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
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign...
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign for an international moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The British government is preparing to launch a legal...
The British government is preparing to launch a legal challenge against America over its use of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Development and Humanitarian Aid...
The European Union's Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Poul Nielson said he would discuss the trial of foreign aid workers with representatives of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban during a visit scheduled for September 12-19
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Western diplomats...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said Western diplomats could visit eight foreign aid workers to discuss their trial for promoting Christianity once the eight decide if they want legal representation
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
The European Union held its highest-level meeting with...
The European Union held its highest-level meeting with Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, pressing for new economic ties in defiance of America's insistence on sanctions against companies investing there
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The decision to admit Armenia to the Council of Europe...
The decision to admit Armenia to the Council of Europe was right, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE] Lord Russell-Johnston told the Armenian parliament
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A Belarussian delegation has been invited to take part...
A Belarussian delegation has been invited to take part in the plenary session of the Council of Europe that is scheduled to take place in Strasbourg in December, Stef Goris, the head of the PACE delegation, told a press conference in Minsk
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001OhioDEATH PENALTY
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court postponed until Sept
In Cincinnati, a federal appeals court postponed until Sept
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Grant W
Judge Grant W
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Michael Kelly Roberts, 46, sentenced to die 4 years...
Michael Kelly Roberts, 46, sentenced to die 4 years ago for killing a man will instead spend the rest of his life in prison, a King County Superior Court judge decided
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001DEATH PENALTY
MTV SUPPORTS HOC’S ONLINE MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN
September 10, 2001: Hands Off Cain’s online campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions has the support of MTV Italy in the run-up to its MTV Day next Saturday.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban completed...
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban completed the fifth day of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of promoting Christianity, without their presence in court, saying it awaited word on how they wanted to defend themselves
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The foreign minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
The foreign minister of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban was quoted saying the hard-line movement might consider swapping eight detained foreign aid workers for an Islamic militant, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, jailed in the United States
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration...
A Palestinian sentenced to death for collaboration with Israel was killed during an attempted escape, witnesses said
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said her campaign against drug trafficking was a fight to the finish and warned the Philippines could become "Asia's Colombia" if the drug menace was not promptly curbed
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery...
Eleven people convicted of murder, rape or robbery were executed by Chinese authorities on September 8 and 9 as part of the "Strike Hard" anti-crime campaign
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting...
The eight foreign aid workers on trial for promoting Christianity in Islamic Afghanistan appeared for the first time in the ruling Taliban's Supreme Court, saying they were innocent of proselytising
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2001NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that...
Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey announced that he would not seek the death penalty against Randolph Reeves at an upcoming resentencing hearing
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot...
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot during an argument, Saudi television reported
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against...
The Taleban Government intensified its campaign against Western aid organisations in Afghanistan, displaying an array of Bibles and Christian films which it said had been confiscated from charity workers expelled
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Judge Jan E
U.S. District Judge Jan E
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the decision of Pakistani censors to order the removal of an article from the September 3 edition of Newsweek as a condition for the magazine's distribution in the country
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the...
The ten men sentenced to death on August 7 for the murder of Thackoor Boodram form the single largest group sentenced to death for one murder in the history of Trinidad and Tobago
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001DEATH PENALTY
An eight member committee was recently appointed to...
An eight member committee was recently appointed to study Nebraska's death penalty before the 2003 Legislative session opens
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called...
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in Russia for drug traders
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and...
Two Chinese Haw tribesmen, Ar-hong sae Soo, 27, and Ar-sing sae Lee, 28, were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced...
Burmese national Ar-liang sae Chern, 28, was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Thailand
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban...
Islamist sources said Afghanistan's ruling Taliban were considering a prisoner swap with the United States as a trial in Kabul of eight foreign aid workers for promoting Christianity -a charge that carries the death penalty - began its third day
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell,...
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, arrived in the Afghan capital saying he would talk to the ruling Taliban about the fate of 24 aid workers accused of promoting Christianity
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and...
New Zealand's Corrections Minister Matt Robson and Justice Minister Phil Goff raised their concerns about China's use of the death penalty, and its incarceration of political prisoners during a meeting with visiting Chinese Justice Minister Zhang Fusen