2002

The official note on the execution of the death penalty...

The official note on the execution of the death penalty passed against Salih Izzet Erdis, the ringleader of the illegal IBDA-C [Islamic Great Eastern Raiders Front] organization, has been submitted to the [National] Assembly Speaker's Office

A People's Court in Laos condemned three drug traffickers...

A People's Court in Laos condemned three drug traffickers to death

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep...

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that they would not say 'yes' to the proposal of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) regarded with abolishment of death sentence, noting that their party prepared a constitutional amend

Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader...

Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz said that he was losing his hope about fulfilment of European Union (EU) criteria

Judicial organs in Qinghai Province, with the approval...

Judicial organs in Qinghai Province, with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, executed Chen Zhiqing (7115 1807 3237), cadre of the State Treasury Office of the Bank of China, Xining Branch, a legal newspaper from Shaanxi Province reported

MONTENEGRO: DEATH PENALTY REPLACED BY 40 YEAR JAIL TERM

June 19, 2002: the new penal code stipulates 40 years in prison as the maximum punishmentil

Terrorists could face the death penalty in New Jersey...

Terrorists could face the death penalty in New Jersey under a new law signed by Gov

The criminal court in Ngozi (northern Burundi) has...

The criminal court in Ngozi (northern Burundi) has tried several cases in its current session

The head of the Police Federation, Steve Brown, called...

The head of the Police Federation, Steve Brown, called for a resumption of hanging in the face of increased criminal activity

Three drug dealers were executed in Dongguan, south...

Three drug dealers were executed in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong province

The Dutch government has launched a criminal inquiry...

The Dutch government has launched a criminal inquiry into Muslim clerics accused of inciting violence from mosques in Holland

Six men were sentenced to death for murder of a young...

Six men were sentenced to death for murder of a young housewife about two years ago

Deputy Prosecutor-General Oleksiy Bahanets that each...

Deputy Prosecutor-General Oleksiy Bahanets that each year the number of premeditated and group murders has been on the rise since the moratorium on capital punishment was announced in Ukraine

A man was hanged in public in Bandar Gaz, Iran

A man was hanged in public in Bandar Gaz, Iran

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The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers...

The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers to approve the draft proposal to close Protocol No

Politicians and pilots denounced a ruling that give...

Politicians and pilots denounced a ruling that give asylum to two grenade-wielding Iranian hijackers who forced a plane to divert to Oslo in 1993

Politicians and pilots in Norway denounced a ruling...

Politicians and pilots in Norway denounced a ruling that gave asylum to two grenade-wielding Iranian hijackers who forced a plane to divert to Oslo in 1993

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Tarle agreed...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Tarle agreed with the jury's recommendation of the death penalty for William Lee Wright Jr

Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks...

Three Saudis suspected of planning suicide attacks against United States and British warships were arraigned in a Moroccan court

UN Security Council extended the mission in Democratic...

UN Security Council extended the mission in Democratic Republic of Congo until 30 June 2003, unanimously adopting resolution 1417 (2002)

UN Security Council extended the mission in Democratic...

UN Security Council extended the mission in Democratic Republic of Congo until 30 June 2003, unanimously adopting resolution 1417 (2002)

An Iranian identified as Majid was sentenced to execution

An Iranian identified as Majid was sentenced to execution

Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that True Path Party...

Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller was standing in the way of Turkey abolishing the death penalty

Democratic Left Party (DSP) directors met with Felicity...

Democratic Left Party (DSP) directors met with Felicity Party (SP) directors within the framework of their initiative to lift death sentence

After 14 years on death row, Edward Leroy Harris was...

After 14 years on death row, Edward Leroy Harris was ordered to serve 3 life sentences

The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Putian,...

The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Putian, Fujian Province, sentenced Cai Penghua (5591 7729 5478) to death for assault and organizing others to smuggle themselves across the border; Lin Feiting (2651 7378 1656) to death for robbery, assault and

FIVE EXECUTIONS IN BEJING

Siavosh was hanged in jail in Shahr Rey, Iran

Siavosh was hanged in jail in Shahr Rey, Iran

Mohammad bin Ali al-Khorim , a Saudi man convicted...

Mohammad bin Ali al-Khorim , a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the southern province of Najran