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- JULY 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kremlin is reckoning on the next Russian parliament...
The Kremlin is reckoning on the next Russian parliament to abolish the death penalty
- JULY 4, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
Shahram was condemned to die by a court in Tehran
- JULY 4, 2002EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three Egyptians, identified as Mohamad Abdel-Hadi Mahmoud,...
Three Egyptians, identified as Mohamad Abdel-Hadi Mahmoud, Mohamad Hassan Mohamad Salem and Ali Kamal Rifaie, were executed by hanging for murdering three people in stealing attempts two years ago, the official MENA news agency reported, quoting an offici
- JULY 4, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) called on Nigeria's...
The Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) called on Nigeria's Federal Government to abolish the death penalty and fashion a legislation that would protect and safeguard lives in accordance with acceptable international norms
- JULY 4, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain's highest court has rejected a bid by relatives...
Britain's highest court has rejected a bid by relatives of James Hanratty, one of the last men hanged in Britain, to clear his name 40 years after he was executed for murder
- JULY 4, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
An appeal court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced...
An appeal court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a jobless man to death for murdering a couple, stealing more than 8 million yen worth of their valuables and setting fire to the victims' home in Tochigi Prefecture
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A mob of Pakistani Muslims stoned to death a man accused...
A mob of Pakistani Muslims stoned to death a man accused of blasphemy in the central province of Punjab, police and witnesses said
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A tribal jirga (jury) may not have any legal sanction,...
A tribal jirga (jury) may not have any legal sanction, but it continues to operate in many parts of Pakistan, where tribal and feudal systems are still dominant
- JULY 4, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mukhtar Mai wept continually as she described how she...
Mukhtar Mai wept continually as she described how she had been gang-raped on the orders of an unofficial tribal jury as a punishment for her brother's alleged affair with a woman of a higher caste
- JULY 4, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The provincial procuratorate in Guangdong Province...
The provincial procuratorate in Guangdong Province has approved death sentences for organized crime as part of the "strike hard" anti-crime campaign, the Yangcheng Evening News reported
- JULY 4, 2002CubaDEATH PENALTY
The number of political prisoners in Cuba has increased...
The number of political prisoners in Cuba has increased up to 230 in the first half of 2002, reported leader of the illegal Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation Elizardo Sanchez Santa Cruz
- JULY 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in...
Two convicted armed robbers were hanged in public in the central Isfahan city