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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- JULY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 1993 BLASTS: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Farooq Pawle was sentenced to death by Special TADA judge P D Kode for planting vehicle bombs near the Air India building and Sena Bhavan during the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, India.
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..
- JULY 24, 2007PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KUWAITI BOY
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a Filipina maid to death after she was convicted of killing...
- JULY 24, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
twelve people were sentenced to death and eight to life imprisonment by a court in Chittagong, Bangladesh, in the sensational Jan-e-Alam murder case
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. FIVE HANGED FOR MURDER
five convicts, including three brothers, were hanged for murder in the central
- JULY 24, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRISONER SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT LAST MINUTE
a condemned prisoner in Pakistan was granted a last minute pardon by his brother as he stood in the gallows.
- JULY 23, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
Muhammad Ismail was sentenced to death by the Bahawalpur District and Sessions Judge in Pakistan.
- JULY 23, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...
Circuit Judge Judy Pittman sentenced Roderick Michael Orme to death...
- JULY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN MAID WINS REPRIEVE FROM DEATH PENALTY
lawyers of Rizana Nafeek, a 19 year old migrant worker from Sri Lanka,
- JULY 21, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE IN MUMBAI BLASTS CASE
the sentencing in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case in India continued.
- JULY 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MULTIPLE MURDERS
a mentally ill man in south China's Guangdong Province received a suspended death sentence for murdering five family members and an employee with a hammer.
- JULY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH TO 3 MORE IN 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS CASE
three men were given death sentences by a special Tada court in India for the 1993 Mumbai bombings...
- JULY 18, 2007FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA ENDS SEVEN-MONTH MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Florida ended a moratorium on capital punishment today, spurred by a gruesomely
- JULY 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN GETS DEATH FOR SLAVERY SCANDAL
China sentenced a man to death and jailed another 28 people for their roles in a massive
- JULY 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan awarded the death sentence by hanging to Iqbal, Riaz, Rafaqat and Asjad Nawaz for abducting and raping Abida Yasmin, 25
- JULY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FIVE GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a Chinese court sentenced to death the ringleader of a juvenile gang responsible for the rape of more than 40 girls, the Xinhua news agency said.
- JULY 13, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a man who had 2 death sentences against him reversed...
a man who had 2 death sentences against him reversed...
- JULY 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN FACES DEATH FOR KILLING STUDENT
a man was sentenced to death for killing a 19 year old university student in a robbery in November 2006.
- JULY 11, 2007South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA REJOINS THE EXECUTION CLUB
a 25-year-old East Texas native was executed by lethal injection for the torture and slaying
- JULY 11, 2007BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA. COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR FOREIGN MEDICS
a Libyan court confirmed a death sentence against six foreign
- JULY 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. 20 CRIMINALS SENTENCED TO DEATH: JUDICIARY SPOKESMAN
judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi announced that 20
- JULY 9, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND HANDED DEATH PENALTY FOR DOWRY MURDER
a court in Panchagarh, Bangladesh, awarded the death penalty to a man for killing his wife for dowry on July 31, 2004
- JULY 7, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT SENTENCES THREE
three professional hitmen were sentenced to death after being found guilty of multiple murders by a court in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
- JULY 6, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE DRUG OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a former department head at China's State Food and Drug Administration agency was sentenced to death on charges of bribery and neglecting official duties.
- JULY 4, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MOBILE PHONE THEFT
a man in Kenya was sentenced to death for stealing personal effects, including a mobile phone, worth 15,000 shillings (225 dollars), judicial sources said.
- JULY 3, 2007BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA. GOVERNMENT SLAMMED OVER 'SECRET' EXECUTIONS
the human rights movement in Botswana has issued a joint report on what it calls "hasty and secretive
- JULY 2, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
4 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY IRAQI COURT
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, a forum in which US troops
- JUNE 30, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO IN MURDER CASE
the third and fourth accused in the Praveen murder case were sentenced to death...
- JUNE 30, 2007TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COURT ORDERS DEATH PENALTY AFTER 16 YEARS
Taiwan's High Court ordered three convicted murderers to be executed in a 16 year old case criticised by Amnesty International.
- JUNE 28, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: POLICEMAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
a model policeman-turned-drug baron was sentenced to death while his five accomplices got varying jail terms in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.