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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- OCTOBER 12, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced Bilal Saad al-Masri, 22, from Beit Lahia housing
- OCTOBER 11, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced R. A. B., 36, from Sheikh Radwan neighborhood
OCTOBER 4, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF AUN RIZVI MURDER CASE CONVICT
justices Jillani, Khosa and Muslim of the Pakistani Supreme Court upheld the death sentence
OCTOBER 3, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY APPEALS OVER QUADRUPLE MURDER
the second petty bench of the Japanese Supreme Court refused to review death penalty appeals filed by
- OCTOBER 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TO THE GALLOWS
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for the murder of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer on January 4, 2011, for making “blasphemous statements”.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O’Neill formally sentenced Jason Dean, 37, white, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard O’Neill formally sentenced Jason Dean, 37, white, to death
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry sentenced Shaukat Hussain to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for killing Amjad Hussain Kiani on May 3, 2008.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David John Reid, 51, white.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David John Reid, 51, white.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011GuineaDEATH PENALTY
a Guinean court sentenced 16 people to death for committing...
a Guinean court sentenced 16 people to death for committing...
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
USA - Florida. Manuel Valle, 61, hispanic, has been executed after 33 years on death row
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Rustam Khan to death and fined him Rs100,000 for killing and robbing Yasmeen in her room.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Intermediate People's Court of Xiangtan, in China's Hunan Province, sentenced Wang Yongzhong, the
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011SwedenDEATH PENALTY
SWEDE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THAILAND
Kim Eriksson Sirawan, a 30 year-old Swedish citizen living in Thailand, was sentenced to death in Thailand for possessing and manufacturing methamphetamine at his home in Bangkok in July 2010.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced William Craig Miller to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced William Craig Miller to death
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prisons End Special Last Meals In Executions
USA - Texas. Prisons End Special Last Meals In Executions
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SIALKOT LYNCHING
the Gujranwala anti-terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced seven people to death for lynching of brothers Hafiz Muneeb and Hafiz Mughees in Buttar village, Sialkot, on August 15, 2010.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Jason Dean
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Jason Dean
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
Somalia's military court has sentenced to death 15 soldiers...
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
a court convicted a young man handing him down death penalty for killing a man eight months before.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 4 UIGHUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACKS
four ethnic minority men were sentenced to death for the latest spate of violent attacks
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH TO FIVE MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Five members of a family have been awarded death sentence by an indian court in a case of
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Judge John C. Kilgore sentenced Robert C. Gleason Jr. twice to death.
USA - Virginia. Judge John C. Kilgore sentenced Robert C. Gleason Jr. twice to death.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge John Skinner sentenced Hector Gabriel Sanchez-Torres to death.
USA - Florida. Judge John Skinner sentenced Hector Gabriel Sanchez-Torres to death.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Armando Macias, 35, Latino, to death
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Armando Macias, 35, Latino, to death
- AUGUST 31, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
- AUGUST 28, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the Somali military court has for the first time sentenced a woman...
the Somali military court has for the first time sentenced a woman...
AUGUST 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SCIENTIST’S KILLER
in Iran, Majid Jamali-Fashi was sentenced to death for murdering scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in January 2010 on behalf of Israel to stop Iran developing nuclear technology, official news agency IRNA reported.
- AUGUST 26, 2011KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kraig Kahler, 48, white
USA - Kansas. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kraig Kahler, 48, white
AUGUST 25, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR POLICEMEN
former OIC Angulana Police Station Inspector D. Newton, Police Constables G. I. Kumarasiri
AUGUST 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court No.1 Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad