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 18, 2007DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
- APRIL 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH OVER SAUDI KORAN DESECRATION
an Egyptian living in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for desecrating the Koran and renouncing Islam.
- APRIL 16, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMAN, 80, RECEIVES SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE IN DRUGS CASE
an 80 year old woman received a suspended death sentence in southern China for smuggling opium to pay for her grave plot, the official Xinhua News Agency reported
- APRIL 16, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Presidential Commission on the Administrative Reform...
the Presidential Commission on the Administrative Reform...
- APRIL 13, 2007TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Tunisian man was sentenced to death for the rape and murder last year of British
- APRIL 13, 2007Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
TWO DRC SOLDIERS GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR JOURNALIST MURDER
two Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers were sentenced to death by a military court for the murder of a Congolese journalist and his wife.
- APRIL 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
sentenced to death for the murder of a man who attempted to blackmail her....
sentenced to death for the murder of a man who attempted to blackmail her...
- APRIL 11, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JHALAKATI
a man was sentenced to death in Jhalakati, Bangladesh.
- APRIL 10, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE SAUSAGE SELLER SPARED EXECUTION
a Chinese roadside sausage seller was given a suspended death sentence for slitting a government inspector's throat
- APRIL 10, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA CONFLICTING EVIDENCE SAVES TWO ON DEATH ROW
conflicting evidence in two Malaysian drug trafficking trials saw the accused's charges reduced from death to jail for possession.
- APRIL 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COUNTRYMAN OVER DISPUTE
a Saudi man convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi over a dispute was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said.
- APRIL 6, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRITISH CITIZEN
a Vietnam appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed on a British citizen of Vietnamese origin who was convicted of heroin trafficking, state-controlled media reported.
- APRIL 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: LAST-MINUTE PARDON SAVES PAKISTANI TEEN FROM EXECUTION
an 18 year old Pakistani student convicted of killing a Burmese friend and sentenced to death three years ago was spared the death penalty hours before his execution, which had been scheduled to take place today.
- MARCH 30, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND YAO DRUGLORD GETS DEATH SENTENCE
an influential drug dealer was sentenced to death while his girlfriend and an alleged accomplice were acquitted.
- MARCH 29, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced a 29 year old man to death on drug trafficking charges.
- MARCH 29, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
Abdul Hameed, 45, was sentenced to death for blasphemy by Judge Pattoki in the Additional District and Sessions Court in Kasur, Pakistan.
- MARCH 29, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Lawson Little sentenced Bobby Baker to death for a 1994...
Circuit Judge Lawson Little sentenced Bobby Baker to death for a 1994 shooting spree that wounded 2 people and left his wife dead. He was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to die.
- MARCH 28, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INTERNET MURDERS
a Japanese man was sentenced to death for murdering three people he lured through a suicide Web site by offering to die with them, a court official said.
- MARCH 28, 2007Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
Andrew Kanhai, 32, was sentenced to death in Trinidad...
- MARCH 27, 2007SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR SINGAPOREAN WHO TRAFFICKED IN ECSTASY PILLS
the Singaporean High Court sentenced national Yeo Kwee Huat to death for dealing in 9,800 Ecstasy pills.
- MARCH 27, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
- MARCH 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING MINOR NEPHEWS
in India, Judge Narottam Kaushal awarded capital punishment to Rajesh Kumar, 43, for killing the sons of his brother-in-law after being refused a loan by their father.
- MARCH 23, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA DEATH SENTENCES FOR WELIKADA MURDER
two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court after being convicted of murder.
- MARCH 22, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER HANDED DEATH PENALTY
Tetsuo Odajima, 63, was sentenced to death for four killings at the Chiba District Court.
- MARCH 20, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE, CHINA SIGN EXTRADITION TREATY
France's justice minister said an extradition treaty signed with China would not be applied to people accused of political or military crimes.
- MARCH 20, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING PAKISTANI MINISTER
a court in Pakistan issued the death sentence on two counts to Ghualm Sarwar for shooting dead a provincial minister last month.
- MARCH 19, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
a Covington County jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty...
a Covington County jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty...
- MARCH 19, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
St. Charles County Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch followed the Feb...
St. Charles County Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch followed the Feb...
- MARCH 18, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NAOGAON
a court sentenced two brothers to death in a murder case in Bangladesh.
- MARCH 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN ORDERS FOUR IRAQI REBELS HANGED
a Jordanian military court sentenced Ziyad Karbouli...