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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- AUGUST 29, 2013United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TOP COURT REJECTS BALI DEATH-ROW BRITON'S APPEAL
At a closed hearing at the Supreme Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, a three-judge panel unanimously rejected the appeal of a British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking a large stash of cocaine into the resort island of Bali.
- AUGUST 29, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
in Somalia, a soldier sentence to death has won a reprieve following a successful appeal.
in Somalia, a soldier sentence to death has won a reprieve following a successful appeal.
- AUGUST 28, 2013United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. A military jury has sentenced US Army Major Nidal Hasan, 42, to death
USA - Military. A military jury has sentenced US Army Major Nidal Hasan, 42, to death
- AUGUST 27, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 10 to 2 death for Michael Bargo, 21, White.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 10 to 2 death for Michael Bargo, 21, White.
AUGUST 27, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINE: GAZA COURT ISSUES TWO DEATH SENTENCES, ONE TO CONVICTED COLLABORATOR
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced two men to death, one of them - identified only as B.H. - on
AUGUST 27, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PM NAWAZ HALTS DEATH SENTENCE TO 468 INMATES
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suspended the implementation of capital punishment to 468 inmates including terrorists and others who were sentenced to death by military courts in Pakistan.
- AUGUST 23, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury sentenced Jesse Driskill, 33, White, to Death.
USA - Missouri. A jury sentenced Jesse Driskill, 33, White, to Death.
- AUGUST 23, 2013MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Timothy Evans, 56, White, to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Timothy Evans, 56, White, to death
- AUGUST 23, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Philip Federico sentenced Khadafy Mullens, 29, to 2 death sentences.
USA - Florida. Judge Philip Federico sentenced Khadafy Mullens, 29, to 2 death sentences.
- AUGUST 22, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced a 55-year-old rubber
the High Court in Muar, Malaysia, sentenced a 55-year-old rubber
- AUGUST 22, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the six-year long murder trial of Lusaka businesswoman
the six-year long murder trial of Lusaka businesswoman
- AUGUST 21, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Thai drug smuggler has been sentenced to death in Vietnam
a Thai drug smuggler has been sentenced to death in Vietnam
- AUGUST 20, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Louis Kaczmar, 29, White, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Louis Kaczmar, 29, White, to death
- AUGUST 16, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
- AUGUST 12, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
a court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
AUGUST 12, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR XINJIANG TERRORIST ATTACK
A court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sentenced two men to death and another three to prison for taking part in a violent attack that happened on 23 April.
- AUGUST 11, 2013QatarDEATH PENALTY
a lower criminal court, in Qatar, has handed out the death sentence
a lower criminal court, in Qatar, has handed out the death sentence
- AUGUST 8, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UYGHUR SERVING LIFE SENTENCE DIES MYSTERIOUSLY
A Uyghur teacher sentenced to life in prison for “anti-state” activities in China’s troubled Xinjiang
- AUGUST 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Bhiwani court, in India, awarded capital punishment to four persons
a Bhiwani court, in India, awarded capital punishment to four persons
AUGUST 6, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE KILLER TO HANG
A thirty-year-old man has been sentenced to death in Zambia for brutally killing his wife
AUGUST 5, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR WIFE'S MURDER
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death by hanging
- AUGUST 2, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jesse Manzo, 26, Hispanic
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jesse Manzo, 26, Hispanic
- JULY 29, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DUBAI JANITOR RAPIST GETS DEATH PENALTY
A UAE court sentenced to death a 57-year-old Indian man convicted of raping a seven
- JULY 29, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR KENYAN FOR KILLING UK MAN
A Kenyan man was sentenced to death in Kenya for the September 2011 killing of a British
JULY 25, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian college student to death after he
- JULY 24, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: NEPALI GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
A lower court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced a Nepali migrant
- JULY 24, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR TRYING TO SMUGGLE HEROIN OUT OF VIETNAM
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death in Hanoi for trying to smuggle nearly four
- JULY 24, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
JULY 24, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-OFFICIAL GETS DEATH FOR GRAFT
A former official in China has been awarded death sentence with a two-year reprieve for taking