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 29, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: RAPIST, KILLER OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2006.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THAI WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 36-year-old Thai woman was sent to the gallows at High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia
- NOVEMBER 24, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR JEDDAH US CONSULATE ATTACKER
A special criminal court in Riyadh sentenced to death a terrorist, who survived in the attack
- NOVEMBER 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a 23-year-old youth has been sentenced to death penalty
a 23-year-old youth has been sentenced to death penalty
- NOVEMBER 22, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a 30-year-old man was sentenced by an Upper Sharia court in Bauchi...
a 30-year-old man was sentenced by an Upper Sharia court in Bauchi...
NOVEMBER 22, 2013UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: DEATH ROW INMATES PLEAD FOR A CHANCE TO LIVE
High Court in Kampala, Uganda, has opened a four-day session to re-sentence 167 death row
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): THREE FORMER DEATH ROW INMATES POSTHUMOUSLY PARDONED
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted to posthumously pardon Charles Weems,
- NOVEMBER 21, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama posthumously pardons three former death row inmates.
USA - Alabama. Alabama posthumously pardons three former death row inmates.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dontae Morris, 28, Black
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dontae Morris, 28, Black
NOVEMBER 19, 2013AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Three Algerians accused of abducting and killing a young man one year ago in the Kabylie
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
NOVEMBER 18, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 2 SIRSA MEN GET DEATH FOR MINOR’S RAPE, MURDER
In India, a Sirsa court has sentenced two youths to death for rape and murder of a six-year-old
NOVEMBER 17, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
A Pakistani drug trafficker was executed by firing squad at a South Tangerang cemetery early in the morning in the fifth death sentence carried out by Indonesian authorities since the government announced a renewed push to execute those convicted of capit
- NOVEMBER 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Franklin Davis, 31, black.
USA - Texas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Franklin Davis, 31, black.
NOVEMBER 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
The Iranian regime hanged a prisoner in the central prison of the city of Isfahan.
NOVEMBER 15, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
A Vietnamese court sentenced two business executives to death for their roles in a scandal that caused
- NOVEMBER 14, 2013SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE LIFTS DEATH PENALTY ON DRUG TRAFFICKER FOR FIRST TIME
Singapore lifted for the first time the death penalty given to a drug trafficker, commuting his sentence
NOVEMBER 14, 2013TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: THREE CONVICTS GET DEATH PENALTY
In Tanzania, the High Court has sentenced to death three residents of Iringa and Rungwe
- NOVEMBER 13, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH
A military court in Somalia has sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing
- NOVEMBER 12, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Curtis Clinton, 42, Black
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Curtis Clinton, 42, Black
- NOVEMBER 11, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTY
the anti-terrorism court (ATC), in Pakistan, awarded death sentences
the anti-terrorism court (ATC), in Pakistan, awarded death sentences
- NOVEMBER 8, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury ordered the death penalty for Matthew Johnson, 38, Black
USA - Texas. A jury ordered the death penalty for Matthew Johnson, 38, Black
NOVEMBER 8, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: PIXIE'S KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The man who raped 16-year-old Pixie Lakhan six times over four hours before strangling her with
NOVEMBER 8, 2013UzbekistanDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 3 UZBEKS GET DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Uzbek friends were sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking more than 10kg of
- NOVEMBER 7, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Gregory Frizzell has ruled that James J. Fitzgerald, 54, White, is entitled to a new sentencing trial.
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Gregory Frizzell has ruled that James J. Fitzgerald, 54, White, is entitled to a new sentencing trial.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 152 SOLDIERS HANDED DEATH PENALTY FOR CRIMES IN MUTINY
A Bangladeshi court handed down death penalty to 152 former paramilitary soldiers after
- OCTOBER 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indian court on awarded capital punishment to a 26-year-old man
an Indian court on awarded capital punishment to a 26-year-old man
- OCTOBER 31, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a man in China’s Guangdong province was awarded death sentence
a man in China’s Guangdong province was awarded death sentence
- OCTOBER 30, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the boss of gang that used violence to extort cash and property
the boss of gang that used violence to extort cash and property