Chronological archive
October 2001
The 335 news items published by Hands Off Cain in October 2001, in chronological order.
- OCTOBER 31, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Justice Choi Jong-young expressed his regret...
Chief Justice Choi Jong-young expressed his regret at China's execution of a South Korean national convicted of drug trafficking and Beijing's failure to inform South Korea of the action
- OCTOBER 31, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four lawmakers of the opposition Grand National Party...
Four lawmakers of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) visited the Chinese embassy to protest Beijing's failure to give Seoul prior notice of Spetmeber's execution of a Korean national convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 31, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Muhammad Siddique handed down the death sentence...
Judge Muhammad Siddique handed down the death sentence to Liaqat Ali for murder
- OCTOBER 31, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Controversy over the death penalty in Korea was rekindled,...
Controversy over the death penalty in Korea was rekindled, as 154 lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties presented a bill aimed at abolishing capital punishment
- OCTOBER 31, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A 25-year-old Kenyan was condemned to hang for violent...
A 25-year-old Kenyan was condemned to hang for violent robbery
- OCTOBER 31, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian prosecution service will implement the...
The Russian prosecution service will implement the lifting of the moratorium on the death penalty if the State Duma passes legislation to this effect, First Deputy Prosecutor General Yuri Biryukov told the Duma
- OCTOBER 31, 2001AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika pardoned 7,000...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika pardoned 7,000 prisoners, excluding inmates serving sentences linked to "terrorism", to mark the anniversary of the revolution, a state newspaper said
- OCTOBER 31, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The German government said it hoped to deport a Turkish-born...
The German government said it hoped to deport a Turkish-born Islamic fundamentalist leader after he completed his sentence, provided Turkey gives assurances he won't face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 31, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The German government said it hoped to deport a Turkish-born...
The German government said it hoped to deport a Turkish-born Islamic fundamentalist leader after he completed his sentence, provided Turkey gives assurances he won't face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 31, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Justice Choi Jong-young expressed his regret...
Chief Justice Choi Jong-young expressed his regret at China's execution of a South Korean national convicted of drug trafficking and Beijing's failure to inform South Korea of the action
- OCTOBER 31, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Four lawmakers of the opposition Grand National Party...
Four lawmakers of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) visited the Chinese embassy to protest Beijing's failure to give Seoul prior notice of Spetmeber's execution of a Korean national convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 31, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shi Qiaoling, a former doctor with the Tumour Hospital...
Shi Qiaoling, a former doctor with the Tumour Hospital under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, was sentenced to death for defrauding 10
- OCTOBER 31, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights violations might be committed more often...
Human rights violations might be committed more often in China than other nations, but the situation was constantly improving, Premier Zhu Rongji said in an interview
- OCTOBER 31, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China plans to clamp down on tomb raiders and impose...
China plans to clamp down on tomb raiders and impose tougher controls on markets and Customs checkpoints to try to combat the smuggling of antiques
- OCTOBER 31, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The leader of one of the gangs operating in the town...
The leader of one of the gangs operating in the town of Arkalyk in Northern Kazakhstan was sentenced to death, Arkalyk's Prosecutor Munaitpas Kitamanov told a press conference
- OCTOBER 31, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that...
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that he would support a bill to abolish the death penalty for those who commit crimes as 16- or 17-year olds
- OCTOBER 31, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Hazzaa Hamid Ahmad executed in Ta'izz province, Mohammad...
Hazzaa Hamid Ahmad executed in Ta'izz province, Mohammad Abdul Majid Ghrama executed in Dhali' and Mohammad Nasser Ahmad al-Khobzi executed in al-Baida
- OCTOBER 30, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
Terrorists whose acts kill Ohioans could face the death...
Terrorists whose acts kill Ohioans could face the death penalty under a bill endorsed Tuesday by Gov
- OCTOBER 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Santa Clara County asked Gov
Santa Clara County asked Gov
- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government strongly protested against...
The South Korean government strongly protested against Beijing's failure to notify Seoul before executing a convicted South Korean drug trafficker in September and called on China to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
- OCTOBER 30, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge William C
Judge William C
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
One Austrian citizen in four stands for death penalty...
One Austrian citizen in four stands for death penalty in cases of heavy crimes
- OCTOBER 30, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The only inmate who survived the King'ong'o Prison...
The only inmate who survived the King'ong'o Prison tragedy where six others were allegedly bludgeoned to death in September 2000, is now a free man
- OCTOBER 30, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was...
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was charged with conspiring to murder the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Masood
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The South Korean government strongly protested against...
The South Korean government strongly protested against Beijing's failure to notify Seoul before executing a convicted South Korean drug trafficker in September and called on China to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Courts of Shantou City and...
The Intermediate People's Courts of Shantou City and Jieyang City in Guangdong Province condemned 19 people to death and 30 others to life imprisonment for falsifying value added tax (VAT) invoices
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 30, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was...
Yasser al-Sirri, an Egyptian living in London, was charged with conspiring to murder the leader of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Masood
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to...
The Ministry of Justice expressed its opposition to a move by 154 Assemblymen to pass a bill abolishing capital punishment saying that lawmakers should be careful in considering the move
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers...
A majority of South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers submitted a bill to abolish the death penalty
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- OCTOBER 30, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's Supreme People's Court approved death sentences...
China's Supreme People's Court approved death sentences for two people described by Xinhua news agency as "criminals involved in a major tax scam"
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful...
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful execution of Abdul Haq on 26 October 2001, following his capture by the Taliban earlier that day
- OCTOBER 30, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed...
The Appeals Court upheld the death penalty imposed on Omar bin Abdullah for possessing syabu for the purpose of trafficking
- OCTOBER 30, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Seven Indiana newspapers spent a year examining the...
Seven Indiana newspapers spent a year examining the fairness of the state's capital punishment system
- OCTOBER 30, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for...
South Korea has executed a total of 1,634 people for serious crimes since it was liberated from Japanese rule in 1945, averaging 28
- OCTOBER 30, 2001DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA MOVES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
October 30, 2001: government and opposition MPs have tabled a motion to abolish the death penalty in South Korea.
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997,...
Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997, the same number as Florida, which has a population of 16 million, or more than 3 times Alabama's 4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic...
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic practices by executing a Korean drug dealer in China
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South...
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South Korean, a 50-year-old man named Yun, was sentenced to death this year in China for trying to smuggle two kg (4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for...
