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 2, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 4 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
The International Committee Against Stoning received information from Tabriz prison that two people had been sentenced to death by stoning.
- JULY 1, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS SUPREME COURT TO APPROVE TWO EXECUTIONS USING PROPOFOL
Attorney General Chris Koster again today called on the Missouri Supreme Court to set execution
- JULY 1, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Attorney General urges execution dates noting that the supply of propofol will expire by next spring
USA - Missouri. Attorney General urges execution dates noting that the supply of propofol will expire by next spring
- JUNE 28, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Anantpur court sentenced a farmer to death for murdering two of his neighbours
The Anantpur court sentenced a farmer to death for murdering two of his neighbours
- JUNE 28, 2013LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The state releases execution protocol.
USA - Louisiana. The state releases execution protocol.
JUNE 27, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MWENSE FISHERMAN TO HANG
In Zambia, the Ndola High Court has sentenced to death a 23-year-old fisherman of Mwense
JUNE 27, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: OSAKA DISTRICT COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF ELDERLY COUPLE
A 46 year old man was sentenced to death by the Osaka District Court for the gruesome killing
- JUNE 26, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Tomson T. Ong sentenced Kevin Darnell Pearson, 36, Black, to death
USA - California. Judge Tomson T. Ong sentenced Kevin Darnell Pearson, 36, Black, to death
JUNE 26, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIDE KILLER
A Kuwaiti court sentenced an Ethiopian domestic helper to death for killing a Kuwaiti bride a day before
- JUNE 25, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Du Kim Lien, 45, had her death sentence
Du Kim Lien, 45, had her death sentence
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three men were executed in south China's Hainan Province for trafficking methamphetamine,
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men, Yang Jiande and Yuan Tingchang, were executed in east China's Fujian Province for trafficking
- JUNE 24, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Edward Schad, 71, White.
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Edward Schad, 71, White.
- JUNE 21, 2013IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. A jury sentenced Jeffrey Alan Weisheit, 37, White, to death
USA - Indiana. A jury sentenced Jeffrey Alan Weisheit, 37, White, to death
- JUNE 20, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Kelantan sentenced three friends to
the High Court in Kelantan sentenced three friends to
- JUNE 20, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has sentenced Steven Cozzie, 23, White, to death
USA - Florida. A jury has sentenced Steven Cozzie, 23, White, to death
JUNE 20, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING 7 IN 9 DAYS
A man who went on a killing spree across three provinces with a friend last year received
- JUNE 20, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for 2 ex-Marines, Tyrone Miller and Emrys John
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for 2 ex-Marines, Tyrone Miller and Emrys John
- JUNE 19, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
- JUNE 17, 2013DEATH PENALTY
INDIANA (USA): PAULA COOPER LEAVES DEATH ROW FOR FREEDOM
Paula Cooper, sentenced to death at age 16, will leave prison today after 24 years. A legal challenge and international campaign to overturn her death sentence saved Cooper's life. It had been at the time one of the first international campaigns set up by
- JUNE 16, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Somaliland high court has today sentenced Mohamed Ahmed Hirse, 24 years of age, to
- JUNE 15, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
- JUNE 14, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
JUNE 14, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: STALKER SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DOUBLE MURDER
The Nagasaki District Court sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for the 2011 murders of two relatives
JUNE 13, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MARITICIDE
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld a High Court ruling to sentence a woman to death for
- JUNE 13, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Willie Roy Jenkins, 59, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Willie Roy Jenkins, 59, Black, to death
- JUNE 12, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A court in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna sentenced a 23-year
A court in the western Belarusian city of Hrodna sentenced a 23-year
- JUNE 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
a Narayanganj court, in Bangladesh...
JUNE 11, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING PARENTS OF EX-BOYFRIENDS
A 47 year old man was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court for the murder