in 1995
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
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- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
India's Representative in Malaya [Malaysia], Mr
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman, convicted of murdering her husband...
An Iranian woman, convicted of murdering her husband in complicity with her paramour, has ended up at the gallows in Tehran's Qasr Prison
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
James Ray Knox was pronounced dead at 6:28 p
James Ray Knox was pronounced dead at 6:28 p
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Juan Flavier strongly suggested that law enforcers...
Senator Juan Flavier strongly suggested that law enforcers who fail to testify in drug-related cases should share the same death penalty imposed on drug pushers
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death in Henan province for...
A man was sentenced to death in Henan province for murdering his wife, adopted son and another person with poisoned soft drinks
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The first deputy chairperson of the Russian State Duma,...
The first deputy chairperson of the Russian State Duma, Lyubov Sliska, said many [State Duma] deputies believe that those guilty of large-scale drug trafficking or acts of terrorism leading to the death of dozen thousands of people should be given the de
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Yugoslavia could become a full member of the Council...
Yugoslavia could become a full member of the Council of Europe by June 2002, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lord Russel Johnston said after visiting the Federal Yugoslav Parliament
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two men were sentenced to death for possessing 113...
Two men were sentenced to death for possessing 113 kilograms of heroin with intent to sell
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Following an execution order issued by the Higher People's...
Following an execution order issued by the Higher People's Court of Beijing City, the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing City executed four men for robbery and forcing women into prostitution
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
The New York Legislature convened in a special session...
The New York Legislature convened in a special session where it enacted a broad anti-terrorism law and expanded the scope of the state's death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001DEATH PENALTY
AID WORKERS FACING DEATH PENALTY STRANDED IN KABUL
September 18, 2001: eight foreign aid workers locked in a Taliban jail and facing trial on charges of spreading Christianity have been left behind in a rush to leave Afghanistan before a possible U.S. attack.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Jessore meted out capital punishment to...
A court in Jessore meted out capital punishment to a housewife found guilty of killing her husband
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Kawasaki branch of Yokohama District Court in Japan...
The Kawasaki branch of Yokohama District Court in Japan sentenced a Chinese man to death for a murder-robbery in 1999 in which three Chinese were stabbed to death and another three injured
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Kawasaki branch of Yokohama District Court sentenced...
The Kawasaki branch of Yokohama District Court sentenced a Chinese man to death for a murder-robbery in 1999 in which three Chinese were stabbed to death and another three injured
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The families of those killed in June knife killings...
The families of those killed in June knife killings at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture presented prosecutors with a petition of about 620,000 names calling for defendant Mamoru Takuma to be executed, the families said
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
International human rights NGO Amnesty International...
International human rights NGO Amnesty International and DRC human rights NGO ASADHO (African Association for the Defence of Human Rights) protested the death sentences of eight people issued on September 14 by the Cour d'ordre militaire (COM - Military O
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Chechen deputy in the State Duma lower house of parliament...
A Chechen deputy in the State Duma lower house of parliament said that he did not believe possible raids by the USA on Afghanistan would contribute to successful fight against international terrorism
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man, Rakimuddin Rakib, was sentenced to death...
A young man, Rakimuddin Rakib, was sentenced to death by the special court on Women and Child Repression for throwing acid on a housewife and her son
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
Condemned now can speak last words - Ohio had restricted...
Condemned now can speak last words - Ohio had restricted it to writing
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Pakistani lawyer of eight Western aid workers on...
The Pakistani lawyer of eight Western aid workers on trial in the Afghan capital, Kabul, fears a U
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for smuggling heroin and hashish...
A Saudi man was beheaded for smuggling heroin and hashish into the kingdom on more than one occasion, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
A slight majority of Canadians favoured the death penalty...
A slight majority of Canadians favoured the death penalty last month, suggests an opinion poll
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranians have been sentenced to death and 23 of...
Two Iranians have been sentenced to death and 23 of their accomplices given jail terms for operating a prostitution ring in the holy city of Qom
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man in the Chinese city of Shanghai was sentenced...
A man in the Chinese city of Shanghai was sentenced to death for killing one of his bosses when he could not get a day off to watch a Manchester United match
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan government officially published the Suppression...
