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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JULY 22, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA TO PAY $1.87M TO SAVE MAID FROM DEATH ROW
An Indonesian maid sentenced to death for killing her employer may be spared the executioner’s
JULY 21, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
A man in east China's Anhui province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
JULY 21, 2013AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES TWO CONVICTS TO DEATH
In Algeria, the Criminal Court of Constantine sentenced to death two men for kidnapping
JULY 20, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A court in east China's Shandong Province announced that it has sentenced five
- JULY 19, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Obel Cruz-Garcia, 45, Hispanic, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Obel Cruz-Garcia, 45, Hispanic, to death
- JULY 19, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: AL-NUSRA MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Lebanon's military prosecutor raised the death penalty charge against six militants affiliated
JULY 19, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO MURDERERS TO HANG
In Zimbabwe, two Murehwa men convicted of robbing and killing a fellow villager were
- JULY 17, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indian local court in Jharkhand's Hazaribag sentenced two Maoists
an Indian local court in Jharkhand's Hazaribag sentenced two Maoists
JULY 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Bangladesh court sentenced a senior leader of the country's largest Islamic party to death
JULY 17, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI COULD BE AT FAULT IN 27 DEATH ROW CASES
A Federal Bureau of Investigation review of more than 21,000 cases has revealed 27 death
- JULY 17, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
JULY 17, 2013GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER CONVICT
Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, Gambia, convicted
- JULY 16, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING, ADDING TO DEATH ROW WHILE EXECUTIONS DELAYED
A Vietnamese court has sentenced five people to death for dealing heroin, lengthening the
- JULY 16, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Iraqi criminal court in Baghdad condemned to death an al-Qaeda member
the Iraqi criminal court in Baghdad condemned to death an al-Qaeda member
JULY 16, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES SIX PEOPLE TO DEATH
Six people charged with the murder of Sheikh Abdikadir Nur Farah and some other officials
JULY 15, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: JAKARTA INMATE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RUNNING ECSTASY RING FROM JAIL
A convicted drug trafficker found guilty of organizing the shipment of some four tons of Ecstasy
- JULY 14, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER SUSPECT
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death for killing two people, Gaza's public prosecutor
- JULY 13, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT EXECUTES MAN WITHOUT TELLING FAMILY
A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported.
- JULY 12, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended that Dontae Callen, 20, Black, should die
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended that Dontae Callen, 20, Black, should die
- JULY 12, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Love, 26, Black, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Love, 26, Black, to death.
- JULY 11, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court
- JULY 11, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 31 DEATH ROW PRISONERS PARDONED IN 8 MONTHS
From November 2012 to 11 July 2013, at least 31 prisoners were spared the capital punishment
- JULY 10, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced four men to death for dealing in heroin.
a Vietnamese court sentenced four men to death for dealing in heroin.
- JULY 10, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends 11-1 the death penalty for Nicholas Smith, 24, Black
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends 11-1 the death penalty for Nicholas Smith, 24, Black
JULY 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FOUR TO DIE IN COLLEGE GIRL RAPE, MURDER CASE
In Bangladesh, a Lalmonirhat court sentenced four youths to death for killing a college
- JULY 6, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MARRIED MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KEEPING SIX WOMEN AS SEX SLAVES
Li Hao, 35, a former government employee of central China, was sentenced to death after being convicted
- JULY 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Four prisoners sentenced to death in Iran for drug-related crimes were hanged at midnight
Four prisoners sentenced to death in Iran for drug-related crimes were hanged at midnight
- JULY 2, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a single mother from Thailand was sentenced to death
a single mother from Thailand was sentenced to death
- JULY 2, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HIGHER PEOPLE'S COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCES OF 4 MEN AFTER 16 YEARS
A Chinese court overturned the death sentences of four men for robbing and killing two taxi
- JULY 2, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death verdicts for Travis Frazier and Kenneth Nowlin
USA - California. A jury has recommended death verdicts for Travis Frazier and Kenneth Nowlin