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for failing to give Seoul prior notice of its execution of a Korean citizen convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 29, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A 44-year-old father of three armed with a shotgun...
A 44-year-old father of three armed with a shotgun went on a shooting spree in downtown Tours, killing four people and wounding at least 12 others, police said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic...
South Korea protested to China for breaking diplomatic practices by executing a Korean drug dealer in China
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South...
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that another South Korean, a 50-year-old man named Yun, was sentenced to death this year in China for trying to smuggle two kg (4
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for...
Ruling and opposition parties criticized China for failing to give Seoul prior notice of its execution of a Korean citizen convicted of drug-trafficking
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Four pilots were reportedly executed in the Muthanna...
Four pilots were reportedly executed in the Muthanna air force base near Baghdad
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris...
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris Match reporter who has been detained by Taliban since October 9 on charges of espionage, should be freed as soon as possible
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called for the death sentence for drug producers and pushers
- OCTOBER 29, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amendments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Code...
Amendments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Code of Practice and the Administrative Code entered into force in Uzbekistan
- OCTOBER 29, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris...
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris Match reporter who has been detained by Taliban since October 9 on charges of espionage, should be freed as soon as possible
- OCTOBER 29, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Review Commission has extended for...
The Constitutional Review Commission has extended for one day in Kampala, secretary Dr
- OCTOBER 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson proposed the Anti-Firearms Smuggling...
Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson proposed the Anti-Firearms Smuggling Act which seeks to define and penalize the smuggling of firearms in the Philippines
- OCTOBER 29, 2001BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with...
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with murder and rape in their country and who handed themselves over to South African police after escaping from custody in Lobatse could be extradited, officials said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with...
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with murder and rape in their country and who handed themselves over to South African police after escaping from custody in Lobatse could be extradited, officials said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Filipinos generally are in favour of the death penalty,...
Filipinos generally are in favour of the death penalty, according to most independent polls
- OCTOBER 29, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranian men, Feraydoun Gorji and Mohammadyar Zahouri-Rad,...
Two Iranian men, Feraydoun Gorji and Mohammadyar Zahouri-Rad, were hanged for banditry
- OCTOBER 28, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Fifteen Christian worshippers, including six children,...
Fifteen Christian worshippers, including six children, and a Muslim guard were massacred when gunmen opened fire on a Protestant church service in southern Pakistan in an attack being blamed on Islamic extremists
- OCTOBER 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern...
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern Alliance and president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, denounced Abdul Haq's execution
- OCTOBER 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang members were sentenced to death in Sichuan...
Four gang members were sentenced to death in Sichuan for gang-raping eight college women and murdering seven of them, AFP reported
- OCTOBER 28, 2001New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson recently sent a letter...
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson recently sent a letter to the hundreds of people who wrote to him about the upcoming execution of Terry Clark, whose execution was decided for November 6
- OCTOBER 28, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The latest FBI Uniform Crime Report shows that in 2000,...
The latest FBI Uniform Crime Report shows that in 2000, the national murder rate decreased 3
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- OCTOBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South...
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South Korean, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, without any prior notice to the Korean government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South...
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South Korean, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, without any prior notice to the Korean government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
About 60 percent of Koreans favour retaining the death...
About 60 percent of Koreans favour retaining the death penalty according to a recent poll
- OCTOBER 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history...
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history of atrocities, a United Nations human rights investigator said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation against detained French journalist Michel Peyrard was nearly over and that the findings would be presented in court soon
- OCTOBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One in three homes in a poor village of the Ningxia...
One in three homes in a poor village of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in west China had seen at least one family member die from a drug overdose, the Workers' Daily found
- OCTOBER 27, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said that the investigation against detained French journalist Michel Peyrard was nearly over and that the findings would be presented in court soon
- OCTOBER 27, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian police said they had renewed a crackdown on...
Iranian police said they had renewed a crackdown on satellite dishes after the authorities blamed a spate of riots on television broadcasts by exiled opposition groups
- OCTOBER 27, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo threw...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo threw her weight behind the execution of kidnappers because some gang leaders continued to operate from their jails using cellular phones
- OCTOBER 26, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The New York-based rights organisation, Human Rights...
The New York-based rights organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW), condemned a recent ruling by an Islamic court in northern Nigeria that sentenced a woman to death by stoning for having sex before marriage
- OCTOBER 26, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing...
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing of a gynaecologist lost his last judicial appeal against an order for his extradition
- OCTOBER 26, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Judge Arshad Mehmood Tabbasum handed down the death...
Judge Arshad Mehmood Tabbasum handed down the death sentence to Muhammad Anwar in a murder case
- OCTOBER 26, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
High Court Judge Peter Chitengi, speaking at a two-day...
High Court Judge Peter Chitengi, speaking at a two-day seminar organised by the Human Rights Commission, said law enforcement officers in Zambia have a total disregard or "a deliberate and conscious conviction and a decision to ignore human rights
- OCTOBER 26, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
China will let an investigator from the United Nations...
China will let an investigator from the United Nations look into allegations of torture carried out by police and prison officials, the head of a European Union human rights delegation said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament called on Turkey to ban the...
The European Parliament called on Turkey to ban the death penalty as part of constitutional reforms aimed at bolstering its campaign to join the EU
- OCTOBER 26, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament called on Turkey to ban the...
The European Parliament called on Turkey to ban the death penalty as part of constitutional reforms aimed at bolstering its campaign to join the EU
- OCTOBER 26, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the...
A Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Taliban executed key opposition leader Abdul Haq in Kabul
- OCTOBER 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader...
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader Ahmed Abdel-Karim Saadi in absentia on charges of inciting a follower to carry out an assassination attempt
- OCTOBER 26, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death...
The Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur upheld the death sentence imposed on a car towing operator by the High Court for trafficking in 86
- OCTOBER 26, 2001KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan finalized transfer of responsibility for...
Kyrgyzstan finalized transfer of responsibility for the penitentiary system from the Interior to the Justice Ministry, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Tanayev said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death...
Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan demanded an end to the death penalty during a visit to death row inmates at the Seoul Detention Center in Gyeonggi province
- OCTOBER 26, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
- OCTOBER 26, 2001JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Amid strident criticisms from the political opposition...
