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
- JULY 26, 2001GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition People's National Congress said it would...
The opposition People's National Congress said it would organise protest marches against what it termed "extra-judicial killings" by the Guyana Special Target Squad
- JULY 25, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate...
Four Yemeni men executed by firing squad for separate murders: two in Ibb, one in Aden and one Saada
- JULY 25, 2001GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian...
The Malaysian High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, one of whom was Chinese
- JULY 25, 2001BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to...
The High Court confirmed the death sentence given to three policemen for rape and murder
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A police general denied that special death squads were...
A police general denied that special death squads were planning to kill 1000 drug traffickers this year, and had already sent "350 to hell
- JULY 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International...
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International between 1990 and 2000, over half of the victims were migrant workers
- JULY 25, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman,...
The High Court sentenced a 41-year-old Ghanaian businessman, to death for trafficking in 515
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was...
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for murder, was hanged in public in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, a local source said
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in...
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in December 2000 in Shenyang, which left one victim dead and two seriously injured, was executed
- JULY 25, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee,...
MP Abdolnaser Qavami, head of the Majlis Judicial Committee, said Islamic punishments should not be carried out in public
- JULY 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and...
Police ordered seven men to get down from a bus - and then executed them in cold blood and in full public view
- JULY 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND CONDEMNS 19 TO DEATH
July 25, 2001: Thailand´s criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, the largest number ever handed the maximum penalty in one day.
- JULY 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national was executed in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi
- JULY 24, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental...
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental organisations in preparation for the World Conference against Racism, Italian NGOs supported Hands Off Cain's proposal for a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern...
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern China's Guangdong province found them guilty of counterfeiting Chinese currency
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for...
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for having produced 2
- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
Senior State District Judge C
Senior State District Judge C
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a...
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a local bank and illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, was sentenced to death and executed in Linyi, in east China's Shandong Province
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed...
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed down the death sentence to a female manager found guilty of large-scale corruption
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine...
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine women taxi drivers in 40 days
- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe called on the US to stay the...
The Council of Europe called on the US to stay the execution of Napoleon Beazley, who is due to be put to death in Texas on August 15th
- JULY 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
- JULY 24, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme court approved the death sentence for...
Iran's supreme court approved the death sentence for three customs officials accused of being "economic terrorists," the afternoon Kayhan paper reported
- JULY 24, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin halted...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin halted the execution of Richard William Kutzner to determine if DNA tests should be run on forensic evidence
- JULY 24, 2001EgyptDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced...
A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria sentenced to death Khamis Said, 28, who killed his mother in March for her refusal to give him money to travel to Israel and marry the woman
- JULY 24, 2001YemenDEATH PENALTY
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and...
Two Yemeni men executed by firing squad in Dali' and Hajjah provinces for murder
- JULY 24, 2001DEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN NGOs BACK MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
July 24, 2001: at a conference against racism in Rome, Italian non-governmental organisations supported a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution.
- JULY 23, 2001DEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II held talks with visiting U
Pope John Paul II held talks with visiting U