The Ugandan government officially published the Suppression of Terrorism Bill, which imposes a mandatory death penalty for terrorists and any person who aids, abets, finances or supports terrorism
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Mojahedin from the special purpose Islamic detachment,...
Mojahedin from the special purpose Islamic detachment, commanded by Movsar Barayev, killed a national traitor in Argun
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the...
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead two compatriots during an argument, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The banned extremist outfit Maoist Communist Centre...
The banned extremist outfit Maoist Communist Centre called upon intelligentsia, students and landless labourers to oppose the death sentences given to its members and demanded their unconditional release
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The eight foreign aid workers locked in a Taliban jail...
The eight foreign aid workers locked in a Taliban jail and facing trial on charges of spreading Christianity - a capital offence - have been left behind in a rush to leave Afghanistan before a possible U
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- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people who robbed a bank in central China's Henan...
Six people who robbed a bank in central China's Henan Province were sentenced to death and deprived of all property
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhong Hongzhi was sentenced to death with two years'...
Zhong Hongzhi was sentenced to death with two years' probation, and an accomplice, Yang Meishou, to three years imprisonment with three years' probation, for forging value-added invoices totalling millions of yuan
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Congo sentenced eight people to...
A military court in Congo sentenced eight people to death for a failed plot to assassinate the central African nation's president, Joseph Kabila
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
The president of the opposition Greater Romania Party...
The president of the opposition Greater Romania Party (PRM) Corneliu Vadim Tudor called for the introduction of the death penalty for child murderers and rapists in a range of Romanian counties and for a certain period of time
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SILENCE IN RESPECT FOR VICTIMS OF ATTACK ON USA
September 14, 2001: Hands Off Cain will be in front of the American Embassy in Rome today at 12.00 CET to observe three minutes of silence in respect for the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the Conservative...
Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader of the Conservative Party, after getting the backing of 61% of the vote in the first ever leadership contest decided by party members
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts across China were urged by the country's supreme...
Courts across China were urged by the country's supreme court to use lethal injections for executions in capital punishment cases
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Seven lawmakers in the Lithuanian parliament, in response...
Seven lawmakers in the Lithuanian parliament, in response to tragic developments in US, called for the re-instatement of death penalty and related constitutional changes, and argued that this would not harm the Baltic state's EU bid
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The Tehran's Justice administration hit back at those...
The Tehran's Justice administration hit back at those opposing the public execution of the court sentences, saying their opposition is "politically-biased"
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The reformist Iranian journalist, Mashallah Shamsolvaezin,...
The reformist Iranian journalist, Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, serving a 30-month jail term since April 2000 for allegedly insulting Islam, was freed on bail, sources close to him said
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian, sentenced to death for shooting of a mother...
An Iranian, sentenced to death for shooting of a mother and her son, was hanged in public in northeastern Tehran before the eyes of hundreds of onlookers one week after his brother ended up at the gallows on the same charge
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The government approved the amendments to the Explosive...
The government approved the amendments to the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Bill, 1999 to enable the central government to include any new special category explosive substance and alter the minimum punishment to 1
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The former prime minister of the western Kingdom of...
The former prime minister of the western Kingdom of Toro, John Sanyu Katuramu, was sentenced to death by the High Court in Kampala for the murder of Toro's Prince Happy Kijanangoma, 'The New Vision' government-owned newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Sharia Court in Birnin-Kebbi sentenced 35-year-old...
The Sharia Court in Birnin-Kebbi sentenced 35-year-old Attahiru Umaru to death by stoning for forcibly having anal sex with a seven-year-old boy in the Zamfara state capital
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Abu-Jamal team releases video of confessor
Abu-Jamal team releases video of confessor
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry, in the wake of the terrorist attacks,...
Gov. Rick Perry, in the wake of the terrorist attacks, issued a 30-day reprieve to halt the scheduled Tuesday night execution of Jeffery Tucker. "This reprieve is granted due to the tragedy that has occurred in Washington, D
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Eight foreign aid workers on trial in Afghanistan for...
Eight foreign aid workers on trial in Afghanistan for promoting Christianity have told the ruling Taliban's Supreme Court they want to hire one lawyer to defend them as a group, an American diplomat said
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran publicly hanged a man for kidnapping and raping...