Amid strident criticisms from the political opposition and human rights activists, Jamaican police chief Francis Forbes ordered a review of the controversial police unit tasked with fighting organized crime and political gangs
- OCTOBER 26, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing...
A US anti-abortion activist wanted for the 1998 killing of a gynaecologist lost his last judicial appeal against an order for his extradition
- OCTOBER 26, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking...
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking and drug-related crimes up to the life in prison and the death penalty, said participants during hearings at the State Duma
- OCTOBER 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China will let an investigator from the United Nations...
China will let an investigator from the United Nations look into allegations of torture carried out by police and prison officials, the head of a European Union human rights delegation said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Bishop Ted Bacani [as quoted in the Manila Standard]...
Bishop Ted Bacani [as quoted in the Manila Standard] commented about the apparent inconsistency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on the death penalty:"
- OCTOBER 26, 2001DEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE KEY OPPOSITION LEADER
October 26, 2001: a Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Taliban executed key opposition leader Abdul Haq in Kabul.
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The self-confessed serial killer of 16 prostitutes...
The self-confessed serial killer of 16 prostitutes in Iran's holy city of Mashhad, Saeed Hanayi, was sentenced to death by hanging
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
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- OCTOBER 25, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A farmer from central China's Hubei Province was sentenced...
A farmer from central China's Hubei Province was sentenced to death for acquiring 47
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman...
During a press briefing by the EU Commission, spokesman Leonello Gabrici said there would be no question of extraditing to third countries persons who could face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 25, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer,...
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer, found guilty of murdering three people, to capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- OCTOBER 25, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal...
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal police welcomed the stringent Prevention of Organised Crime Ordinance
- OCTOBER 25, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Union countries will not extradite suspects...
European Union countries will not extradite suspects to the US if they could face the death penalty, despite heavy pressure from Washington, EU officials pledged
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament...
The Chamber of the Republics of the Yugoslav parliament passed a bill on criminal proceedings and changes and amendments to the Yugoslav Penal Law pertaining to abolishment of the death penalty and its substitution with 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation,...
Too many children suffer from armed conflict and exploitation, delegates told the Third Committee at the UN General Assembly as the discussion on children continued
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying...
The get-tough campaign against drugs could be paying off in Thailand, said the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for supervising drug suppression
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic...
Terry Mincey was declared dead at 8:06 at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison
- OCTOBER 25, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse...
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse the death sentence Clawvern Jacobs faced for the slaying of Judy Ann Howard in 1986
- OCTOBER 25, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by...
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court for producing and trafficking drugs
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former...
An Indonesian court ruled that a grandson of former president Suharto, Ari Haryowibowo, alias Ari Sigit, must stand trial for possessing ammunition, an offence theoretically punishable by death under an emergency law
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious...
Iraq's citizens face arbitrary execution, religious persecution, torture and forced relocation, a United Nations human rights expert revealed in a report
- OCTOBER 24, 2001AustriaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called...
The opposition Iranian "Resistance Council" called on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to cancel his talks in Iran
- OCTOBER 24, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of...
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the convictions of 22 men who had received mandatory death sentences for gang rapes
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in...
Under an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights adopted in 2000, "no one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a state where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or p
- OCTOBER 24, 2001MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after...
Edmond Mwenelupembe, 22, was sentenced to death after two-thirds of a 12-member jury found guilty of murder
- OCTOBER 24, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In a European Parliament debate on the war against...
In a European Parliament debate on the war against terrorism, Green Party MEP Paul Lannoye (Belgium), expressed his concern about any extradition agreement with the United States, where the death penalty could apply
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- OCTOBER 24, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Stephen K
Stephen K
- OCTOBER 24, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective...
Amnesty International called for a prompt, effective and impartial inquiry into reports that troops have shot dead more than 100 people in central Nigeria
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Belgrade district deputy prosecutor Nebojsa Maras requested...
Belgrade district deputy prosecutor Nebojsa Maras requested the death penalty for three people charged with killing Serbian warlord Zeljko Raznatovic Arkan early in 2000
- OCTOBER 23, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wade Barber vacated...
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Wade Barber vacated Bobby Lee Harris' death sentence because of flawed court procedures in his case
- OCTOBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said
- OCTOBER 23, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing...
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing for capital punishment or life imprisonment for abductors, hijackers, and for anti-national and subversive activities
- OCTOBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite...
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive, the alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing, promising he will not be executed if returned
- OCTOBER 23, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a...
A Korean national has been awaiting execution in a Chinese prison since 25 September after being convicted by China's highest court, sources said
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A 17-year-old girl sentenced when she was 14 is one...
A 17-year-old girl sentenced when she was 14 is one of 1,020 people who face lethal injection following the Government's decision to resume executing death-row convicts
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Asian Wall Street Journal described President Arroyo's...
The Asian Wall Street Journal described President Arroyo's "support for the death penalty for kidnappers - a measure she previously stood against" as "particularly brave given the popularity and influence Pope John Paul II has in this overwhelmingly Catho
- OCTOBER 23, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's...
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's approval of constitutional reforms but urged Ankara to show more flexibility over Cyprus
- OCTOBER 23, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's...
The European Union welcomed candidate country Turkey's approval of constitutional reforms but urged Ankara to show more flexibility over Cyprus
- OCTOBER 23, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Emil P
Emil P
- OCTOBER 23, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said it cannot hold regular sessions in the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity due to chaos amid the U
- OCTOBER 23, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former...
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former prime minister was arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism-related activities
- OCTOBER 23, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former...
A man wanted by Egypt for attempting to kill a former prime minister was arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism-related activities
- OCTOBER 23, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite...
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive, the alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing, promising he will not be executed if returned
- OCTOBER 23, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In Jalalabad the top Northern Alliance commander, General...
In Jalalabad the top Northern Alliance commander, General [Mohammad Qasem] Fahim, arrested one of the important leaders of the alliance, [Islamic Unity leader] Professor Abdorrasul Sayyaf, after the allegation of killing [former Northern Alliance commande
- OCTOBER 22, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gerald Mitchell, condemned for a murder he committed...
Gerald Mitchell, condemned for a murder he committed at 17, was pronounced dead at 6:25 p
- OCTOBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China gave a death sentence with a two-year reprieve...
China gave a death sentence with a two-year reprieve to a former vice minister of public security for taking bribes and forcing lower ranking officials to break the law, state media said
- OCTOBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
After a continuous open trial, lasting 16 and a half...
