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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- MAY 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sargodha, Pakistan, three militants were sentenced to death by Anti-Terrorism Court judge Mian Muhammad Anwar Nazir for killing eight police officials and blowing up a check-post at Qudratabad on February 7, 2009.
- MAY 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER, HOSPITAL HOSTAGE TAKING
a man who took eight people hostage in a hospital after killing the brother of his ex-wife was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City in east China's Fujian Province.
- MAY 5, 2010PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Laquaille Bryant twice to death
- MAY 5, 2010ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
USA - Colorado. Judge Gerald Rafferty formalized the death sentence of Robert Ray
- MAY 5, 2010WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
USA - Washington. A jury sentenced Conner Schierman to death
- MAY 5, 2010MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
USA - Missouri. Gary Black, twice sentenced to death, avoids death penalty with plea
- MAY 4, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended 3 death sentences for Mark Pickens
- MAY 3, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
USA - Ohio. A panel of three judges sentenced Greg Osie to death
- APRIL 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH
in Iran, Tehran lawyer Nasim Ghanavi told the International Campaign for Human
- APRIL 30, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Michael Renard Jackson
- APRIL 28, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Special Court No 2 Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad sentenced Shahwez to death for killing four people in Kunjah. According to a handout issued here Tuesday, two accused have already been sentenced to death five times in the same case.
- APRIL 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Roman Gabriel Aldana
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Roman Gabriel Aldana
- APRIL 27, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINORS
in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, two men were sentenced to death
- APRIL 26, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR BUSINESSMAN'S MURDER UPHELD
in Malaysia, Low Kian Boon was sentenced to death after losing his appeal in the Federal Court.
- APRIL 25, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING MOTHER
the Ugandan Court of Appeal sentenced Francis Murungi to death for murdering his mother Edrayi Kenyegano in Bushenyi on February 7, 2000, using a machete.
- APRIL 24, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANS ON DEATH ROW A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO UAE
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement that the death sentence awarded to 17 Indians in UAE was "a mockery of justice.
- APRIL 23, 2010DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): GARDNER CHOOSES DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD
USA - Utah. Judge Robin Reese has signed the death warrant for Ronnie Lee Gardner, who choose to die by firing squad.
- APRIL 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES ETHNIC KURDISH CITIZEN TO DEATH
a Kurdish citizen was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court
- APRIL 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR THREE IN LAJPAT NAGAR BLAST CASE
in India, District and Sessions Judge SP Garg sentenced Mohammed Naushad, Mirza Nissar Hussain and Mohammed Ali Bhatt to death for the Lajpat Nagar market bombing that killed 13 people in New Dehli in 1996. The three were also fined Rs 37,000 each.
- APRIL 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT CONVICTS TWO FOR MURDER
in Gujranawala, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court No.II Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan sentenced Shahwaz to death for fatally shooting Nazir Ahmad and his three sons in Shadiwal village on June 20, 2004, over a property dispute in Gujrat.
- APRIL 22, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER
in Sahiwal, Pakistan, Additional District & Session Judge Haji Ahmed sentenced Mohy-ud-din to death and fined him Rs. one-Lac for killing co-student Muhammad Rasheed with a bat during a cricket match at Government High School September 7, 2007.
- APRIL 21, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COLLEAGUE IN ROW OVER PHONE VOLUME
in the United Arab Emirates, the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance sentenced
APRIL 21, 2010SyriaDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO PALESTINIANS AND SYRIAN
in Lebanon, military investigation judge Fadi Sawan Sentenced two Palestinians
- APRIL 19, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE TO EXECUTE WOMAN FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a court in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence against a United Arab Emirates woman for stabbing her husband to death seven years ago, Gulf News daily reported.
APRIL 17, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: OFW SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING LANDLORD
a Filipino male overseas worker identified only as Joseph from Mexico, Pampanga, was sentenced
APRIL 16, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING
A court in central China's Hubei Province sentenced a woman to death and another two
- APRIL 15, 2010United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
USA - Military. A 14-person military jury today sentenced Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis to die
APRIL 15, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a female protester arrested in the Ashura protests in Iran in 2009 was sentenced to
APRIL 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
Judge Nayef Samarat of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced a 24 year old male driver, identified as
- APRIL 13, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING
Ch'ng Ah Teong, 40, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 4.6 gm of heroin and 8.4 gm of monoacetylmorphine in Batu Uban on July 21, 2004.