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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- MARCH 14, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA THAI MAN ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE ESCAPES THE GALLOWS
a Thai national escaped the gallows when he was acquitted and discharged by the Malaysian High Court of a drug trafficking charge.
- MARCH 13, 2007TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA. FOUR TO HANG OVER KAPINGA`S MURDER
the Tanzanian High Court sentenced four people to death by hanging for the murder of a prominent Dar es
- MARCH 12, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Mehrab Wali of Laspur was sentenced to death by the District and Sessions Court...
- MARCH 12, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
an Additional Sessions Court in India awarded the death sentence to Sebastian, a man found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a two year old girl in Pozhiyoor.
- MARCH 10, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Kuwait Criminal Court sentenced Mohammed H. to capital punishment...
the Kuwait Criminal Court sentenced Mohammed H. to capital punishment...
- MARCH 7, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Court, in Bangladesh...
- MARCH 6, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. PAKISTANI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHARJAH
the United Arab Emirates Appeal Court upheld the death sentence against a 22 year old Pakistani man,
- MARCH 6, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE, FINE FOR MURDER
the Pakistan Additional District and Sessions Court awarded the death sentence and a Rs.100,000 fine to Rustam Ali of Saddar Chishtian for murder.
- MARCH 5, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
DISTRICT (JHANG): AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
the Pakistan Additional Session Court awarded the death sentence to a man...
- MARCH 2, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. BSF CONSTABLE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a head un of the Border Security Force has been sentenced to death for murdering two officers of the force at Rajnagar border outpost last year.
- MARCH 2, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO. HUGE AMNESTY SIGNALS HISTORIC DAY
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned almost 9,000 prisoners, on the occasion of the birth on February 28 of his daughter Lalla Khadija, the Justice ministry affirmed.
- MARCH 1, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Guidry again sentenced to death in 1994 slaying Howard Paul Guidry...
Guidry again sentenced to death in 1994 slaying Howard Paul Guidry...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
37 YEAR OLD FORMER CO-OP STAFFER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a 37-year-old former co-op staffer was sentenced to death in Japan for killing a colleague in 2004 and then killing his own wife in 2005.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
FORMER SENIOR GANGSTER, ELDEST SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 4 PEOPLE
a former senior gangster and his eldest son were sentenced to death for murdering four people in Japan.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2007MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. THAI TO HANG AFTER APPEAL REJECTED
The Malaysian Federal Court dismissed an appeal by Thai national Wichai Onprom against a death
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
ACTIVISTS BLAST SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADINGS
Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia violated international law when it beheaded four Sri Lankan
- FEBRUARY 22, 2007St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
ST KITTS and NEVIS. MAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE
a man sentenced to hang for the murder of a millionaire Briton on St Kitts has won his appeal.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007YemenDEATH PENALTY
MOTHER FACES DEATH PENALTY FOR DEFENDING HER HONOR
according to the decision by the Ja`ar court, a woman in Yemen faces the death penalty for murder.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. REPORT: 235 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2006
the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that, in 2006, Iraqi courts sentenced 235 persons to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2007South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning...
in Abbeville, a jury sentenced a man to death for gunning down two law enforcement officers in 2003 during a dispute about his family’s land.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2007MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EU DIPLOMAT AND WIFE
a Moroccan court sentenced a man to death for killing an Italian diplomat and his Belgian spouse.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
THREE TO GO TO GALLOWS IN JHENIDAH MURDER CASE
a court convicted three people and sentenced them to death in a murder case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH MILITANT FACES DEATH PENALTY
a Bangladesh militant convicted in a deadly bombing campaign faces the death penalty after the Supreme Court refused to review his case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER, RAPE OF 9-YEAR-OLD
a local court, in India, sentenced a 30 year old man, identified as Bablu, to death for raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl. He was also fined Rs 10,000.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Noor Muhammad, alias Mirch Kalhoro, was executed for murder in Larkana Central Prison, Pakistan.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
HARYANA-BASED COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced a Haryana-based couple to death for murdering seven members of a family over a property dispute.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. IRANIAN MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SMUGGLING 282KG OF HASHISH
a 45 year old Iranian man, identified as Jamshid T., was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates by
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH IN ANT-BREEDING SCHEME
Chinese court has ordered the death penalty for a businessman accused of deceiving investors out of 385
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Laurence Lovejoy 40, was sentenced to death for the brutal murder...
Laurence Lovejoy 40, was sentenced to death for the brutal murder...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
2 YOUTHS GET DEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced two friends to death, both aged 22, for raping and murdering their 18-year-old neighbour six years ago.