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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- APRIL 28, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Willie Wilks
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Willie Wilks
- APRIL 28, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carnell Petetan to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Carnell Petetan to death
- APRIL 28, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More Than 4% of Death Row Inmates May Be Innocent.
USA - More Than 4% of Death Row Inmates May Be Innocent.
APRIL 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Iranian regime’s ‘Supreme Court’ upheld the death sentence for four Kurdish
- APRIL 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A federal jury in Virginia sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
USA - A federal jury in Virginia sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
APRIL 22, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: AMERICAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN
State media say a court in Vietnam has sentenced an American to death for heroin trafficking.
- APRIL 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2003 RIYADH ATTACK
A Saudi court sentenced eight people to death and 77 others to prison on charges related to attacks against
APRIL 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 AFGHANS EXECUTED
Iran executed six Afghans, an official claimed.
- APRIL 17, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
- APRIL 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 4 DEATH-ROW CONVICTS ACQUITTED
In Bangladesh, an High Court bench comprising Justice Abdul Hye and Krisna Debnath acquitted four
- APRIL 16, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joshua Douglas, 32, White
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joshua Douglas, 32, White
- APRIL 15, 2014South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. A jury sentenced James McVay, 43, White, to death
USA - South Dakota. A jury sentenced James McVay, 43, White, to death
- APRIL 15, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: 33 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BARINGO
Evans Kipruto, a 33 year old from Kabartonjo Baringo County was sentenced to death for the offence of
APRIL 15, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: WOMAN GETS THE GALLOWS FOR MURDERING STEPMOTHER
A woman received the death sentence at the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, after she and her step
APRIL 9, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL OF POLICEMAN WHO SHOT PREGNANT WOMAN DEAD, INJURED HUSBAND
A court rejected the appeal of a former policeman who was given a death sentence for shooting a pregnant
- APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 OUTLAWS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
A court in Bagerhat district sentenced three members of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) to
APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN WIFE KILLING CASE IN MANIKGANJ
A court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2010.
- APRIL 8, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death penalty for Brandon Bradley
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death penalty for Brandon Bradley
- APRIL 5, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in northern China sentenced to death two men, a Chinese
the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in northern China sentenced to death two men, a Chinese
APRIL 5, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COUPLE GET DEATH SENTENCES FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani Christian couple have been sentenced to death for blasphemy after allegedly sending a text
- APRIL 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICE CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A police captain’s death verdict in Qena was referred to the Grand Mufti of the Republic, according to
- APRIL 3, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Douglas Richardson, 25, White, to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Douglas Richardson, 25, White, to death
APRIL 3, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORIST
A special court in Riyadh has sentenced a man to death for his involvement in terror activities including
APRIL 3, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: DEATH ROW INMATES KEEP INCREASING
during a two-day training workshop for Tanzania Prison Service, the Executive Director of Inmates
APRIL 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINS WILL NOT HANG, REITERATES SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court reiterated that three men from Tamil Nadu convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will not hang.
MARCH 29, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MURSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced two supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi to death for murder
- MARCH 27, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ANTHONY DOYLE EXECUTED
Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed in Texas.
- MARCH 27, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
MARCH 27, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: A CHRISTIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court found Sawan Masih, a 35-year-old Christian, guilty of blasphemy and sentenced him to death.
- MARCH 27, 2014QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF YOUNG BRITISH TEACHER
A man has been sentenced to death for the murder of a Kent teacher whose badly-burned body was found