81.   The Commonwealth leaders on Friday had collectively appealed to Nigeria for clemency for Saro-Wiwa and eight other condemned men.

82.   The city switches the lights of the Colosseum from white to golden whenever a government somewhere spares a condemned man or woman from execution.

83.   The condemned men pleaded innocent and said they were framed for their activism against Abacha and the oil industry, which they accused of wrecking the environment.

84.   The condemned man kissed the rope.

85.   The execution of a Nigerian playwright appeared imminent Friday, and a British group reported that he and either other condemned men were moved betweem jails for execution.

86.   The execution of a Nigerian playwright appeared imminent Friday, and a British group reported that he and eight other condemned men were moved between jails for execution.

87.   The ITAR-Tass news agency identified the two condemned men as Ragib Masimov and Elman Suleimanov.

88.   The ministerial statement came Friday, the same day the death warrants were read to the condemned men.

89.   The three condemned men were tried behind closed doors before the State Security Court, whose verdicts cannot be appealed.

90.   The wives of the condemned men had tried to bring their husbands a meal late Thursday but were turned away.