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 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
- 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