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51,055 ARTICLES · 1999—2026The news from the three battles.
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- MAY 18, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A Division Bench of the Lahore High Court gave death...
A Division Bench of the Lahore High Court gave death sentences to Mohammad Ali, Bashir and Abdur Rasheed for killing four people in Pattoki over an old enmity in 1996
- MAY 18, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan military ruler General Pervez Musharraf bowed...
Pakistan military ruler General Pervez Musharraf bowed to pressure from religious groups by withdrawing a move to tighten procedures for police registration of blasphemy complaints
- MAY 18, 2000Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar's military rulers sentenced Saw Tin Oo, a member...
Myanmar's military rulers sentenced Saw Tin Oo, a member of the Kayin ethnic armed group, known as "God's Army," to death for "high treason" following an embassy seizure in Bangkok in October 1999
- MAY 17, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi authorities executed Shaykh Ali al-Ka'bi, imam...
Iraqi authorities executed Shaykh Ali al-Ka'bi, imam of the Al-Muhsin Mosque in Al-Thawrah (Saddam) City at the Directorate-General of Security in Baghdad
- MAY 17, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The International Secretariat of OMCT(?) expressed...
The International Secretariat of OMCT(?) expressed concern over the deterioration of the security situation in Sierra Leone and the continuing violation of human rights and humanitarian law by armed parties, particularly against civilians - mostly women a
- MAY 17, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Foday Sankoh, the leader of the Revolutionary United...
Foday Sankoh, the leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), was captured by pro-government forces
- MAY 17, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United...
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United Nations, expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan
- MAY 17, 2000AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Portugal's Supreme Court delayed ruling on an appeal...
Portugal's Supreme Court delayed ruling on an appeal against extradition filed by Algerian national Sid Ahmed Rezala, aged 20, accused of killing three women in France, two of them onboard trains
- MAY 17, 2000GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Roman Catholic bishops from the Caribbean said they...
Roman Catholic bishops from the Caribbean said they want the death penalty to be abolished despite strong support for the measure in some countries
- MAY 17, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey...
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey Lavrov expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan
- MAY 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The Additional District and Sessions court in Gujranwala...
The Additional District and Sessions court in Gujranwala sentenced to death a convict [identified only as] Nadeem for shooting dead Muhammad Alam Butt
- MAY 17, 2000PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Sher Ali was condemned to death twice for the murder...
Sher Ali was condemned to death twice for the murder of his maternal grandfather and aunt