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- FEBRUARY 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Nigeria's Kebbi State convicted two people...
A court in Nigeria's Kebbi State convicted two people to death by hanging for their involvement in separate robbery cases
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Sparing rebel George Speight's life was the only sane...
Sparing rebel George Speight's life was the only sane option - but much work remains for Fiji to repair the damage he left behind
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
The family of jailed coup leader George Speight will...
The family of jailed coup leader George Speight will appeal his life sentence
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Tribal chiefs and supporters of George Speight plan...
Tribal chiefs and supporters of George Speight plan to petition president Ratu Josefa Iloilo for an absolute pardon for the coup leader
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British crack cocaine addict who murdered two war...
A British crack cocaine addict who murdered two war veterans was given 26 life sentences, after his father gave evidence against him
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Justice Department head announced the public hanging...
The Justice Department head announced the public hanging of two young men Amir Hoseyn Mashti and Ali Soltani, after the Supreme Court confirmed their death sentences
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin met with the head of the People's...
President Vladimir Putin met with the head of the People's Deputy group in the State Duma, Gennady Raikov
- FEBRUARY 20, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PROTESTS PRESIDENT ASSAD’S VISIT TO ROME MAYOR
February 20, 2002: Hands off Cain, the Italian Radicals and other associations demonstrated in protest as Syrian dictator Bashar Assad met Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni and demanded that Italian authorities make human rights in Syria the focus of bilateral
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
A bill to strike out the death penalty is expected...
A bill to strike out the death penalty is expected to be presented to Parliament today
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a...
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo hinted that a woman sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage would win a reprieve, saying the outcome of her appeal would "gladden hearts"
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International expressed concern at the death...
Amnesty International expressed concern at the death sentences announced on Saturday 16 February 2002 against two possible prisoners of conscience, Abdullah Ahmed Izzedin and Salem Abu Hanak
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of the Judiciary, [Mahmud] Hashemi-Shahrudi...
The head of the Judiciary, [Mahmud] Hashemi-Shahrudi participated in a gathering of Tehran University students and responded to the questions they put to him