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MAY 1, 2001Australia
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Rex Jory, writing on the Advertiser, lashed out against...
Rex Jory, writing on the Advertiser, lashed out against the scheduled execution of American bomber Timothy McVeigh
MAY 1, 2001
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Death row inmates and people convicted of other serious...
Death row inmates and people convicted of other serious crimes will have a new chance to prove their innocence using DNA evidence under legislation the House approved
MAY 1, 2001
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Marilyn Plantz was pronounced dead at 9:11 p
Marilyn Plantz was pronounced dead at 9:11 p
MAY 1, 2001
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The Senate Judiciary Committee considered bill SB692...
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered bill SB692 by Sen Donald Craind that halts executions until September 1, 2001 and establishes a Louisiana Death Sentence Study Commission to study the death penalty and how it is applied
APRIL 30, 2001Algeria
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The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues blamed the Algerian authorities for the violence in the Berber region of Kabylie and accused police there of carrying out summary executions that has left at least 40 people dead
APRIL 30, 2001India
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The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would...
The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee said it would file a writ petition in the AP High Court seeking a direction to the state government that the guilty in the infants' sale racket be meted out strict punishment
APRIL 30, 2001Bangladesh
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A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers...
A High Court in Bangladesh ruled that two army officers Captain Abdul Majed and a non-commissioned officer, Risalder Moslemuddin, should hang, along with 10 sentenced earlier, for killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (see 2000)
APRIL 30, 2001Saudi Arabia
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The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national...
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Humud Bin-Fahd Bin-Salim al-Naturi of murdering his compatriot Turki Bin-abd-al-Rahman Bin-Mihda al-Shamri
APRIL 30, 2001China
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Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers,...
Adding up the official figures from Beijing papers, at least 400 people have been executed during April
APRIL 30, 2001
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The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Mauricio Silva, 43
APRIL 30, 2001
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Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition...
Sister Helen Prejean, an activist for the abolition of the death penalty and writer of the book which inspired the film 'Dead Man Walking', declared herself in favour of a live television broadcast of the McVeigh execution so that all would be able to see
APRIL 30, 2001Botswana
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The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs...
The Head of Botswana Television news and current affairs Chris Bishop resigned over government attempts to control news broadcasts