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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- APRIL 12, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Mabry Landor to death
- APRIL 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Three men were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, in central Iran, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- APRIL 11, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
A Dubai court rejected the appeal of an Emirati man sentenced to death for raping and
- APRIL 8, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 3 CHILD KILLINGS
P Vellertore, 52, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court for murdering three of his children in a failed suicide pact on November 20, 2004, after his wife left him.
- APRIL 7, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: APPEAL FILED AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO 17 INDIANS
an appeal was filed on behalf of 17 Indians recently sentenced to death by a Sharjah court in the United Arab Emirates for killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma said.
- APRIL 7, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO DIE FOR CHILD MURDER IN CHITTAGONG
in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim sentenced Jashim Uddin, alias Iqbal, from Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila, and his wife, Parvin Akhter, to death for killing Rozina Akter on December 8, 2000.
- APRIL 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Hasilpur, Pakistan, an Additional Session judge sentenced Ghulam Haider to death for murder.
- APRIL 7, 2010ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN CHALLENGES DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Shepherd Mazango, sentenced to death in November 2009 for murder, challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty at the Zimbabwean Supreme Court saying that the death penalty offends the Constitution.
- APRIL 7, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A three judge panel has sentenced Jeremiah Jackson to death.
USA - Ohio. A three judge panel has sentenced Jeremiah Jackson to death.
APRIL 7, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS REJECTS RIGHTS GROUP'S APPEAL NOT TO RESUME DEATH PENALTY
Hamas rejected rights group' call for not resuming executions in the Gaza Strip.
- APRIL 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HRW TO HAMAS: DON’T RESUME EXECUTIONS IN GAZA
Hamas authorities should rescind a recent announcement that they intend to resume application
APRIL 6, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYETHIOPIA: COURT SENTENCES OROMO SEPARATIST TO DEATH
An Ethiopian court has handed down a death sentence to an alleged leader
APRIL 3, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SPYING FOR ISRAEL DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
An appeals court in Yemen upheld the death sentence against Bassam al-Haidari who was found guilty of contacts with former Israeli premier Ehud Olmert on the Internet to plot against Yemen.
- APRIL 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN SENTENCED TO DEATH
to the court in Mahabad in the Iranian Kurdish province of Urmiyeh, Caziye Dervis Zade and her
- APRIL 1, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury once again found that Lloyd Earl Jackson should be put to death
USA - California. A jury once again found that Lloyd Earl Jackson should be put to death
- MARCH 31, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI WIFE GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR WEDDING BLAZE
in Kuwait, Judge Adel al-Sager sentenced Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi, 23, to death for starting a fire in Jahra on August 15 at the wedding party of her husband and his second wife that killed 57 women and children.
MARCH 31, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
labourer Shukor Md Noor, 29, was sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner
MARCH 30, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOG-REVENGE MURDERS
a Japanese court sentenced to death a man who murdered a former vice-minister and his
- MARCH 30, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
USA - California. Judge Francisco Briseno sentenced Rodney James Alcala to deat
- MARCH 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR 17 INDIANS IN UAE
a court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 17 Indian nationals to death for killing a Pakistani man after a
- MARCH 29, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
USA - Oregon. Gregory Allen Bowen was sentenced to death a 2nd time
- MARCH 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER TO HANG FOR DRUGS
lorry driver G.P. Jiva, 40, was sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 9kg of ganja in Seberang Prai Utara on June 28, 2007.
- MARCH 25, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON CONVICTED SOMALI ISLAMIST
the Federal court of Ethiopia sentenced a former radical Somali Al -Itihad Al-Islamiya group member to death for committing "terrorist acts" during the mid 1990s.
MARCH 25, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MODISE FLY EXECUTED
Botswana Prisons Service public relations officer Superintendent Ramolefhe confirmed that Modise
- MARCH 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ADMITS MURDER 4 YEARS LATER, GIVEN DEATH
the Hail grand court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a young man to death for killing his 67 year old neighbour by poisoning his food with insecticide four years ago.
- MARCH 24, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BROTHERS TO HANG FOR MURDER
two brothers were sentenced to death by Judicial commissioner Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin of the Malaysian High Court for murdering rubber tapper Mohd Khairul Nizam Md Yusof.
MARCH 23, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
male prostitute Russell Mezan, 26, from Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by the
- MARCH 22, 2010BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS CARRIES OUT TWO EXECUTIONS
two men were executed in Belarus at the end of last week, Amnesty International reported.
- MARCH 20, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Netrakona, Bangladesh, sentenced Badal Mia...
- MARCH 19, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge C.A. Woodall sentenced Kevin Dunlap to 6 death sentences
USA - Kentucky. Judge C.A. Woodall sentenced Kevin Dunlap to 6 death sentences