After a continuous open trial, lasting 16 and a half days, the Intermediate People's Court of Beihai City pronounced its initial trial judgment on the "Xitou Gang" case, a sinister group involving 41 criminals
- OCTOBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a comment published by the International Herald...
In a comment published by the International Herald Tribune, London-based China analyst Jonathan Mirsky said US President George Bush has made clear to China that its support in the struggle against terrorism was not going to provide it with a blank check
- OCTOBER 22, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban authorities said they...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban authorities said they executed five men for sabotage and spying on behalf of the United States
- OCTOBER 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
In a comment published by the International Herald...
In a comment published by the International Herald Tribune, London-based China analyst Jonathan Mirsky said US President George Bush has made clear to China that its support in the struggle against terrorism was not going to provide it with a blank check
- OCTOBER 22, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in...
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in protest at a crackdown on political dissent and a free press in that country
- OCTOBER 22, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
US President George Bush asked European Union leaders...
US President George Bush asked European Union leaders to consider a range of new measures to fight terrorism, including improvements to border controls and transportation safety, officials said
- OCTOBER 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
US President George Bush asked European Union leaders...
US President George Bush asked European Union leaders to consider a range of new measures to fight terrorism, including improvements to border controls and transportation safety, officials said
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- OCTOBER 22, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing think tank Politeia predicted that terrorist...
The right-wing think tank Politeia predicted that terrorist suspects will use provisions in the new Human Rights Act to avoid extradition
- OCTOBER 22, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in...
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in protest at a crackdown on political dissent and a free press in that country
- OCTOBER 22, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A new anti-terrorism Ordinance banning 23 terrorist...
A new anti-terrorism Ordinance banning 23 terrorist outfits was promulgated
- OCTOBER 22, 2001Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Gary E
Circuit Judge Gary E
- OCTOBER 22, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
A state task force headed by the Oklahoma State Bureau...
A state task force headed by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has ordered DNA testing for two death row inmates, John Hooker and Michael Hooper
- OCTOBER 22, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian authorities hanged three men, Mohsen, Mehrdad...
Iranian authorities hanged three men, Mohsen, Mehrdad and Ali-Reza, for rape
- OCTOBER 22, 2001DEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN HANG FIVE FOR SABOTAGE AND SPYING
October 22, 2001: Afghanistan´s ruling Taliban authorities say they have executed five men for sabotage and spying on behalf of the United States.
- OCTOBER 21, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Chinese...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Chinese President Jiang Zemin signed the prisoner swap treaty when they met briefly in Shanghai on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation summit
- OCTOBER 21, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Chinese...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Chinese President Jiang Zemin signed the prisoner swap treaty when they met briefly in Shanghai on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation summit
- OCTOBER 20, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The president of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro,...
The president of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro, Ratko Vukotic, is of the view that Montenegro "would not have had the death penalty had it been an independent state, since it would have been bound by European laws"
- OCTOBER 19, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yugoslav government adopted draft annexes and amendments...
The Yugoslav government adopted draft annexes and amendments to the Yugoslav criminal law, abolishing the death penalty in the country's legislation, introducing instead a prison sentence of 40 years
- OCTOBER 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Arroyo's reinstatement of the death...
President Gloria Arroyo's reinstatement of the death penalty was criticised by some of her supporters from the Roman Catholic church as well as civil-rights groups which helped to drum up support for a civilian revolt that installed her in power
- OCTOBER 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
"Executing people will not resolve the rise in crimes...
"Executing people will not resolve the rise in crimes such as kidnapping and drug trafficking," Amnesty International said in response to the President Arroyo 's call for the execution of convicted kidnappers
- OCTOBER 19, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Ho Chi Minh City Police newspaper said dozens had...
The Ho Chi Minh City Police newspaper said dozens had been sentenced to death in Vietnam so far in 2001 for drug-related offences
- OCTOBER 19, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Rapporteurs of the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary...
Rapporteurs of the monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE] met the National Assembly delegation for the Council of Europe, the National Assembly standing commissions and parliamentary factions and groups
- OCTOBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next...
Taliban judges are expected to issue a verdict next week in the trial of eight foreigners held in jail in Kabul since August on charges of spreading Christianity, their lawyer said
- OCTOBER 19, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister John Howard backed executing Osama bin...
Prime Minister John Howard backed executing Osama bin Laden if he were captured and convicted
- OCTOBER 19, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
At the Nebraska State Bar Association's annual meeting, U
At the Nebraska State Bar Association's annual meeting, U
- OCTOBER 19, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FOUR AL QAEDA ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR US EMBASSY BOMBINGS
October 19, 2001: four terrorists convicted of conspiring with Osama bin Laden in the 1998 bombings of two American Embassies in East Africa were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- OCTOBER 18, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Supreme Court declined to open up DNA testing...
The Florida Supreme Court declined to open up DNA testing to inmates who have already pleaded guilty or no contest to criminal charges
- OCTOBER 18, 2001VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection...
Christopher Beck, 26, was put to death by injection at the Greensville Correctional Center
- OCTOBER 18, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
Alvie James Hale, 53, was declared dead at 9:24 p
Alvie James Hale, 53, was declared dead at 9:24 p
- OCTOBER 18, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, vowing...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, vowing to resume executing criminals, ordered officials to check if it was possible to reverse decisions to grant clemency to those formerly on death row
- OCTOBER 18, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested...
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested by the Taleban has spoken from captivity for the first time, saying he knew the risk before he slipped into Afghanistan
- OCTOBER 18, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 18, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 18, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested...
Michel Peyrard, the Paris Match journalist arrested by the Taleban has spoken from captivity for the first time, saying he knew the risk before he slipped into Afghanistan
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- OCTOBER 18, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The lawyer for eight foreign aid workers on trial for...
The lawyer for eight foreign aid workers on trial for preaching Christianity in Afghanistan said he had lost contact with Kabul after the United States stepped up its air raids on the country
- OCTOBER 18, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members...
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members sentenced to death in absentia rose to 54, after the Military Tribunal announced five new convictions
- OCTOBER 18, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of people - mostly women wearing national...
Thousands of people - mostly women wearing national costumes and youths - welcomed the leaders of the Kurdish based People's Democracy Party, HADEP, at the foot of the Agri mountain shouting "No to the death penalty"
- OCTOBER 18, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate...
