Death sentences
Archive theme
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.
Latest news
- DECEMBER 17, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
GOA (INDIA): HC REDUCES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE TERM
The High Court of Bombay at Goa reduced the death sentence awarded to a man by a lower
DECEMBER 17, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 28 DEATH SENTENCES RATIFIED
Death sentences for 28 people accused of terrorism-related offences were reportedly ratified
- DECEMBER 14, 2012SyriaDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: SYRIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAHEL ALMA CASE
The Syrian man convicted in the killing of a young woman at a monastery in the Kesrouan area
DECEMBER 13, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FUGITIVE VP GIVEN FIFTH DEATH SENTENCE
An Iraqi court has handed down a fifth death sentence on the country's fugitive Sunni Vice President
DECEMBER 13, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO IRANIAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Two Iranian men were sentenced to death by the High Court in the State of Selangor
- DECEMBER 12, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a man in China has been sentenced to death for killing...
a man in China has been sentenced to death for killing...
- DECEMBER 12, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
EU ENVOY: MALAYSIA MOVING TOWARDS ABOLITION OF DEATH SENTENCE
Malaysia has seen positive developments in the move towards abolishing the death penalty
- DECEMBER 11, 2012DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): MANUEL PARDO EXECUTED
Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed in Florida.
- DECEMBER 11, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi court issued death penalty verdicts against seven people
an Iraqi court issued death penalty verdicts against seven people
- DECEMBER 11, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a man who killed his parents was sentenced to death
a man who killed his parents was sentenced to death
DECEMBER 11, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE XINJIANG PLANE HIJACKERS
A court in China’s restive Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang sentenced three men to death after
- DECEMBER 11, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed. Pardo, a former police officer, killed nine people.
USA - Florida. Manuel Pardo, 56, white, was executed. Pardo, a former police officer, killed nine people.
DECEMBER 9, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN MAN GETS THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian car spare parts salesman was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for
- DECEMBER 6, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
two men were sentenced to death by the High Court, in Malaysia...
two men were sentenced to death by the High Court, in Malaysia...
- DECEMBER 6, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Baghdad criminal court sentenced two al-Qaeda leaders to death.
the Baghdad criminal court sentenced two al-Qaeda leaders to death.
DECEMBER 6, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Kitwe High Court, in Zambia, has sentenced a security guard to death for murdering
- DECEMBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
A court in Madhya Pradesh, India, awarded death penalty to two people for killing
DECEMBER 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES SENTENCE OF DEATH ROW CONVICT
In a first case of pardon by President Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, death sentence
DECEMBER 4, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DISTRICT COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO HANG FOR KILLING TWO MEN WHO LOANED HER MONEY
In Japan, the Tottori District Court sentenced a 38-year-old bar worker to death for killing
- NOVEMBER 30, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge David Rimmer sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge David Rimmer sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 30, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Donald Jacobson sentenced Leon Davis, 34, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Donald Jacobson sentenced Leon Davis, 34, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
four of fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s bodyguards
four of fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s bodyguards
NOVEMBER 29, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO KILLED PARENTS FOR INSURANCE
A man in Zhangye city, Gansu province, was sentenced to death by a local court after
- NOVEMBER 28, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Emilio Manuel Avalos, 35, hispanic
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Emilio Manuel Avalos, 35, hispanic
NOVEMBER 28, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 CHRISTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-ISLAM MOVIE
An Egyptian court has sentenced eight Christians to death over the release of the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims”, which triggered violent protests across the Muslim world in September.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH FOR IRAQI FISHERMAN FOR KILLING KUWAITI COAST GUARD
A Kuwait criminal court sentenced an Iraqi fisherman to death for killing a Kuwaiti
NOVEMBER 22, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT ACQUITS TWO IN 1996 DELHI BLAST
Slamming the lax probe, the Delhi High Court acquitted two convicts given death penalty in
- NOVEMBER 21, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
three drug smugglers who stored 53 kilograms of hashish in a Dubai
three drug smugglers who stored 53 kilograms of hashish in a Dubai
NOVEMBER 21, 2012EswatiniDEATH PENALTYSWAZILAND: CONSTITUTION SAVES MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
Swaziland’s Constitution saved a 27-year-old man from getting a death sentence for
- NOVEMBER 20, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Phillip Seay sentenced Taurus Jermaine Carroll, 35, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Phillip Seay sentenced Taurus Jermaine Carroll, 35, black, to death