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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JANUARY 23, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three Sri Lankans have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for breaking into a house while murdering
- JANUARY 22, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SOUTH AFRICAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METH TRAFFICKING
A South African man has been sent to the gallows after he was found guilty of trafficking in close to 2kg of
JANUARY 21, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: RATNAPURA HIGH COURT SENTENCES THREE INDIVIDUALS TO DEATH
The Ratnapura High Court has handed death sentences to three suspects who were found guilty of
- JANUARY 20, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTHEAST ASIA: UN RIGHTS OFFICE APPEALS FOR HALT IN EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CRIMES
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over
JANUARY 19, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 8 DRUG CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in the northern province of Hoa Binh sentenced eight people to death and handed down life
JANUARY 18, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SIX DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia executed six people, including a national woman and five foreigners, who had all been sentenced to death on drug offences, in the first executions to take place under new President Joko Widodo, who refused to heed all international requests for
JANUARY 18, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: COURT DELIVERS DEATH SENTENCE TO KILLER OF TWO AID WORKERS
A court in Afghanistan sentenced to death a man convicted of killing two Finnish aid workers last year, an
- JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AHMADI WORSHIP PLACE ATTACK
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010
- JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS 7 DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN IRANIAN CONSULATE ATTACK CASE
The Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Punjab government and acquitted all seven death row
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
JANUARY 15, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ODISHA COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TWIN MURDER
A District and Sessions Judge court in Odisha’s Jajpur district handed out the death sentence to a man
- JANUARY 13, 2015Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
two men, Musamango Kasereka and Mumbere Nayisala, were sentenced to death by the Operational
two men, Musamango Kasereka and Mumbere Nayisala, were sentenced to death by the Operational
- JANUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 4 TALIBAN MILITANTS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATTACKING ISI OFFICE
An anti-terrorism court gave death sentence to four militants of outlawed Pakistani Taliban for an attack on
JANUARY 13, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT SENTENCES COPS TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF MONGOLIAN MODEL
Two former police commandos were sentenced to death after the Federal Court allowed the government’s
- JANUARY 11, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
JANUARY 10, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SCHOOL DEPUTY PRINCIPAL EXECUTED FOR KIDNAPPING, KILLING GIRL
Yang Haijun, former deputy principal of a primary school in north China's Hebei Province, was executed for
JANUARY 10, 2015EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ETHIOPIAN KILLER MAID GETS DEATH SENTENCE
A penal court in Taif has sentenced an Ethiopian maid to death for killing her woman sponsor with an axe.
- JANUARY 9, 2015LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 5 BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2007 KILLINGS
Lebanon’s judiciary sentenced five brothers from the Shamas family to death in abstentia over the 2007
JANUARY 8, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS SAVED FROM GALLOWS
between 6 and 8 January, Pakistan stopped the execution of two death row inmates scheduled to be
- JANUARY 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN EXECUTES TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS
Two convicted terrorists were hanged till death in Pakistan on Wednesday (January 7) morning, media reported.
- JANUARY 7, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE GRANTED TO TWO IRANIAN METH SMUGGLERS
The district court in Sukabumi, West Java, has given death sentence to two Iranian citizens after they were
- JANUARY 5, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR DEATH ROW CONVICTS ACQUITTED AND TWO DEATH WARRANTS SUSPENDED BY LAHORE HIGH COURT
- JANUARY 5, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: EXECUTION OF SIX CONVICTS POSTPONED
- JANUARY 5, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING CTG HEALTH WORKER
A Chittagong court awarded death sentence to three persons for raping a health worker in Banshkhali
- JANUARY 5, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Timothy Henderson sentenced Darrell Wayne Frederick to death
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Timothy Henderson sentenced Darrell Wayne Frederick to death
- JANUARY 4, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVENTEEN PRISONERS HANGED IN NEW YEAR’S FIRST FOUR DAYS
between 1 and 4 January 2015, seventeen prisoners were executed in five different cities, including three in public.
- JANUARY 1, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2015ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
After independence from Britain in 1980, there were nine offences which warranted
- JANUARY 1, 2015TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
- JANUARY 1, 2015TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
In Tunisian law the death penalty is issued for 21 separate offenses
In Tunisian law the death penalty is issued for 21 separate offenses