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- FEBRUARY 12, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
The Fijian Cabinet agreed to amend the penal code to...
The Fijian Cabinet agreed to amend the penal code to remove the death penalty for treason charges [capital punishment was scrapped for most crimes in 1967, but was retained for treason and piracy]
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that the European...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said that the European Court of Human Rights was continuing to examine Turkey's death sentence against the chief of the terrorist organization [PKK] Abdullah Ocalan
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Pasig City court sentenced a man to die by lethal...
A Pasig City court sentenced a man to die by lethal injection for the abduction of a Chinese businessman in 1998
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iraj Rashvan was executed in Takestan, Iran
Iraj Rashvan was executed in Takestan, Iran
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China released a Hong Kong businessman jailed for Bible...
China released a Hong Kong businessman jailed for Bible smuggling, following intense diplomatic pressure from America in the run-up to a visit to Beijing by President Bush
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The House Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 to send to...
The House Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 to send to the full House HB 2635
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were sentenced to death in Belarus in...
Seven people were sentenced to death in Belarus in 2001, and 11 others got life in prison, Valyantsin Sukala, chairman of the Supreme Court of Belarus, told reporters
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty should be restored in Russia and...
The death penalty should be restored in Russia and executions should be public, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky declared at a round-table meeting titled 'The Abolishment of the Death Penalty Moratorium'
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Five alleged UNITA and/or Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA)...
Five alleged UNITA and/or Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA) guerrillas were arrested and instantly killed by Namibian Defence Force (NDF) troops
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Russia's state...
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Russia's state prosecutors a tongue-lashing for allowing thousands of violent criminals to walk free and told them to improve the conviction rate for serious crimes
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Media Centre web site said Israeli...
The Palestinian Media Centre web site said Israeli occupation forces executed 13-year-old Samir Abu Mayala from Al-Thuri neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem after shooting him in the shoulder
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kyrgyzstan condemned two men to death for murder
A court in Kyrgyzstan condemned two men to death for murder