Japan must abolish the death penalty in order to eliminate the possibility of people mistakenly being put to death on false charges, senior Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Shizuka Kamei said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan...
Friends of Hope For Condemned Prisoners (FHCP), a Ugandan NGO, called on government to immediately abolish the death penalty on all criminal cases, saying the sentence is not a deterrent
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Leonard B
Judge Leonard B
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in...
A majority of the jurors who convicted four men in connection with the 1998 bombings of U
- OCTOBER 17, 2001NevadaDEATH PENALTY
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty...
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty given Robert Servin be reduced to life without possible parole because of questions whether he was the one who shot Kimberly Fondy twice in the head
- OCTOBER 17, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National Assembly whether the government would extradite alleged terrorists to face trial in countries with the death penalty
- OCTOBER 17, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to...
Terrorists who use chemical or biological weapons to kill in North Carolina would automatically face a potential death sentence under a proposal put forward by Gov
- OCTOBER 17, 2001LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Dalton Prejean Jr
Dalton Prejean Jr
- OCTOBER 17, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on...
An Indian court convicted four people of spying on a military installation for arch-rival Pakistan, a charge that can carry the death penalty
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChileDEATH PENALTY
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI)...
The conservative Independent Democratic Union (UDI) congressional leaders Ivan Moreira and Cristian Leay announced that they will present a proposal to reintroduce the death penalty in Chile
- OCTOBER 16, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face...
Even Osama bin Laden should not be extradited to face the death penalty, according to Plaid Cymru MP Simon Thomas
- OCTOBER 16, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison...
China sentenced a former city major to life in prison for taking bribes and his wife to death for corruption, selling land illegally and abusing power, the Procuratorial Daily reported
- OCTOBER 16, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited...
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited from Australia if it meant they would face the death penalty in the US
- OCTOBER 16, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October...
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October 13 and 14 against the British, US, Jordanian and other embassies in Beirut, officials in Jordan said
- OCTOBER 16, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's...
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's call for the execution of convicted kidnappers with mixed reactions
- OCTOBER 16, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited...
Two alleged Mexican drug smugglers would not be extradited from Australia if it meant they would face the death penalty in the US
- OCTOBER 16, 2001New YorkDEATH PENALTY
Responding to a rash of anthrax scares, Gov
Responding to a rash of anthrax scares, Gov
- OCTOBER 16, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Federal and state law enforcement officials fear that...
Federal and state law enforcement officials fear that a recent Mexico Supreme Court ruling may hamper prosecution of more than 100 U
- OCTOBER 16, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
An Oklahoma City federal judge overturned the death...
An Oklahoma City federal judge overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of a 21-year-old Indonesian student, Sri Sedjati Sugeng U
- OCTOBER 15, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Two leading human rights organisations appealed to...
Two leading human rights organisations appealed to the European Union not to approve security measures which could harm individual freedoms following the attacks on the United States
- OCTOBER 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for the execution of convicted members of kidnap-for-ransom gangs to rid the country of its image as Asia's "kidnap capital
- OCTOBER 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the...
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the far western region of Xinjiang, a state newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 15, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death
- OCTOBER 14, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
An editorial published in the Ugandan newspaper The...
An editorial published in the Ugandan newspaper The New Vision urged Parliament to pass the Suppression of Terrorism bill 2001 tabled by the minister of state in charge of security, Muruli Mukasa, on October 11, "as soon as possible"
- OCTOBER 14, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Gikongoro [southern Rwanda] sentenced five...
A court in Gikongoro [southern Rwanda] sentenced five people to death and seven to life imprisonment
- OCTOBER 14, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting...
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity in Afghanistan resumed and their lawyer was set to present their defence after a one-day delay to translate his rebuttal, officials said
- OCTOBER 13, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting...
The trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity was immediately adjourned after the Supreme Court ordered the Pakistani defence lawyer to present his case in a recognised local language
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- OCTOBER 13, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the...
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the Constitutional Review Commission, proposed a change in the national flag, anthem, motto and the abolition of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 13, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the...
Acaitum Omanyikor Isyagi, during an hearing at the Constitutional Review Commission, proposed a change in the national flag, anthem, motto and the abolition of the death penalty
- OCTOBER 13, 2001DEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence...
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence of Charles Singleton in Arkansas because he could understand his punishment only if the state forced him to take anti-psychotic drugs
- OCTOBER 13, 2001ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Warren Summerlin, who has spent nearly 20 years on...
Warren Summerlin, who has spent nearly 20 years on death row in Arizona, is entitled to have his sentence reconsidered because the judge who imposed it was addicted to marijuana at the time
- OCTOBER 12, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe warned the Yugoslav republic...
The Council of Europe warned the Yugoslav republic of Montenegro that it could be shut out of the organisation if it carries out a death sentence handed down to two of its citizens
- OCTOBER 12, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarusian Foreign Minister Mikhail Khvastow, questioned...
Belarusian Foreign Minister Mikhail Khvastow, questioned by the Belarusian newspaper Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta said "the moratorium on the death penalty is a standard of the European community and we will consider it
- OCTOBER 12, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the...
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the organization he leads were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in reforming the 56-year-old institution and reshaping the world's post-Cold War pursuit for peace
- OCTOBER 12, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
David Junior Ward, 39, died by injection at 2:17 a
David Junior Ward, 39, died by injection at 2:17 a
- OCTOBER 12, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese cooperation in the global war on terrorism...
Chinese cooperation in the global war on terrorism depends on Western support and understanding for Beijing's widely criticized attempts to resolve its own Islamic terrorist problem
- OCTOBER 12, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Montenegrin were condemned to death from a Podgorica...
Two Montenegrin were condemned to death from a Podgorica tribunal, as they killed a Slovenian citizen last February
- OCTOBER 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven people were executed in Kunming, capital of...
Eleven people were executed in Kunming, capital of the Yunnan province, the Yunnan Daily reported
- OCTOBER 11, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentenced a pregnant...
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentenced a pregnant woman to death by stoning for having pre-marital sex, court officials said
- OCTOBER 11, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) called on the...
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) called on the Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Barafawa and the President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Sultan Muhammed Maccido to review the death sentence passed on a pregnant woman, Safiya Hussa
- OCTOBER 11, 2001UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Uzbek authorities have to date failed to publish any...
