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- JANUARY 28, 2002DEATH PENALTY
HONG KONG BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS
January 28, 2002: a Hong Kong businessman was sentenced to two years imprisonment for smuggling Bibles into the mainland and two mainlanders have been jailed for three years. The three were initially charged under laws which carry a potential death senten
- JANUARY 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China backed away from putting an alleged Bible-smuggler...
China backed away from putting an alleged Bible-smuggler on trial for his life, instead charging him with the lesser offence of illegal trading
- JANUARY 27, 2002Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China backed away from putting an alleged Bible-smuggler...
China backed away from putting an alleged Bible-smuggler on trial for his life, instead charging him with the lesser offence of illegal trading
- JANUARY 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Four men were hanged in prison in Ahvaz, Iran, the...
Four men were hanged in prison in Ahvaz, Iran, the Farsi language newspaper Keyhan reported
- JANUARY 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sixteen members of a gang accused of running a massive...
Sixteen members of a gang accused of running a massive protection racket in Xuchang, Henan province, were executed after a public sentencing rally, AFP reported
- JANUARY 26, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In Pittsburgh a jury sentenced Connie Williams, with...
In Pittsburgh a jury sentenced Connie Williams, with an IQ of 59, to die by lethal injection for the August 1999 killing his wife Frances Williams, 48
- JANUARY 26, 2002SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
China is willing to improve its human rights record...
China is willing to improve its human rights record but progress may be slow, according to Swiss delegates returning from talks in Beijing
- JANUARY 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China is willing to improve its human rights record...
China is willing to improve its human rights record but progress may be slow, according to Swiss delegates returning from talks in Beijing
- JANUARY 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two murderers who brutally killed 14 people were executed...
Two murderers who brutally killed 14 people were executed in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province in north China
- JANUARY 25, 2002MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A 49-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking was...
A 49-year-old man convicted of drug trafficking was hanged at the Kajang Prison
- JANUARY 25, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta handed...
Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Peter Spinetta handed down a death sentence to Joseph Perez Jr
- JANUARY 25, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence...
MEP Emma Bonino said she encountered a wall of silence in her efforts to discuss the death penalty with Japanese authorities