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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- JUNE 27, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
71 KIDS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Amnesty International appealed to Iran to stop executing children and those who committed their crimes
- JUNE 27, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TRUCK DRIVER TO HANG FOR MURDER OF WIFE'S FAMILY
the Malaysian High Court sentenced a truck driver to death for the brutal massacre of his wife's family at their farm house in Benut, Pontian, 10 years ago.
- JUNE 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China's top court announced that it had approved the death penalty for seven people for drug trafficking.
- JUNE 24, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors recommended death by lethal injection for Roderick Byrd...
Jurors recommended death by lethal injection for Roderick Byrd...
- JUNE 23, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
- JUNE 21, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 14 GANG MEMBERS TO DEATH
a Chinese court has sentenced 14 gang members to death for murder
- JUNE 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CITTAGONG
a court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death for killing his wife nearly four years ago for dowry.
- JUNE 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
in Bangladesh, Judge AMM Syed sentenced Ismail Hossain...
in Bangladesh, Judge AMM Syed sentenced Ismail Hossain...
- JUNE 19, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN GOVERNOR URGED TO APPROVE DEATH SENTENCES
the Sharia Commission in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi...
- JUNE 18, 2007AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
ALGERIA SENTENCES 24 TO DEATH
in Algeria, 24 Islamists were sentenced to death in a court in Boumerdes, east of the capital Algiers.
- JUNE 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN RAJSHAHI
a Bangladeshi court convicted a man of killing his sister three years ago and awarded him the death penalty.
- JUNE 18, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
a killer who convinces at least one juror that he is mentally retarded cannot be sentenced to death...
a killer who convinces at least one juror that he is mentally retarded cannot be sentenced to death...
- JUNE 12, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA FOOD AND DRUG BOSS APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
the former head of China's food and drug agency has appealed his death sentence on a corruption
- JUNE 11, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
a new trial date has been set in the federal civil case that has held up all executions...
a new trial date has been set in the federal civil case that has held up all executions in Delaware since May 9, 2006 (see).
- JUNE 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TEACHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING STUDENTS
a teacher in northwestern China was sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls, the second such case in the same area, state media reported.
- JUNE 8, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE IN E CHINA
a Chinese man was sentenced to death for murder, rape and burglary and fined 520,000 yuan, according to a ruling by a court in east China.
- JUNE 7, 2007OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
in Arapaho, a Custer County jury voted to again sentence Richard Norman Rojem Junior to death.
in Arapaho, a Custer County jury voted to again sentence Richard Norman Rojem Junior to death.
- JUNE 7, 2007DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
- JUNE 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN DINAJPUR FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bangladesh sentenced Ramjan Ali, 38, to death for killing his wife in 1999.
- JUNE 6, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
- JUNE 4, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE WINS REPRIEVE ON APPEAL
a 25 year old man in the United Arab Emirates who raped
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KARACHI BOMBING
a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced two tribal militants to death for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said.
- MAY 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN FOREIGNERS GIVEN DEATH IN INDONESIA DRUGS CASE
Five Chinese nationals, a Dutchman and a Frenchman who appealed against the length of their convictions
- MAY 30, 2007MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III gave William Wilson the death sentence...
- MAY 30, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
the State Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence of Gary Black, 51.
- MAY 29, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES FORMER DRUG REGULATOR TO DEATH
the former head of China's top food and drug safety agency was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to
- MAY 29, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN JHARKHAND
a court in Jharkhand, India, awarded the death penalty to a man convicted of killing five members of a family in the Bokaro district in 2002.
- MAY 29, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
a Bakersfield jury ordered the death penalty for Vincent Brothers...
- MAY 28, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FOUR RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Ho Chi Minh City court in Vietnam sentenced four drug traffickers, including a woman, to death for leading a ring trading in over 10,000 ecstasy pills, 700g of methamphetamine, 600g of heroin and 600g of ketamin in 2003-2005.
- MAY 28, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MOTHER
a 28 year old man was sentenced to death in India by Additional District Sessions Judge Sukumar Sahu of the Orissa court for killing his 50 year old mother.