Iran publicly hanged a man for kidnapping and raping a teenage girl
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
An appeal against the death sentence handed down to...
An appeal against the death sentence handed down to one of the Tokyo twins who brutally killed two men to take over their successful S&M club business in 1995 was rejected by the Tokyo High Court
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe must allow Armenia an exception...
The Council of Europe must allow Armenia an exception in the issue of capital punishment, the leader of the faction of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Aghvan Vardanyan, said
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pardoned Abdallah...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pardoned Abdallah Nasur, a governor under former military ruler Idi Amin of the then Central Province
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted an indefinite...
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted an indefinite stay to Mexican National Gerardo Valdez to consider what it termed to be a "unique and serious matter" of international law
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed some 24 people after a public sentencing...
China executed some 24 people after a public sentencing rally
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene...
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene in Johannesburg on September 16 night for Prison Fellowship International's (PFI) Council Meeting
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Foreign Office of the British Government is mounting...
The Foreign Office of the British Government is mounting a legal challenge against the U
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Foreign Office of the British Government is mounting...
The Foreign Office of the British Government is mounting a legal challenge against the U
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thirteen Hong Kong people arrested over what is believed...
Thirteen Hong Kong people arrested over what is believed to be a world record seizure of almost 17 tonnes of the drug "ice" are facing the death penalty in a trial that starts on September 11 in Shenzhen
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thirteen Hong Kong people arrested over what is believed...
Thirteen Hong Kong people arrested over what is believed to be a world record seizure of almost 17 tonnes of the drug "ice" are facing the death penalty in a trial that starts on September 11 in Shenzhen
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign...
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign for an international moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British government is preparing to launch a legal...
The British government is preparing to launch a legal challenge against America over its use of the death penalty
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- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Development and Humanitarian Aid...
The European Union's Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Poul Nielson said he would discuss the trial of foreign aid workers with representatives of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban during a visit scheduled for September 12-19
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Western diplomats...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Western diplomats could visit eight foreign aid workers to discuss their trial for promoting Christianity once the eight decide if they want legal representation
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union held its highest-level meeting with...
The European Union held its highest-level meeting with Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pressing for new economic ties in defiance of America's insistence on sanctions against companies investing there
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The decision to admit Armenia to the Council of Europe...
The decision to admit Armenia to the Council of Europe was right, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE] Lord Russell-Johnston told the Armenian parliament
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A Belarussian delegation has been invited to take part...
A Belarussian delegation has been invited to take part in the plenary session of the Council of Europe that is scheduled to take place in Strasbourg in December, Stef Goris, the head of the PACE delegation, told a press conference in Minsk
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court postponed until Sept
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court postponed until Sept
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Grant W
Judge Grant W
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Michael Kelly Roberts, 46, sentenced to die 4 years...
Michael Kelly Roberts, 46, sentenced to die 4 years ago for killing a man will instead spend the rest of his life in prison, a King County Superior Court judge decided
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MTV SUPPORTS HOC’S ONLINE MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
September 10, 2001: Hands Off Cain’s online campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions has the support of MTV Italy in the run-up to its MTV Day next Saturday.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban completed...
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban completed the fifth day of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity, without their presence in court, saying it awaited word on how they wanted to defend themselves
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The foreign minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
The foreign minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban was quoted saying the hard-line movement might consider swapping eight detained foreign aid workers for an Islamic militant, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, jailed in the United States
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration...
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration with Israel was killed during an attempted escape, witnesses said
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign against drug trafficking was a fight to the finish and warned the Philippines could become "Asia's Colombia" if the drug menace was not promptly curbed
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery...
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery were executed by Chinese authorities on September 8 and 9 as part of the "Strike Hard" anti-crime campaign
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting...
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting Christianity in Islamic Afghanistan appeared for the first time in the ruling Taliban's Supreme Court, saying they were innocent of proselytising
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that...
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that he would not seek the death penalty against Randolph Reeves at an upcoming resentencing hearing
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot...
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot during an argument, Saudi television reported
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against...
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against Western aid organisations in Afghanistan, displaying an array of Bibles and Christian films which it said had been confiscated from charity workers expelled
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jan E
U.S. District Judge Jan E
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the decision of Pakistani censors to order the removal of an article from the September 3 edition of Newsweek as a condition for the magazine's distribution in the country
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the...
