Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2002
- AUGUST 24, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
Umedzhon Davlatov, an Islamic extremist, was sentenced...
Umedzhon Davlatov, an Islamic extremist, was sentenced to death and another two - to various terms of imprisonment in Tajikistan, the press center of the Tajik Supreme court said
- AUGUST 24, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
A court in the Central African Republic sentenced former...
A court in the Central African Republic sentenced former military ruler Andre Kolingba and 21 others to death in absentia for their part in an attempted coup last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The Adolat newspaper reported that Yunusali Rahmonov...
The Adolat newspaper reported that Yunusali Rahmonov and Iqbol Usmonov were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 23, 2002TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 23, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Cook County the stepfather of a 22-year-old disabled...
In Cook County the stepfather of a 22-year-old disabled woman was sentenced to death by Criminal Court Judge Colleen McSweeney Moore in the woman's beating and starvation death
- AUGUST 23, 2002Sud CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Anthony Green was put to death for the killing of 36-year-old...
Anthony Green was put to death for the killing of 36-year-old Susan Barbara Babich in November 1987
- AUGUST 23, 2002MississippiDEATH PENALTY
In Pascagoula, Jackson County, a jury told the judge...
In Pascagoula, Jackson County, a jury told the judge that Thong Le should die for what he did to Minh Hieu Thi Huynh, 46, and her daughters, who were 11 and 15 last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine presidential palace reiterated the position...
The Philippine presidential palace reiterated the position of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to implement capital punishment within the year
- AUGUST 23, 2002Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Central African Republic's state prosecutor, Joseph...
The Central African Republic's state prosecutor, Joseph Bindoumi, called for the death penalty for former military ruler Andre Kolingba, three of his children and 19 other associates tried in absentia over a failed coup last year
- AUGUST 23, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International stated it was gravely concerned...
Amnesty International stated it was gravely concerned that time was running out for 88 people, including two children, sentenced to death by hanging or crucifixion, for their alleged role in ethnic clashes in Rizeigat, Southern Darfur
- AUGUST 22, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three men were hanged in Tehran's Qasr prison after...
Three men were hanged in Tehran's Qasr prison after being convicted of murder in separate cases
- AUGUST 22, 2002AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his country would be outraged if a Nigerian woman was stoned to death as sentenced by a Sharia court
- AUGUST 22, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for...
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for killing five members of his family
- AUGUST 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his country would be outraged if a Nigerian woman was stoned to death as sentenced by a Sharia court
- AUGUST 22, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Major Chalermchai Majchaklam of the Supreme Command...
Major Chalermchai Majchaklam of the Supreme Command was sentenced to death for conspiracy to commit first degree murder
- AUGUST 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of blackmailing and killing two men...
A man convicted of blackmailing and killing two men was hanged in Tehran's Qasr prison
- AUGUST 21, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Mazidi was hanged in prison in Tehran
Ali Mazidi was hanged in prison in Tehran
- AUGUST 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An unnamed man who killed a male relative with a machine...
An unnamed man who killed a male relative with a machine gun because of a dispute was beheaded in the province of Asir, the Interior Ministry said
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government...
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government to cut $50,000 foreign aid to Nigeria, after the death sentence was handed out to Amina Lawal Kurami for having a child outside marriage
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not...
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not to go home after a court ruling that a women is to face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock, won temporary refuge in Cyprus, officials said
- AUGUST 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Legal Daily reported that a court in Hunan Province...
The Legal Daily reported that a court in Hunan Province ordered the execution of Zou Dongfan and Yang Jiaowen for issuance of false tax invoices
- AUGUST 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Intermediate People's Court in Shaoyang, Hunan...
The Intermediate People's Court in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, sentenced Zhou Shaoqiu and Tan Longzhou to death for issuance of false value added specialized tax invoices
- AUGUST 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong...
The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced alleged drug traffickers Zou Shaohua a Malaysian, and Liu Songwen, to death with two years reprieve, the Yangcheng Evening News reported
- AUGUST 21, 2002New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government...
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government to cut $50,000 foreign aid to Nigeria, after the death sentence was handed out to Amina Lawal Kurami for having a child outside marriage
- AUGUST 21, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, condemned...
The Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, condemned the death penalty for Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, stating that he should be tried in an open court
- AUGUST 21, 2002Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTY
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission,...
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission, Irena Belogorska nd Yerzhi Yaskernya met with the relatives of the members of the Armenian Government and of the Armenian deputies killed as a result of the October '99 terrorist act in the Armenian Pa
- AUGUST 21, 2002CyprusDEATH PENALTY
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not...
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not to go home after a court ruling that a women is to face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock, won temporary refuge in Cyprus, officials said
- AUGUST 21, 2002ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission,...
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Commission, Irena Belogorska nd Yerzhi Yaskernya met with the relatives of the members of the Armenian Government and of the Armenian deputies killed as a result of the October '99 terrorist act in the Armenian Pa
- AUGUST 21, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Express newspaper ran an article demanding that...
The Express newspaper ran an article demanding that there be a Parliamentary debate on the re-introduction of the death penalty
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The All African Global media reported that various...
The All African Global media reported that various rights groups in Nigeria had mobilised in defence of Amina Lawal Kurami, sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage