Archive timeline
2001
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2001, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2001
- 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
- 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