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the murder of Thackoor Boodram form the single largest group sentenced to death for one murder in the history of Trinidad and Tobago
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001DEATH PENALTY
An eight member committee was recently appointed to...
An eight member committee was recently appointed to study Nebraska's death penalty before the 2003 Legislative session opens
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called...
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in Russia for drug traders
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and...
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and Ar-sing sae Lee, 28, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced...
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban were considering a prisoner swap with the United States as a trial in Kabul of eight foreign aid workers for promoting Christianity -a charge that carries the death penalty - began its third day
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell,...
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, arrived in the Afghan capital saying he would talk to the ruling Taliban about the fate of 24 aid workers accused of promoting Christianity
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and...
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and Justice Minister Phil Goff raised their concerns about China's use of the death penalty, and its incarceration of political prisoners during a meeting with visiting Chinese Justice Minister Zhang Fusen
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and...
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and Justice Minister Phil Goff raised their concerns about China's use of the death penalty, and its incarceration of political prisoners during a meeting with visiting Chinese Justice Minister Zhang Fusen
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and...
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and Ar-sing sae Lee, 28, and a Burmese drug dealer, Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court
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- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The murder toll continues to fall in the Philippines,...
The murder toll continues to fall in the Philippines, with an average of eight people slain every day in the first half of the year
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A top Turkish judge, Appeals Court chief judge Sami...
A top Turkish judge, Appeals Court chief judge Sami Selcuk, said the country should draw up a new constitution instead of "wasting time" amending the present charter to bring it into line with European Union standards
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The constitutional amendment bill been presented to...
The constitutional amendment bill been presented to the Parliament Chairmanship proposes a number of changes in capital punishment, freedom of thought, political party closures and the authority of the President
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
The former head of the Minsk detention centre, Aleh...
The former head of the Minsk detention centre, Aleh Alkayew, revealed the circumstances behind the reports linking high-ranking officials to the disappearance of prominent opposition figures
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
A lawyer from the central Serbian town of Paracin was...
A lawyer from the central Serbian town of Paracin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 19-year old girl in 1996
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is not a punishment and should be...
The death penalty is not a punishment and should be scrapped from Uganda laws, the director of human resources at the Bank of Uganda, Magala Nyago, said
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
State District Judge Bonnie Jackson granted Leroy V
State District Judge Bonnie Jackson granted Leroy V
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A
Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism,...
Addressing the UN World Conference Against Racism, non-governmental organizations called for urgent action by member states to combat discrimination
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The Washington Post said that this year marked the...
The Washington Post said that this year marked the first time since the death penalty was restored in 1976 that executions had dropped significantly nationwide for two years in a row
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
US executions drop for the second straight year
September 6, 2001: executions in the United States have decreased for the second consecutive year, with sharp declines in leading death penalty states Texas and Virginia.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular...
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular Society and the Rationalist Press Association expressed their concern at the death sentence passed in Pakistan on Dr Younus Shaikh, lecturer, peace activist and founder of the progressive group Enligh
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China imposes the death penalty for hacking and other...
China imposes the death penalty for hacking and other cyber crimes
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A senior Taleban official has warned that foreign aid...
A senior Taleban official has warned that foreign aid workers on trial in Afghanistan on charges of preaching Christianity could be executed
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Three dadah traffickers facing the death sentence escaped...
Three dadah traffickers facing the death sentence escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal allowed their appeals
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian, sentenced to death for the fatal shooting...
An Iranian, sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of a mother and her son, was hanged in public in northeastern Tehran before the eyes of hundreds of onlookers
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Three men who stabbed cabby Koh Ngiap Yong, 42, to...
Three men who stabbed cabby Koh Ngiap Yong, 42, to death with a bayonet in August 2000 were sentenced to hang
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch accused the overwhelmingly Slavic...
Human Rights Watch accused the overwhelmingly Slavic forces of Macedonia's government of summary execution of ethnic Albanian civilians, arson and torture, the New York Times said
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya hasn't executed a death penalty in the last seven...
Libya hasn't executed a death penalty in the last seven years and this is indicative of a policy that is encouraging for the Bulgarian medics tried in Tripoli, National Assembly Chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, said in a meeting with the families of the medics
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Libya hasn't executed a death penalty in the last seven...