Uzbek authorities have to date failed to publish any statistics on the use of the death penalty, which remains classified as a state secret, Amensty International said
- OCTOBER 11, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French journalist and two Pakistani colleagues with spying, a crime that carries the death penalty
- OCTOBER 11, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
President Jacques Chirac came to the defence of a French...
President Jacques Chirac came to the defence of a French reporter held by the Taliban and accused of spying after entering Afghanistan disguised as a woman
- OCTOBER 11, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia charged a French journalist and two Pakistani colleagues with spying, a crime that carries the death penalty
- OCTOBER 11, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
President Jacques Chirac came to the defence of a French...
President Jacques Chirac came to the defence of a French reporter held by the Taliban and accused of spying after entering Afghanistan disguised as a woman
- OCTOBER 11, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A thorough study must be done before the age of a "juvenile...
A thorough study must be done before the age of a "juvenile delinquent" is revised upwards or downwards to facilitate the passing of the death sentence
- OCTOBER 11, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A man who killed his former girlfriend's parents 15...
A man who killed his former girlfriend's parents 15 years ago was captured and sentenced to death by the Beijing Second Intermediate Court
- OCTOBER 11, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her...
Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her approval for the implementation of the death sentence for drug traffickers
- OCTOBER 11, 2001GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EU special envoy Ange Dagrine, on a mission Guinea,...
EU special envoy Ange Dagrine, on a mission Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to promote peace efforts in the Mano River area, also discussed human rights and the death penalty with the Guinean minister of foreign affairs, the Speaker of parliament and UN
- OCTOBER 11, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic Commission for Justice and...
Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace has conducted a prolonged campaign against the death penalty but President Robert Mugabe amended the Constitution to block challenges to hanging of those left languishing on death row
- OCTOBER 11, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Budbud Osting, a 65-year-old member of the tribal organization...
Budbud Osting, a 65-year-old member of the tribal organization in the Philippine Mindoro Oriental province, was beheaded allegedly by soldiers of the Philippine Army's 16th Infantry Battalion
- OCTOBER 11, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian national was hanged in Sawaka jail, south...
A Jordanian national was hanged in Sawaka jail, south of Amman
- OCTOBER 10, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man sentenced to be strangled, chopped...
A Pakistani man sentenced to be strangled, chopped into 100 pieces and dissolved in acid for the murders of dozens of children was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide, prison authorities said
- OCTOBER 10, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A High Court judge suggested that the provision in...
A High Court judge suggested that the provision in the Juvenile Courts Act barring a juvenile from being sentenced to death be reviewed
- OCTOBER 10, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced...
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced more than 3,000 people for collaborating with Israel to jail terms of up to 25 years
- OCTOBER 10, 2001JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Fukuoka High Court upheld a death penalty given...
The Fukuoka High Court upheld a death penalty given to a 63-year-old man for abducting and murdering two elementary school girls in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1992
- OCTOBER 10, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
The French journalist who was captured disguised in...
The French journalist who was captured disguised in a burka after entering Afghanistan was pelted with stones as the Taleban paraded him through the streets of Jalalabad
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- OCTOBER 10, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The French journalist who was captured disguised in...
The French journalist who was captured disguised in a burka after entering Afghanistan was pelted with stones as the Taleban paraded him through the streets of Jalalabad
- OCTOBER 10, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China sentenced to death a former vice mayor of the...
China sentenced to death a former vice mayor of the northeastern city of Shenyang for his involvement in a web of corruption around City Hall, state television reported
- OCTOBER 10, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Eight Yemeni men executed for nine murders
Eight Yemeni men executed for nine murders
- OCTOBER 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN CHARGE THREE JOURNALISTS WITH SPYING
October 10, 2001: a Frenchman arrested in Afghanistan dressed as a woman and two Pakistani colleagues have been charged with spying, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency has reported. The charge carries the death penalty.
- OCTOBER 9, 2001UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Thailand postponed till 2002 the...
The Supreme Court of Thailand postponed till 2002 the consideration of the appeal of Ukrainian citizen Viktoriya Mamontova, sentenced to death for smuggling drugs on August 17, 2001
- OCTOBER 9, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Thailand postponed till 2002 the...
The Supreme Court of Thailand postponed till 2002 the consideration of the appeal of Ukrainian citizen Viktoriya Mamontova, sentenced to death for smuggling drugs on August 17, 2001
- OCTOBER 9, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Analysing Turkey's constitutional changes the Economist...
Analysing Turkey's constitutional changes the Economist Intelligence Unit said that though "the death penalty is to be abolished for ordinary crimes, it will stay in place for those committed in the course of terrorism or in a war - a restriction tailored
- OCTOBER 9, 2001IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went...
A grandson of former Indonesian President Suharto went on trial on charges of illegal firearms possession, facing the death sentence
- OCTOBER 9, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair all but ruled out...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair all but ruled out the prospect of bin Laden's being captured and tried in America
- OCTOBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, who works for the French news magazine...
Michel Peyrard, who works for the French news magazine Paris Match, and two Pakistani guides identified as Mohammed Irfan and Mukkaram Khan were arrested in the east of the country wearing a full-length women's veil, or burqa
- OCTOBER 9, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, who works for the French news magazine...
Michel Peyrard, who works for the French news magazine Paris Match, and two Pakistani guides identified as Mohammed Irfan and Mukkaram Khan were arrested in the east of the country wearing a full-length women's veil, or burqa
- OCTOBER 9, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rang the families...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rang the families of two aid workers on trial in Afghanistan after an apparent slip of the tongue in which he said they were guilty of no more than preaching Christianity
- OCTOBER 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven residents of the Staryye Atagi village had been...
Seven residents of the Staryye Atagi village had been sentenced to capital punishment by guerrilla leaders, a spokesman for the district administration told Interfax-Military News Agency
- OCTOBER 9, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The leader of the Zimbabwe National Debate Association,...
The leader of the Zimbabwe National Debate Association, Kurauone Chivhai, urged the President and Cabinet Ministers to abolish the death sentence
- OCTOBER 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
European justice ministers representing Council of...
European justice ministers representing Council of Europe member countries and observers, proposed an action plan to combat terrorism at the end of their 24th Conference held in Moscow on October 4 and 5
- OCTOBER 9, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court extended Ohio...
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court extended Ohio inmate John Byrd Jr
- OCTOBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban that the UK will hold them responsible for the safety of British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Kigali have tried and sentenced to death...
