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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- FEBRUARY 13, 2007GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO MURDERED PARTNER
Royston Alfred, convicted of murdering his partner three years ago on D'Urban Street, was sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER SADDAM VP SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iraqi High Court sentenced Saddam Hussein's former vice president to death by hanging, despite appeals from UN officials and international human rights groups.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN UGANDA
two men and a woman have been separately sentenced to death for murder in the Bushenyi District.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Tehran sentenced to death Tahmineh Danesh, 35, a Kurdish woman arrested two years ago for murdering a man who was
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
in San Antonio, a Bexar County jury sentenced Adrian Estrada...
in San Antonio, a Bexar County jury sentenced Adrian Estrada...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN. TWO PRISONERS TO BE HANGED ON FEB 7 & 13
Muhammad Ahmed Bodal was hanged in the Central Jail, in Pakistan.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FEMALE LAND AGENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a female land agent was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City for bribery, cover-up and trickery. The
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
HUSBAND, TWO OTHERS TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
the special tribunal court handed down the death penalty to husband Abdul Majid, his father Sanwar Molla and brother Kashem Mollah.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTY
a jury in St. Charles County decided that Kenneth Baumruk...
a jury in St. Charles County decided that Kenneth Baumruk should receive the death penalty for killing his wife, Mary, and shooting four others at the St. Louis County Courthouse during the couple's divorce hearing in 1992.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2007UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Uganda High Court sentenced a soldier to death for murder. Justice Mwangusya said the State had proved...
- FEBRUARY 4, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THAKURGAON
a court sentenced a youth, Sabbir Hossain, 20, to death for killing a minor girl after violation.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA. TWO GUARDS TO BE EXECUTED FOR ASSISTING DEFECTORS
an officer and a sergeant from the border guard patrol in North Korea have been sentenced to execution for
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
RANSOM KILLERS GET DEATH
a fast-track court sentenced four people to death for the murder of a lawyer's son for ransom in 2003 but acquitted two others.
- JANUARY 31, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
FOUR MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
three young men were sentenced to death and another to a life term for the murder of a neighbour at Sutrapur 18 months ago.
- JANUARY 30, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
5 SENTECED TO DEATH IN QATAR
five Sri Lankan men were sentenced to death, including one in absentia, as they were found guilty of killing a compatriot in Doha last February.
- JANUARY 29, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM SENTENCES 8 DRUG TRAFFICKERS, PRODUCERS TO DEATH
a Vietnamese court handed down eight death sentences and 13 life imprisonment on local people on drugs charges. The People's Court of northern Son La province passed the death sentences on Trinh Nguyen
- JANUARY 29, 2007New YorkDEATH PENALTY
a federal jury sentenced Ronell Wilson...
a federal jury sentenced Ronell Wilson...
- JANUARY 27, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTERS
a judge sentenced Mohammad Mukhtar to death for stabbing his two daughters to death while they were asleep.
- JANUARY 26, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DEADLY ETHIOPIA RELIGIOUS RIOTS
an Ethiopian court has sentenced three people to death and jailed five others for life over the killing of six people during religious riots last year, the state-run media said
- JANUARY 26, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 WOMEN, THROWING ACID
an additional sessions judge sentenced a man to death for killing three relatives of his fourth wife and injuring three others by throwing acid. He was also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for injuring three women with a fine of Rs 1 million on each co
- JANUARY 25, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT ORDERS DEATH PENALTY, JAIL TERMS FOR DRUG OFFENSES
a man surnamed Chen has been sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian Province after being convicted of producing the illegal methamphetamine drug
- JANUARY 25, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
FIRST-EVER DEATH PENALTY AWARDED IN HISTORY OF RR DISTRICT COURTS
the death sentence of Chandrabhushan Upadhyay, for killing railway top official B.R.
- JANUARY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. KURDISH WOMAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR EXTRA MARITAL SEXUAL RELATIONS
Ameneh Salam, a 21 year old Kurdish woman
- JANUARY 23, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
THREE JMB LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a special court sentenced three leaders of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death in the August 17, 2005 serial bombing case.
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Delara Darabi, a 20-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death on charges she killed a cousin when she was 17, tried to kill herself at Tehran's Evin prison. Her mother told Tehran daily Etemad that her daughter is clinically depressed and only weighs 35 k
- JANUARY 19, 2007ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAI SENTENCED TO DEATH
Thailand’s Nong Khai Provincial Court sentenced to death a man convicted of murdering two Lao-American social activists one year ago.
- JANUARY 17, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT SENTENCES 1 JAPANESE, 2 CHINESE TO DEATH IN DRUGS CASE
a Chinese court sentenced a Japanese man and his two Chinese accomplices to death for attempting to smuggle drugs from China to Japan...
- JANUARY 17, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTY
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER TO BE EXECUTED
a Bahraini court sentenced a Bangladeshi to death and jailed two others for life for murder of one of their countrymen in October 2005.
- JANUARY 17, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
RAPISTS AWARDED DEATH PENALTY
a Pakistan court sentenced rapists Karim Baksh Haider and Taj Wali to death, and ordered them to pay the victim Rs. 50,000 each.
- JANUARY 17, 2007AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
in Dothan, a Houston County jury recommended...
in Dothan, a Houston County jury recommended...