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 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Court in Kuwait City, Kuwait, sentenced an Iranian
the Criminal Court in Kuwait City, Kuwait, sentenced an Iranian
- JANUARY 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indian and two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by a court in Saudi Arabia
an Indian and two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by a court in Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 26, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a welder and a car wash worker were sentenced to death by the High Court in
a welder and a car wash worker were sentenced to death by the High Court in
- JANUARY 25, 2008IndianaDEATH PENALTY
Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt sentenced Daniel Ray Wilkes to death
Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt's decision today to sentence Daniel Ray Wilkes to death marks the 1st time since Indiana law was changed in 2002 that a judge has had to determine the sentence in a capital murder case after a jury deadlocked ove
- JANUARY 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 10 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN POLICE-SLAUGHTERING CASE
ten people were sentenced to death for murdering four
- JANUARY 24, 2008ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A Maricopa County Superior Court jury sentenced Clarence Dixon to death.
A Maricopa County Superior Court jury sentenced Clarence Dixon to death.
- JANUARY 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a young housewife and her lover were sentenced to death for the murder of her
a young housewife and her lover were sentenced to death for the murder of her
- JANUARY 24, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
six people involved in five separate murder incidents were sentenced to death in
six people involved in five separate murder incidents were sentenced to death in
- JANUARY 24, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Military Court in Gaza sentenced Yasser Said Zanoun...
the Military Court in Gaza sentenced Yasser Said Zanoun...
- JANUARY 23, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, a Dhaka court sentenced five people, including a woman
in Bangladesh, a Dhaka court sentenced five people, including a woman
- JANUARY 22, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN. DEATH PENALTY FOR YOUNG JOURNALIST WHO REPORTED ON THE CONDITIONS OF WOMEN
A young journalism student was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 21, 2008JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Maebashi District Court sentenced a 41 year old gangster to death for killing a
the Maebashi District Court sentenced a 41 year old gangster to death for killing a
- JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA PAYS $11.56 A DAY TO WOMAN WRONGLY JAILED
China has awarded exactly 66,593.36 yuan ($9,200)
- JANUARY 16, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
two men in Kenya who robbed a herdsman of 24 sheep, a rungu (club), an umbrella and a watch were sentenced to death.
- JANUARY 16, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE EX-LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPES
a former Chinese lawmaker was sentenced to death for raping over 20 middle-school girls as part of a superstitious practice to prolong his virility, state press said
- JANUARY 16, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). APPEALS COURT FIND DEATH ROW INMATE MENTALLY RETARDED
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reduced a death sentence to life
- JANUARY 16, 2008DEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ILLEGAL FILMS
North Korean authorities have passed death sentences on three people involved
- JANUARY 15, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT COURT CONDEMNS EGYPTIAN TO DEATH FOR CHILD RAPE
Kuwait's criminal court sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.
- JANUARY 15, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR MURDER OF MISTRESS
a former Chinese government official was sentenced to death for ordering his driver to kill his mistress, a court official and state media said.
- JANUARY 12, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: RAPE AND MURDER CONVICT GETS DEATH PENALTY
the Bombay High Court sentenced a man convicted of raping and murdering a ten year old girl to death. Harish Rajput murdered the minor by strangling her with a rope.
- JANUARY 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BIHAR
a court in Bihar, India, awarded the death sentence to two people and life terms to seven others for killing a villager in Bihar's Banka district in 1999.
- JANUARY 10, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING WIFE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad Khan awarded the death sentence to Abdul Khaliq, a resident of Murree, Pakistan, who axed his wife to death on a family dispute in 2006.
- JANUARY 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE PROSECUTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAKING BRIBES
a former prosecutor in northern China was sentenced to death for taking bribes and embezzling funds totalling $2.66m
- JANUARY 8, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: APPEAL HEARING OF DEATH ROW CONVICT ADJOURNED
the Court of Appeals in Kuwait adjourned the hearing on the mental abilities of a Kuwaiti man, identified as Mohammed H., who was sentenced to death for premeditated murder.
- JANUARY 7, 2008OhioDEATH PENALTY
Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 2 decades on death row for a crime...
Kenny Richey, the Scot who spent 2 decades on death row for a crime...
- JANUARY 7, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATAL DETONATOR BLAST
a court in Hohhot in northern China imposed the death penalty with a two year reprieve on a man who was held responsible for a detonator blast that killed five people at the end of 2006.
- JANUARY 3, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXPAND LETHAL INJECTIONS
China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace execution by shooting
- JANUARY 3, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER ACCUSED
a Sessions court in Ashoknagar, India, awarded capital punishment to a rape and murder accused as well as imposing a Rs 50,000 fine.
- JANUARY 3, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: NEPALI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KUWAIT
a female Nepali domestic helper who claims to be innocent was sentenced to death in Kuwait.
- JANUARY 2, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
Ronald Curtis Chambers, who has been on death row longer than anyone in state history...
Ronald Curtis Chambers, who has been on death row longer than anyone in state history...