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51,055 ARTICLES · 1999—2026The news from the three battles.
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- APRIL 15, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new...
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new executions were carried out by the authorities after the visit to Iraq of UN rapporteur on human rights Andreas Mavromatis in February and after his call to the regime to put an end to these executions an
- APRIL 15, 2002UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of...
Uganda's Supreme Court acquitted Davinder Kumar of murder, but confirmed the death sentence against his brother, Kooky Sharma, for killing his wife
- APRIL 15, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged...
Mehdi Sayyadi, a convicted murderer, was publicly hanged in the northeastern town of Bandar-e Gaz
- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers...
A court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, sentenced drug smugglers Abdul Rauf and Kitabi Noor to death
- APRIL 15, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun,...
Three people convicted of violent crimes in Changchun, Jilin province, were executed as part of China's Strike Hard campaign
- APRIL 15, 2002ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death...
The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife while under the influence of drugs
- APRIL 15, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and...
A number of Russian renowned scientists, writers and public figures have sent a letter to the State Duma, calling for the abolition of the death penalty
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework...
The bill which abolishes death penalty within the framework of limits envisaged in the Constitution and turning it into life imprisonment, was submitted to Parliament Speaker's Office
- APRIL 15, 2002PakistanDEATH PENALTY
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the...
An anti-terrorism court convicted four workers of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi handing down capital punishment to two of them and life imprisonment to the others in five cases of sectarian killings
- APRIL 15, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Illinois towards abolition
April 15, 2002: a commission in Illinois issued detailed advice to Republican Gov. George Ryan on improving the way the death penalty is administered in his state.
- APRIL 14, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province...
A woman was executed in in China's Guangzhou province after being convicted of running a brothel
- APRIL 13, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky,...
Radical Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, accused governors of states in the North that have adopted the Islamic legal code, Sharia, of using it selfishly