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 20, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Between 16 and 20 November 2012, after Israel launched its latest assault on Gaza called “Pillar
Between 16 and 20 November 2012, after Israel launched its latest assault on Gaza called “Pillar
- NOVEMBER 20, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni court passed death sentences on two men
a Yemeni court passed death sentences on two men
- NOVEMBER 20, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury handed down the death penalty for Nathan Burris, 49, black.
USA - California. A jury handed down the death penalty for Nathan Burris, 49, black.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a youth who raped and murdered a minor in 2007 has escaped the gallows
a youth who raped and murdered a minor in 2007 has escaped the gallows
- NOVEMBER 15, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
a Chitrali man, who was convicted for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad
a Chitrali man, who was convicted for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad
NOVEMBER 15, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SOLDIER MUHAMMED HUSSAIN IS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A Pakistani soldier sentenced to death four years ago become the first man to be executed in the country for almost four years. Muhammed Hussain was condemned in 2008 for murdering his senior officer. He was hanged at a jail in Mianwali city, Punjab pr
- NOVEMBER 14, 2012SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: AMENDMENTS TO PENAL CODE PASSED IN PARLIAMENT
In Singapore, the mandatory death penalty will no longer be applied to murder cases where
- NOVEMBER 14, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for DeShawn Green, 28, black.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for DeShawn Green, 28, black.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Terence Tramaine Andrus, 24, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Terence Tramaine Andrus, 24, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 14, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Laquanta Chapman, 33, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury unanimously sentenced Laquanta Chapman, 33, black, to death
NOVEMBER 14, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 21 DEATH CONVICTS PARDONED IN 4YRS
As many as 21 death row convicts were pardoned in Bangladesh by the President in about four
NOVEMBER 14, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court condemned a man to death for blasphemy, believed to be the first such sentence
- NOVEMBER 12, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
man was saved from the gallows for the second time after the Federal Court
man was saved from the gallows for the second time after the Federal Court
- NOVEMBER 8, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: RECOGNIZED THE ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP TO ANTONY FARINA
With the release of an Italian passport, was reached a first positive result of the international campaign to save the life of Anthony Farina. The campaign was launched on October 1 in Rome by Hands Off Cain with the Community of Sant'Egidio, the British
NOVEMBER 8, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO A KILLER IN BOSASSO
A court in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland sentenced to death a man found
NOVEMBER 8, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE VP'S GUARDS TO DEATH
Two guards of vice president Tareq al-Hashemi were sentenced by an Iraqi court to death for planting a
- NOVEMBER 8, 2012LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: FIVE OFFICERS OF GHADDAFI'S ARMY SENTENCED TO DEATH
A military court in Benghazi, Libya, has sentenced to death in absentia five soldiers of the murdered
NOVEMBER 7, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 15 GET CAPITAL SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING CASE
In Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Khairpur gave capital sentence to 15 accused
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder...
four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder...
- NOVEMBER 4, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi court has handed the country's fugitive Sunni vice president
an Iraqi court has handed the country's fugitive Sunni vice president
- NOVEMBER 2, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Joseph Hurley sentenced David Mills, 38, black, to death
USA - California. Judge Joseph Hurley sentenced David Mills, 38, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 2, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Ronald H. Rose imposed the death sentence on Pedro Espinoza, 23, Hispanic
USA - California. Judge Ronald H. Rose imposed the death sentence on Pedro Espinoza, 23, Hispanic
- NOVEMBER 2, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury handed down 3 death penalty recommendations for Shaun Michael Bosse, 30, white.
USA - Oklahoma. A jury handed down 3 death penalty recommendations for Shaun Michael Bosse, 30, white.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: COURT HANDS SUNNI VP 2ND DEATH SENTENCE
An Iraqi court has convicted the country's Sunni vice president on charges of instigating bodyguards to
NOVEMBER 1, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS EXECUTION BY SHOOTING
In Vietnam, many National Assembly deputies expressed their lack of sympathy with
- OCTOBER 31, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: FILIPINA DRUG MULE SENTENCED TO DEATH
Vietnam sentenced a 61-year-old Filipina to death after she was caught smuggling
- OCTOBER 31, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
two Bulgarian men were sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
two Bulgarian men were sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
- OCTOBER 25, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF GIRL AGED 4
In Vietnam, the Ha Noi People's Court sentenced Dang Tran Hoai , 26, of Ha Dong District
- OCTOBER 24, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Robert Hobart, 43, white, to death
OCTOBER 24, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 8 SENTENCD TO DEATH FOR MURDER, KIDNAPPINGS
An Algerian court sentenced to death eight men for murdering a businessman