Death sentences
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A death sentence is not the same thing as an execution: years can pass between the two, and the sentence may be overturned on appeal, commuted, or never carried out. Counting them separately measures two different things: how far a state resorts to capital punishment, and how far it actually applies it.
This page collects the news on death sentences handed down around the world, on the later stages of appeal, and on the sentences upheld or overturned. Executions have a page of their own.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2015TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 3 JIHADISTS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF POLICE
A court has condemned three Tunisian jihadists to death, including two tried in absentia, for the murder of a
- NOVEMBER 18, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Lisa Graham to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Lisa Graham to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge John Marshall Kest sentenced Bessman Okafor to death.
USA - Florida. Judge John Marshall Kest sentenced Bessman Okafor to death.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge John Paul Schlegelmilch sentenced Jeremiah Bean, 27, White, to 5 consecutive death penalties.
USA - Nevada. Judge John Paul Schlegelmilch sentenced Jeremiah Bean, 27, White, to 5 consecutive death penalties.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): DAYTON LEROY ROGERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE 4TH TIME
A Clackamas County jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death for the 4th time. Rogers, 62, White, a
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers, a serial killer, to death for the 4th time
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers, a serial killer, to death for the 4th time
NOVEMBER 14, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITANT ADEL HABARA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAFAH KILLINGS
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced militant Adel Habara to death, alongside six others in a retrial for
- NOVEMBER 11, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Retired Generals Call for Review of Status of 300 Military Veterans Facing Death Penalty.
USA - Retired Generals Call for Review of Status of 300 Military Veterans Facing Death Penalty.
NOVEMBER 11, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: RETIRED GENERALS CALL FOR REVIEW OF STATUS OF 300 MILITARY VETERANS FACING DEATH PENALTY
In an op-ed for USA Today, three retired generals call for systemic review of the status of veterans on death row nationwide and urge decision-makers in capital cases to seriously consider the mental health effects of service-related PTSD in determining w
NOVEMBER 10, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: CRIMINAL COURT OF KARBALA ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE ON MURDERERS OF SOLDIER MUSTAFA AL-ATHARI
Criminal Court of Karbala has sentenced to death by hanging on four terrorists belonging to ISIS
- NOVEMBER 10, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Prosecutors no longer seeking death penalty against Victor Cornell Miller.
USA - Oklahoma. Prosecutors no longer seeking death penalty against Victor Cornell Miller.
NOVEMBER 9, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: GIZA COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH, REFERS THREE TO GRAND MUFTI
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a man to death in his retrial for the case known to the media as the
NOVEMBER 8, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRUTAL CHILD MURDERS
A Bangladesh court handed four men the death sentence over the brutal killing of a 13-year-old boy that
NOVEMBER 8, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two men convicted of murder were sentenced to death in Pakistan between November 7 and 8.
NOVEMBER 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH MINOR SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iranian Kurdish teenager, convicted of murder, has been sentenced to death by Iranian judicial
NOVEMBER 5, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: GIRL ON DEATH ROW SINCE AGE 12 SAVED FROM EXECUTION
Somayeh was 12 years old when she was arrested by Iranian authorities for allegedly participating in the
- NOVEMBER 5, 2015KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: SAAD AL-ABDULLAH FRIEND SLAYER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to death for killing his friend and fellow tribesmen. The victim, Sultan Al-
- NOVEMBER 4, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury decided that Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, 29, Black, should be sentenced to death
USA - Nevada. A jury decided that Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, 29, Black, should be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 3, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS 2 SAUDIS DEATH, 3 ON THE LIST
Iraq’s Central Criminal Court has sentenced two Saudis to death by hanging after finding them guilty on
NOVEMBER 3, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF ERNEST JOHNSON IN MISSOURI
The United States Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Ernest Johnson on Tuesday evening, just
- NOVEMBER 3, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The United States Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Ernest Johnson
USA - Missouri. The United States Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Ernest Johnson
- OCTOBER 30, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: TAIPEI SUBWAY MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SECOND TRIAL
A Taiwan court upheld the death sentence for Cheng Chieh, who was convicted of four murders and
- OCTOBER 28, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRUTAL SLAYINGS OF FOUR
A court in the northern province of Yen Bai handed down the death penalty to a man for killing four people
OCTOBER 26, 2015JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FATHER HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING UNDERAGE DAUGHTER
The Criminal Court sentenced a 49-year-old father to death after convicting him of raping his minor
- OCTOBER 24, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
- OCTOBER 21, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: THREE PERSONS GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER
Three persons including two brothers convicted over a murder in Kehelwatta, Kapuhena were sentenced to
- OCTOBER 21, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DUBAI FOR SETTING TWO COLLEAGUES ON FIRE
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to death for setting two of his colleagues on fire, killing one of them.
OCTOBER 20, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 10 MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least ten death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of Punjab.
- OCTOBER 20, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury unanimously sentenced Mark Anthony Gonzalez to death.
USA - Texas. A jury unanimously sentenced Mark Anthony Gonzalez to death.
- OCTOBER 19, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
A Bogra court handed down death penalty to one Belal Hossain Bilu for hacking a businessman to death.