Archive timeline
2002
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2002, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 535
- Countries where they were recorded
- 27
- News items in the archive
- 3,937
Latest news of 2002
- JUNE 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International appealed to China to spare the...
Amnesty International appealed to China to spare the lives of convicted drug offenders after the country executed scores of people this week to mark a UN anti-narcotics day
- JUNE 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China marked UN anti-drug day by executing 64 people...
China marked UN anti-drug day by executing 64 people accused of drug crimes
- JUNE 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Wendong, a farmer, was sentenced to death after...
Yang Wendong, a farmer, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of helping two Hong Kong illegal drug manufacturers set up an underground plant in May 2000, where they worked together in the production of "ice"
- JUNE 26, 2002BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Following the brutal murder of the son of a prominent...
Following the brutal murder of the son of a prominent politician between 22-23 June, the Bahamas Christian Council joined other groups calling for enforcement of the death penalty
- JUNE 26, 2002IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia President Megawati Soekarnoputri ordered...
Indonesia President Megawati Soekarnoputri ordered the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to keep on fighting drug abuse to reduce the number of drug victims in the country
- JUNE 26, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni illustrated the new lighting...
Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni illustrated the new lighting project on the city's famed Colosseum and said it will serve to draw greater attention to the city's campaign against the death penalty because "every time an execution is suspended anywhere in the w
- JUNE 26, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Jeffrey Lynn Williams, 30, was executed today for the Oct
Jeffrey Lynn Williams, 30, was executed today for the Oct
- JUNE 26, 2002VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Justin Michael Wolfe was sentenced to death in Prince...
Justin Michael Wolfe was sentenced to death in Prince William County after a judge agreed with a jury's recommendation that he face lethal injection for recruiting a friend to assassinate his marijuana supplier
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
An 18-year-old man in east China's Fujian Province...
An 18-year-old man in east China's Fujian Province was sentenced to death recently for selling 1,000 amphetamine pills
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China launched a nationwide crackdown on drug traffickers...
China launched a nationwide crackdown on drug traffickers and users ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- JUNE 26, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Tomomitsu Niimi, the main henchman in Aum Shinrikyo's...
Tomomitsu Niimi, the main henchman in Aum Shinrikyo's killing spree during the mid-1990s, was sentenced to death for the murders of 26 individuals
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Provincial judicial organs in Guizhou Province tried...
Provincial judicial organs in Guizhou Province tried 12 alleged narcotics manufacturers and executed three of them
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Shaanxi Province sentenced eight alleged...
Courts in Shaanxi Province sentenced eight alleged drug criminals to death, four suspects to death with reprieve, eight suspects to life and 51 suspects to terms of imprisonment, the Shaanxi Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Provincial Higher People's Court in Sichuan Province...
The Provincial Higher People's Court in Sichuan Province approved the death sentences of alleged criminals, Xiao Jianbo (5135 1696 3134), Hu Zunxiu (5706 1415 4423) and Zhang Liqin (1728 4539 0530), the Sichuan Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan,...
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan, Hubei Province, convened a rally to execute eight alleged drug dealers including Wang Guanggen (3769 0342 5329), the Hubei Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At an open rally in Qiongshan city, in Hainan Province,...
At an open rally in Qiongshan city, in Hainan Province, alleged drug dealers Li Zhenkun (2621 6966 0981) and Zhuang Yaoxing (8369 5069 5281) were escorted to the execution ground, the Hainan Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death...
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death by a court in Shantou city, south China's Guangdong province for trying to smuggle 427
- JUNE 26, 2002TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death...
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death by a court in Shantou city, south China's Guangdong province for trying to smuggle 427
- JUNE 25, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
While receiving Belarusian opposition politicians in...
While receiving Belarusian opposition politicians in Strasbourg, Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer reaffirmed the need for the Belarusian authorities to meet the conditions set by international organizations
- JUNE 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
While receiving Belarusian opposition politicians in...
While receiving Belarusian opposition politicians in Strasbourg, Council of Europe Secretary-General Walter Schwimmer reaffirmed the need for the Belarusian authorities to meet the conditions set by international organizations
- JUNE 25, 2002South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
In South Africa, scores of Eastern Cape citizens marched...
In South Africa, scores of Eastern Cape citizens marched to the East London Magistrate's Court to express their intolerance at the attacks on farmers and businessmen in the province
- JUNE 25, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
After waiting for five years to be hanged, a prisoner...
After waiting for five years to be hanged, a prisoner on death row in Luzira Upper Prison committed suicide by hanging himself
- JUNE 25, 2002TexasDEATH PENALTY
Professing his innocence, Robert Coulson, 33, accused...
Professing his innocence, Robert Coulson, 33, accused of murdering 5 members of his family, including his parents, in a scheme to collect an inheritance was executed this evening
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Despite their appeals, two Hong Kong men were executed...
Despite their appeals, two Hong Kong men were executed for smuggling 1kg of heroin each in their part of the operation
- JUNE 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned...
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of the 14 men that have been identified as having been sentenced to death
- JUNE 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of OMCT (World Organization...
The International Secretariat of OMCT (World Organization Against Torture) was informed by the Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT), a member of the OMCT network, of the names of 14 prisoners charged with armed robbery who are awaiting execution, in
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Railway Transport Intermediate People's Court in...
The Railway Transport Intermediate People's Court in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, tried 17 alleged drugs criminals and executed three of them
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
June 25/26 2002: Beijing Number One and Number Two...
June 25/26 2002: Beijing Number One and Number Two Intermediate People's Courts separately executed six alleged drug criminals including Xu Chunming (1776 2504 2494), Chen Baohua (7115 1405 5478), Ma Jiyuan (7456 4949 0337), Li Bangcai (2621 6721 2088), W
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Judicial organs in Hengyang, Hunan Province, executed...
Judicial organs in Hengyang, Hunan Province, executed 21 drug traffickers, smugglers, murderers and robbers, the Hunan Daily reported
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tianjin city convened anti-narcotics "strike hard"...
Tianjin city convened anti-narcotics "strike hard" rallies to punish drug criminals, the Tianjin Daily reported