Libya hasn't executed a death penalty in the last seven years and this is indicative of a policy that is encouraging for the Bulgarian medics tried in Tripoli, National Assembly Chairman Ognyan Gerdzhikov, said in a meeting with the families of the medics
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine asked the Council of Europe to do its utmost...
Ukraine asked the Council of Europe to do its utmost and make Thailand's authorities vacate the death sentence to Ukrainian citizen Viktoria Mamontova
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two senior executives of real estate companies were...
Two senior executives of real estate companies were each given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve and life imprisonment by the Beijing No 1 Intermediate Court
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular...
The British Humanist Association, the National Secular Society and the Rationalist Press Association expressed their concern at the death sentence passed in Pakistan on Dr Younus Shaikh, lecturer, peace activist and founder of the progressive group Enligh
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
In Ibb province, Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah executed in...
In Ibb province, Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah executed in Ibb province for murdering Muhammad Ali Ghaleb, Hassan Masad al-Mahmudi for killing Mukhtar Ali Abdul Hamid, and Abdullah Hezaa Auqlan for murdering Hezaa Auqlan Hassan (not clear whether Auqlan and Has
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith was presented with an honorary...
Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Law at the University of Wolverhampton for his 20-year campaign against the death penalty in the US
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tang Minh Phung and Pham Nhat Hong were sentenced to...
Tang Minh Phung and Pham Nhat Hong were sentenced to death for appropriating VND32 billion from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Vietnam-HCMC branch
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The chief justice of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said...
The chief justice of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity had begun
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on...
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the United States to follow the example of the African National Congress in South Africa, in getting the death penalty abolished
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four criminals were separately sentenced to death for...
Four criminals were separately sentenced to death for forcing women to engage in prostitution by a court in Minquan County of Shangqiu City, Henan Province
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said called...
American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said called on the United States to follow the example of the African National Congress in South Africa, in getting the death penalty abolished
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- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001West VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
A once-respected crime lab chemist goes on trial in...
A once-respected crime lab chemist goes on trial in West Virginia for alleged fraud
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled...
The Tangerang district court in Indonesia was scheduled to hand down the death penalty to African Namaona Denis, for whom the prosecutor had demanded life imprisonment on August 17, for smuggling 1 kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in Apri
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling an unspecified amount of hashish into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Hai, Taliban's deputy minister for Promotion...
Abdul Hai, Taliban's deputy minister for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said that under Islamic laws, converts would be given three days to renounce Christianity and they could be spared the capital punishment if they repented
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling an unspecified amount of hashish into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chelyabinsk regional legislature submitted draft...
The Chelyabinsk regional legislature submitted draft legislation to the State Duma that would make systematic use of narcotics a criminal offence
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Freedom Front (FF) called for the reinstallation...
The Freedom Front (FF) called for the reinstallation of the death penalty, saying the killings of white farmers in SA are politically motivated and often triggered by irresponsible comments by politicians
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Dr. Shaikh Muhammed Younus's last hope of escaping...
Dr. Shaikh Muhammed Younus's last hope of escaping the gallows lies with his petition to a Pakistani high court. The medical professor, 45, was sentenced to death on August 19 on a charge of blasphemy
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Nasser Saleh Hamid executed in Hajjah province for...
Nasser Saleh Hamid executed in Hajjah province for murdering Khaled Hussein Ali
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations called for a fair trial of all 24...
The United Nations called for a fair trial of all 24 foreign and Afghan aid workers detained by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on the charge of promoting Christianity
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
President Islam Karimov cut the number of offences...
President Islam Karimov cut the number of offences carrying the death penalty from eight to four, but the categories remaining - aggression, genocide, terrorism and premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances - are seen as broad enough to allow a w
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
A new Ukrainian Criminal Code under which the most...
A new Ukrainian Criminal Code under which the most severe crimes are punished by life sentences became effective on September 1, 2001
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Latvian Embassy has asked a judge to spare the...
The Latvian Embassy has asked a judge to spare the life of Richard Baumhammers, 36, who has dual U
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
A new Ukrainian Criminal Code became effective on September...
A new Ukrainian Criminal Code became effective on September 1, 2001