Courts in Kigali have tried and sentenced to death at least 500 of the bigger fish in the genocide case
- OCTOBER 8, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because...
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because the Taliban could have handed the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation leader Osama bin Laden to an Afghan or international court, Munib Hasan, chairman of the Islamic Foundation in Brno, said
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Three Tory MPs resigned from the far-right Monday Club...
Three Tory MPs resigned from the far-right Monday Club at the request of new leader Iain Duncan Smith
- OCTOBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban escorted a reporter for...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban escorted a reporter for London's Sunday Express, Yvonne Ridley, to neighboring Pakistan after releasing her from a 10-day detention
- OCTOBER 8, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
The government issued a special supplement to the Official...
The government issued a special supplement to the Official Gazette containing provisional Law 54 of 2001, which amends the Penal Code with immediate effect
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was arrested...
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was arrested by the Taleban after illegally entering the country on September 28, was released
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban...
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned the Taliban that the UK will hold them responsible for the safety of British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States is happy with the support and actions...
The United States is happy with the support and actions of the EU in fighting terrorism following the September 11 attacks, a senior US government official told journalists
- OCTOBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN
October 8, 2001: Released the British journalist Yvonne Ridley
- OCTOBER 8, 2001DEATH PENALTY
FATE OF WESTERNERS IN AFGHANISTAN UNKNOWN
October 8, 2001: fears are growing for the safety of British journalist and eight foreign aid workers being held by the Taliban as thousands of people flee the Afghan capital, Kabul, fearing more US-led air strikes.
- OCTOBER 7, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for...
A young man was convicted and condemned to death for killing his wife in 1999
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered an urgent overhaul...
Prime Minister Tony Blair ordered an urgent overhaul of Britain's extradition laws in the war on terrorism
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan...
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan to halt threats against the ruling Taliban in exchange for the release of eight foreign aid workers charged with promoting Christianity
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- OCTOBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan...
Australia refused to consider any deal with Afghanistan to halt threats against the ruling Taliban in exchange for the release of eight foreign aid workers charged with promoting Christianity
- OCTOBER 7, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The number of death sentence files awaiting to be taken...
The number of death sentence files awaiting to be taken up by the Parliamentary Justice Commission reached 61
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Wanted terrorists extradited to the United States under...
Wanted terrorists extradited to the United States under new "fast track" procedures will not face the death penalty for their role in the 11 September massacre
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against...
Terrorists who mastermind atrocities in Britain against the United States could be extradited to face the death penalty there
- OCTOBER 7, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that...
The Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, urged that emergency anti-terror laws should include the power to send suspected terrorists back to countries such as the United States and India even though they might face the death penalty
- OCTOBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing...
Anyone found guilty of spying for the US and preparing a rebellion against the Taliban faces the death penalty by the terms of a fatwa imposed since the USA began its bombing campaign on Afghanistan on October 7, 2001
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures:...
EU leaders hope to agree by December 6 two key measures: a common definition of terrorist offences and the introduction of a European arrest warrant that would make extradition between states almost automatic
- OCTOBER 6, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate...
While US and European leaders are moving to accelerate extradition procedures for terrorism suspects, capital punishment remains a sticking point
- OCTOBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China joined the U
China joined the U
- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization...
Western members of the Shelter Now relief organization currently held in Afghanistan might be kept by the Taleban as human shields
- OCTOBER 6, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- OCTOBER 6, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight...
Afghanistan's Taliban said they would release eight foreign aid workers held on charges of promoting Christianity if the United States backed off from attacking the country
- OCTOBER 6, 2001GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban...
Berlin and Washington rejected an offer by the Taliban militia to release aid workers [Georg Taubmann, Silke Duerrkopf, Margrit Stebner and Kati Jelinek] in return for a withdrawal of military threats on Afghanistan [following the September 11 terrorist a
- OCTOBER 6, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and...
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and Imad Smadi were hanged in Jordan for murder
- OCTOBER 5, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan is considering reinstating the death penalty...
Taiwan is considering reinstating the death penalty for currency counterfeiters in the face of rampant circulation of fake bills
- OCTOBER 5, 2001FranceDEATH PENALTY
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of...
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of those on death row in the United States had not received a fair trial and called on US Supreme Court judges to declare the death penalty unconstitutional
- OCTOBER 5, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were willing...
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they were willing to put Islamic militant Osama bin Laden on trial before an Islamic court if the United States provides solid proof of his involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington
- OCTOBER 5, 2001GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the use of...
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the use of the electric chair to execute condemned inmates was unconstitutional and ordered the state to use lethal injection in all future executions
- OCTOBER 5, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain...
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain why a Palestinian jailed for the 1986 hijacking of a US plane in which 22 people were killed was extradited to the United States to face further trial after serving his sentence
- OCTOBER 5, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of...
A Paris-based human rights group said that most of those on death row in the United States had not received a fair trial and called on US Supreme Court judges to declare the death penalty unconstitutional
- OCTOBER 5, 2001ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Adam Tembo, 29 and Joseph Musonda, 25, two policemen,...
Adam Tembo, 29 and Joseph Musonda, 25, two policemen, both of Kamfinsa mobile unit were sentenced to death by Justice Rueben Mwape of the Kitwe High Court for armed robbery
- OCTOBER 5, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain...
A Pakistan court asked the military government to explain why a Palestinian jailed for the 1986 hijacking of a US plane in which 22 people were killed was extradited to the United States to face further trial after serving his sentence
- OCTOBER 5, 2001UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression...
The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression of Terrorism Bill 2001 that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence for terrorists and any person who aids, finances or supports terrorism
- OCTOBER 5, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe hanged three convicted murderers in the country's...
Zimbabwe hanged three convicted murderers in the country's first executions since 1998 after their appeals were overturned, the state-run Herald newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and...
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and punishment of international terrorists, Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration said in Washington, where he was holding meetings with the US Congress and Supreme Court
- OCTOBER 5, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The National Police Agency announced that it has decided...
The National Police Agency announced that it has decided to start an intensive campaign against organized crime
- OCTOBER 5, 2001MississippiDEATH PENALTY
The case against Mississippi death row inmate Kennedy...
