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 14, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hayel al-Sayed Mohammedain, an Egyptian man convicted...
Hayel al-Sayed Mohammedain, an Egyptian man convicted of murder was beheaded
- AUGUST 14, 2002GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Charles Ebo Quansah, was last week sentenced to death...
Charles Ebo Quansah, was last week sentenced to death by an Accra High Court for murder of Akua Serwaah in Kumasi a self-confessed serial killer
- AUGUST 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Yunnan Daily reported that the Intermediate People's...
The Yunnan Daily reported that the Intermediate People's Court in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest Yunnan Province, sentenced Yang Hongying, female, to death with two years reprieve, deprivation of political rights for life, and confiscation of a
- AUGUST 14, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court chairman, Kayrat Mami, said in an interview...
Supreme Court chairman, Kayrat Mami, said in an interview with the Kazakh newspaper MN Novosti Nedeli that it was too early to abolish capital punishment
- AUGUST 14, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
In Huntsville, Javier Suarez Medina was executed amid...
In Huntsville, Javier Suarez Medina was executed amid Mexican government protests he was not provided proper legal assistance guaranteed to foreigners under an international treaty
- AUGUST 14, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Chan Chor Shun, 45, a businessman, was convicted and...
Chan Chor Shun, 45, a businessman, was convicted and sentenced to death by the Kuantan High Court on June 4, 1996, but today the Court of Appeal set aside the conviction and sentence against him
- AUGUST 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
District and sessions judge (Rajgarh, Rajasthan) PK...
District and sessions judge (Rajgarh, Rajasthan) PK Sharma Rajgarh handed down the death sentence to Jora and Wazir and a life term to Balraj and Laxman on the charge of murdering Mahant Krishan Giri, who was president of Akhil Bhartiya Sadhu Samaj of Bal
- AUGUST 14, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia: a men beheaded and two had his right hand amputated
- AUGUST 13, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two House committees jointly approved a bill seeking...
Two House committees jointly approved a bill seeking to abolish the death penalty
- AUGUST 13, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Sindh High Court admitted an appeal by British-born...
The Sindh High Court admitted an appeal by British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh against his conviction and death sentence in the kidnap-slaying of U
- AUGUST 13, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin...
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin Powell to stay the execution of a Mexican prisoner due to die in Texas today
- AUGUST 13, 2002Nord CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 13, 2002TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
The Tajik Interior Ministry's department for eradicating...
The Tajik Interior Ministry's department for eradicating drug trafficking destroyed 637 kilos of drugs, including 237 kilos of heroin
- AUGUST 13, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin...
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin Powell to stay the execution of a Mexican prisoner due to die in Texas today
- AUGUST 13, 2002EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Acting Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister...
Acting Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Magwagwa Mdluli said that two prisoners were ready to be executed after losing their appeals for mercy last week
- AUGUST 13, 2002MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin...
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin Powell to stay the execution of a Mexican prisoner due to die in Texas today
- AUGUST 13, 2002BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
The Barbados parliament passed a constitutional amendment...
The Barbados parliament passed a constitutional amendment removing restrictions to the death penalty, with Attorney General Mia Mottley warning that the changes will not result in any immediate resumption of hangings on the island
- AUGUST 13, 2002BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina accused the government of patronizing the killers, which she said is the main cause of the rise in murders and crimes that threatened the fabric of society
- AUGUST 13, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhou Qidong, former member of Anhui Province's Wuhu...
Zhou Qidong, former member of Anhui Province's Wuhu City Party Committee Standing Committee and secretary of the city political science and law commission, who hired killers to kill a woman, was executed together with Zhao Zhenghe, Wang Changchun, and Yua
- AUGUST 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A jury has recommended the death penalty for Calvin...
A jury has recommended the death penalty for Calvin Parker, 33, convicted of the Aug
- AUGUST 12, 2002YemenDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad...
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Hasan Bin-Umar Bin-Ali in Jedda after he was convicted by the Islamic Sharia Court of rape and theft
- AUGUST 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad...
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Hasan Bin-Umar Bin-Ali in Jedda after he was convicted by the Islamic Sharia Court of rape and theft
- AUGUST 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli...
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli occupation forces executed Ghazal Fyrayhat in Al-Yamun village, west of Jenin, this morning
- AUGUST 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli...
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli occupation forces executed Ghazal Fyrayhat in Al-Yamun village, west of Jenin, this morning
- AUGUST 12, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of...
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of Russia George Tsurtsumia actively cooperates with Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia regarding issue of extradition of Chechens detained for penetration of border
- AUGUST 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of...
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of Russia George Tsurtsumia actively cooperates with Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia regarding issue of extradition of Chechens detained for penetration of border
- AUGUST 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling...
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, at a public place in al Khobar highlights the need for creating awareness among job seekers from being exploited as drug carriers
- AUGUST 12, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
An editorial in English by Jordan Times web site said...
An editorial in English by Jordan Times web site said it appears that the brutal killing of women in the name of family honour continues despite all the efforts and the campaigns to eradicate this social phenomenon
- AUGUST 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling...
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, at a public place in al Khobar highlights the need for creating awareness among job seekers from being exploited as drug carriers
- AUGUST 12, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria warned Miss World contestants to steer clear...
Nigeria warned Miss World contestants to steer clear of parts of the country practising sharia law during the pageant's finals in the capital, Abuja, in November