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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- JANUARY 19, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
USA - California. Judge Robert Martinez sentenced Manling Tsang Williams, 32, Asiatic, to death for killing her two children and her husband
JANUARY 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHILDREN ON DEATH ROW
Currently, there are five prisoners on death row of Mach Jail in Balochistan, Pakistan
JANUARY 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH ACTIVISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
two Kurdish activists were sentenced to death by the Iranian courts for ‘waging enmity
JANUARY 15, 2012PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 'SUICIDAL' FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING THREE
A Saudi court sentenced a Filipino man to death after he stole a bus and drove it
- JANUARY 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO MIGRANT WORKERS DODGE DEATH ROW IN SAUDI ARABIA
Two Indonesian women working in Saudi Arabia have been granted reprieves from death sentences
- JANUARY 13, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jawaun Deion Graham, 35, black, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jawaun Deion Graham, 35, black, to death
- JANUARY 12, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency
JANUARY 12, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO GET DEATH OVER FATAL MOB AMBUSH
A gang leader and his second-in-command were sentenced to death in Southwest
JANUARY 12, 2012MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Moroccan court sentenced the head of a major drug gang to death after he
JANUARY 11, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MURDER TRIO TO HANG
Three men's five years of freedom came to an end today when their acquittal on a charge of murdering
- JANUARY 10, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
two persons who were found guilty for the murder
two persons who were found guilty for the murder
JANUARY 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
A man, Gohar Ahmed alias Chaman, was sentenced to death in Pakistan for kidnapping
- JANUARY 10, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Ralph Winkler sentenced Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Ralph Winkler sentenced Rayshawn Johnson, 33, black, to death
JANUARY 9, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FIVE DALITS
A court in Fatehpur, India, sentenced one person to death and two others to life imprisonment
JANUARY 9, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AMERICAN EX-MARINE AMIR MIRZA HEKMATI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING
An American ex-Marine, who also holds Iranian citizenship, has been sentenced
- JANUARY 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
five persons were sentenced to death by an Indian local
five persons were sentenced to death by an Indian local
- JANUARY 4, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRUG DEALER’S DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO LIFE
An appeal court in Ras Al Khaimah reduced a death sentence to life in
- JANUARY 4, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
to a contract cleaner for drug trafficking. Judicial
to a contract cleaner for drug trafficking. Judicial
JANUARY 4, 2012KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: KYRGYZ CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Kyrgyz citizen has been sentenced to death in western China on drug-related charges
- JANUARY 3, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Gabriel Ronquillo, 39, Hispanic, be sentenced to death
- JANUARY 2, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a female college student named Lanlan
a female college student named Lanlan
- JANUARY 1, 2012MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- JANUARY 1, 2012GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes include aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery.
Capital crimes include aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery.
- JANUARY 1, 2012MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes..
- JANUARY 1, 2012MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes.
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2012Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2012CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2012GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide...
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President.
- JANUARY 1, 2012Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2012Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.