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 30, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
B'DESH COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO 14 IN ARMS HAUL CASE
A Bangladeshi court today handed down death penalty to 14 people, including the Jamaat-e-Islami chief
- JANUARY 29, 2014ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Senate killed a bill that would have limited death penalty appeals to a period of three years
USA - Colorado. Senate killed a bill that would have limited death penalty appeals to a period of three years
- JANUARY 28, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
a Barisal court has sentenced to death two brothers, Shahjahan Bairagi and Shahidul Islam Sahed Bairagi,
- JANUARY 24, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
- JANUARY 23, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
JANUARY 23, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Rawalpindi (Pakistan) sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death after convicting him of
JANUARY 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN CTG
A Chittagong court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry.
JANUARY 22, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER SOLDIER UPHELD
In Indonesia, a Supreme Court panel of judges has upheld the death sentence of Second. Pvt. Mart Azzanul
JANUARY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF 15 CONVICTS DUE TO DELAY, MENTAL ILLNESS
In a landmark and significant judgement, the Supreme Court commuted death penalty of 15 convicts on the
JANUARY 20, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 30 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SINGLE TRIAL
A Vietnamese court sentenced 30 people to death for trafficking heroin at the conclusion of a mass trial.
- JANUARY 19, 2014DEATH PENALTY
MEXICO SAYS TEXAS EXECUTION OF MEXICAN MAN WOULD VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL ACCORD
Mexico today strongly objected to the scheduled execution in Texas on Jan. 22 of a Mexican
- JANUARY 19, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mexico today strongly objected to the scheduled execution in Texas on Jan. 22 of a Mexican man, Edgar Tamayo
USA - Texas. Mexico today strongly objected to the scheduled execution in Texas on Jan. 22 of a Mexican man, Edgar Tamayo
- JANUARY 17, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PARLIAMENT MEMBER
A Maldives court has passed the death sentence on a man convicted of stabbing to death a member
- JANUARY 16, 2014NepalDEATH PENALTY
UAE: NEPALI YOUTH GETS DEATH PENALTY
A UAE court has awarded death penalty to Anish Khaling Rai, 23, of Matsyapokhari
- JANUARY 15, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Ronnie Vang be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Ronnie Vang be sentenced to death
- JANUARY 15, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Jordaan Stanly Creque to death
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Jordaan Stanly Creque to death
- JANUARY 9, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith sentenced Jerry Dwayne Bohannon to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Robert Smith sentenced Jerry Dwayne Bohannon to death
- JANUARY 7, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhu Chuanfeng, was given a suspended death sentence by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in
Zhu Chuanfeng, was given a suspended death sentence by the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in
- JANUARY 6, 2014DEATH PENALTY
COLORADO (USA): FATHER OF SLAIN CORRECTIONS OFFICER PROTESTS DEATH PENALTY AT TRIAL
Edward Montour, Native American/Hispanic, is charged with murdering corrections officer Eric Autobee
- JANUARY 6, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: SECOND DRUG TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW ESCAPES GALLOWS
A 29-year-old Singaporean man today become the second drug trafficker on death row to be re-sentenced
JANUARY 4, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ISRAEL COLLABORATION
Lebanon's Military Tribunal handed down a death sentence in absentia to two brothers for collaborating
JANUARY 2, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: RAILWAY OFFICIAL GETS DEATH PENALTY
A former senior official of the Hohhot railway bureau in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been
- JANUARY 1, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
- JANUARY 1, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
Pakistan sanctions the death penalty for 27 offences
- JANUARY 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
- JANUARY 1, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
- JANUARY 1, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences
Death sentences are mandatory for murder but also non lethal offences