The case against Mississippi death row inmate Kennedy Brewer is being re-investigated after DNA tests performed earlier this year showed that semen removed from the victim's body did not match Brewer's
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- OCTOBER 4, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament congratulated the Union for...
The European Parliament congratulated the Union for having successfully directed the Durban Conference on Racism [August -September 2001] onto the road of compromise
- OCTOBER 4, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban...
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for illegally entering Afghanistan will face trial for "violating the laws" the country, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- OCTOBER 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe commended Turkey for its constitutional...
The Council of Europe commended Turkey for its constitutional reforms, but said the country's refusal to abolish the death penalty remained a roadblock in its campaign to join the EU
- OCTOBER 4, 2001AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The judge presiding over the trial of two Australian...
The judge presiding over the trial of two Australian aid workers in Kabul has been named as an associate of Osama bin Laden and placed on a Reserve Bank of Australia financial blacklist
- OCTOBER 4, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban...
A female British journalist arrested by the Taliban for illegally entering Afghanistan will face trial for "violating the laws" the country, the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- OCTOBER 4, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The judge presiding over the trial of two Australian...
The judge presiding over the trial of two Australian aid workers in Kabul has been named as an associate of Osama bin Laden and placed on a Reserve Bank of Australia financial blacklist
- OCTOBER 4, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Many analysts are sceptical that the amended constitution...
Many analysts are sceptical that the amended constitution would lead to dramatic changes
- OCTOBER 4, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court ruled all extraditions of Mexican...
The Supreme Court ruled all extraditions of Mexican citizens will require a guarantee the prisoner will not be sentenced to the death penalty or life in prison
- OCTOBER 4, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The 24th conference of European Justice Ministers opened...
The 24th conference of European Justice Ministers opened in Moscow
- OCTOBER 4, 2001TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
The high court in Tanzania 's northern town of Moshi...
The high court in Tanzania 's northern town of Moshi ordered the government to award 300 million Tanzanian shillings ( 337,078 U
- OCTOBER 4, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal's parliament approved constitutional changes,...
Portugal's parliament approved constitutional changes, including making extradition easier, to improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism
- OCTOBER 4, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In a unique experiment in grassroots justice, millions...
In a unique experiment in grassroots justice, millions of Rwandans went to the polls to elect the 260,000 men and women who will preside over the community courts that judge thousands of suspected perpetrators of the genocide of 1994
- OCTOBER 4, 2001BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it calls on the Vietnamese authorities to abolish the death sentence (and, in the meantime, guarantee the implementation of a moratorium) and to ratify the second optional protocol to the International
- OCTOBER 4, 2001VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it calls on the Vietnamese authorities to abolish the death sentence (and, in the meantime, guarantee the implementation of a moratorium) and to ratify the second optional protocol to the International
- OCTOBER 4, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's former prosecutor-general Ayatollah Morteza...
Iran's former prosecutor-general Ayatollah Morteza Moqtada'i defended the execution of Islamic punishments in public, saying they help deter the rise of crime in society
- OCTOBER 4, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The ruling Millennium Democratic Party urged the government...
The ruling Millennium Democratic Party urged the government to take sterner measures against organized crime, Party Spokesman Chon Yong-hak said
- OCTOBER 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Ah Kow was hanged for drug related crimes
Ah Kow was hanged for drug related crimes
- OCTOBER 4, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Zainuzzaman Mohammed Jasadi was hanged for murder
Zainuzzaman Mohammed Jasadi was hanged for murder
- OCTOBER 4, 2001DEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN
October 4, 2001: last Sunday, the trial of eight detained aid workers accused of preaching Christianity resumed.
- OCTOBER 3, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Political writer and scientist Leonid Radzikhovsky...
Political writer and scientist Leonid Radzikhovsky said Russia not only has vast experience of combating terrorism but it has much more political will and resolve in the actual struggle than the West
- OCTOBER 3, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
Michael Roberts, convicted for the Feb
Michael Roberts, convicted for the Feb
- OCTOBER 3, 2001MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In St
In St
- OCTOBER 3, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court on Karachi sentenced Shaikh...
An anti-terrorism court on Karachi sentenced Shaikh Muhammad Amjad to death on charges of killing his next-door neighbour Barrister Shakir Latif
- OCTOBER 2, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A woman was sentenced to life in jail for possessing...
A woman was sentenced to life in jail for possessing methamphetamine pills with intent to sell
- OCTOBER 2, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Kofri Mustafar, 26, an unemployed man was sentenced...
Kofri Mustafar, 26, an unemployed man was sentenced to death in Kuantan after being guilty of murdering Jemilah Idris, 36, a woman who refused to let him marry her daughter, on July 23, 1999
- OCTOBER 2, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Six men were arrested in the southeast of the country...
Six men were arrested in the southeast of the country for distributing leaflets in support of the king and the US, Taliban sources said
- OCTOBER 2, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence imposed on Ajit Seth, the Paschim...
The death sentence imposed on Ajit Seth, the Paschim Vihar resident who had burnt two small children alive, was commuted to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court
- OCTOBER 2, 2001SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden will have to negotiate with the USA on an exemption...
Sweden will have to negotiate with the USA on an exemption from the death penalty in the event of a suspected terrorist being extradited to the USA, Foreign Minister Anna Lindh said
- OCTOBER 2, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
US embassy diplomats in Uganda had appeared before...
US embassy diplomats in Uganda had appeared before the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee and urged parliament to pass the bill expeditiously that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence for terrorists and any person who aids, finances or supports
- OCTOBER 2, 2001Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley commuted to life in prison the death...
Gov. Mike Easley commuted to life in prison the death sentence of Robert Bacon Jr. Robert Bacon Jr
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- OCTOBER 1, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Disgraced former Philippine President Joseph Estrada...
Disgraced former Philippine President Joseph Estrada made a late appearance on the first day of his trial on the charge of economic plunder after saying he would not show up
- OCTOBER 1, 2001KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Almaty sentenced to death by shooting two...
A court in Almaty sentenced to death by shooting two of the three men accused of cannibalism
- OCTOBER 1, 2001OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing...
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the work of former agency serologist Kenneth Ede after a recent DNA test contradicted testimony he gave in a 1983 murder trial
- OCTOBER 1, 2001DEATH PENALTY
CHINA CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY WITH MORE REPRESSION
October 1, 2001: China marks national festivities with new crackdowns on criminality and mass executions. National day will also see further round-ups of Falun Gong practitioners.