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51,057 ARTICLES · 1999—2026The news from the three battles.
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- AUGUST 2, 2000ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Du Shugui, 44, was executed about two months after...
Du Shugui, 44, was executed about two months after he drew his service revolver and shot a mini-van driver as he stood by his vehicle after an argument over a near-collision
- AUGUST 2, 2000DEATH PENALTY
A Harris poll found that support for the death penalty...
A Harris poll found that support for the death penalty dropped to 64% this year, down from 75% in 1997 and 71% in 1999
- AUGUST 2, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Cheng Tai-chi was executed after his fourth appeal...
Cheng Tai-chi was executed after his fourth appeal against his death sentence was rejected
- AUGUST 2, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania's opposition party, the Civic United Front,...
Tanzania's opposition party, the Civic United Front, nominated five partisans facing a mandatory death penalty if found guilty of treason to contest in the 29th October general elections for parliamentary seats in the semi-autonomous state of Zanzibar
- AUGUST 2, 2000NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
At a press conference in Lagos the Chairman and Chief...
At a press conference in Lagos the Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr Ihya D
- AUGUST 1, 2000JapanDEATH PENALTY
In reference to a debate regarding changes to the Juvenile...
In reference to a debate regarding changes to the Juvenile Law, Teikyo University Professor Takeshi Tsuchimoto said that the age at which a person could be sentenced to death should be lowered from 18 to 16, while the age at which a person could face crim
- AUGUST 1, 2000BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Jahangirnagar University unit of pro-Awami Chhatra...
The Jahangirnagar University unit of pro-Awami Chhatra League formed a 30-minute human chain on the Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding the execution of the killers of Bangabandhu
- AUGUST 1, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court passed a verdict on an amphetamine's...
The Supreme Court passed a verdict on an amphetamine's case, sentencing a millionaire to execution by firing squad
- AUGUST 1, 2000Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
With the promulgation of the new constitution, the...
With the promulgation of the new constitution, the Ivory Coast formally abolished the death penalty
- AUGUST 1, 2000IraqDEATH PENALTY
A London based Iraqi newspaper claimed that Baghdad's...
A London based Iraqi newspaper claimed that Baghdad's military court "carried out the execution of five navy officers holding different ranks who were convicted of stealing more than 200 kg of silver used in equipment that operates anti-missile missiles"
- AUGUST 1, 2000PolandDEATH PENALTY
Presidential candidate Andrzej Lepper spoke out in...
Presidential candidate Andrzej Lepper spoke out in Gdansk in favour of restoring the death penalty in Poland for a period of three to five years
- AUGUST 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan man convicted of smuggling heroin was beheaded...
An Afghan man convicted of smuggling heroin was beheaded near Mecca