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 1, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA. MAN WHO KILLED HIV POSITIVE GRANDSON SENTENCED TO DEATH
Joseph Wambirwa Mwathi, 70, was sentenced to death in Kenya for killing his grandson on suspicion that the child was HIV positive.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2005IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
a panel of judges led by Bambang Widyatmoko at the Purwokerto District Court...
- FEBRUARY 27, 2005GreeceDEATH PENALTY
GREECE. INAUGURATION OF OLIVIERO TOSCANI'S 'WE, ON DEATH ROW'
"We, on Death Row" is the name of Oliviero Toscani's photographic exhibition which opened at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Salonicco.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
a Yemeni appeals court upheld a death sentence against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
- FEBRUARY 25, 2005MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 24, 2005PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the death penalty will be implemented “only if absolutely required by the times...
the death penalty will be implemented “only if absolutely required by the times...
- FEBRUARY 22, 2005KenyaDEATH PENALTY
death-row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison, Kenya...
death-row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison, Kenya...
- FEBRUARY 21, 2005JapanDEATH PENALTY
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced Koji Takao
the Chiba District Court, Japan, sentenced Koji Takao
- FEBRUARY 21, 2005Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Mr.Shanmugam Ragupathi, a Tamil youth of Jaffna was released...
Mr.Shanmugam Ragupathi, a Tamil youth of Jaffna was released after fifteen years in Welikada jail, in Sri Lanka, when the Supreme Court quashed the death sentence imposed on him by the Colombo High Court in a case in which he was indicted by the Attorney
- FEBRUARY 19, 2005IranDEATH PENALTY
21 year old girl sentenced to death in Iran
Tayabeh Sari Zadeh, a 21 year old girl from Khoy, in north western Iran has been sentenced to execution.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
eleven people were convicted and sentenced to death by a district court in Comilla, Bangladesh
eleven people were convicted and sentenced to death by a district court in Comilla, Bangladesh
- FEBRUARY 17, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
an appellate court in Shanghai, China, rejected an appeal made by Tadahiro Furusawa
an appellate court in Shanghai, China, rejected an appeal made by Tadahiro Furusawa
- FEBRUARY 16, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC. DEATH SENTENCE FOR 21 SOLDIERS
a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 21 government soldiers to death for atrocities they committed in the east.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MILITARY COURT RETRIES CONVICTED MILITANT
Jordan's state security court opened the retrial of Muammar Ahmed Yousef al-Jaghbeer, an al-Qaida-linked militant who has already been convicted and sentenced to death in absentia.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2005BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
the Barbados High Court granted a stay of execution for Frederick Atkins
the Barbados High Court granted a stay of execution for Frederick Atkins
- FEBRUARY 11, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
an anti-terrorism court in Multan, Pakistan, headed by Zahoor-ul-Haq Rana, issued two death sentences
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
Amjad Javed, convicted of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl named Kiran Shahzadi in 2000, was executed
- FEBRUARY 7, 2005BrazilDEATH PENALTY
an Indonesian court sentenced two foreigners, a Brazilian and an Indian, to death for drug trafficking
an Indonesian court sentenced two foreigners, a Brazilian and an Indian, to death for drug trafficking
- FEBRUARY 7, 2005North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Alexander Polke, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2003...
Alexander Polke, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2003...
- FEBRUARY 6, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Abdul Awal, 40, Osman Gani, 35, and Abu Bakar, 32, all brother, were sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Mohiuddin Jintu, a Bangladeshi man who surrendered to police...
Mohiuddin Jintu, a Bangladeshi man who surrendered to police...
- FEBRUARY 5, 2005YemenDEATH PENALTY
the appeals court in Sanaa, Yemen, upheld the death sentence against a Yemeni
the appeals court in Sanaa, Yemen, upheld the death sentence against a Yemeni
- FEBRUARY 5, 2005IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Lalit Kumar Yadav was sentenced to death
Lalit Kumar Yadav was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 3, 2005BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Puzone, a Filipino with a history of psychiatric problems, was sentenced to death
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Puzone, a Filipino with a history of psychiatric problems, was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 3, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in Vietnam's commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City...
a court in Vietnam's commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City, sentenced two members of an organised crime gang to death on charges of murder and robbery.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2005BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy expressed the hope that...
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy expressed the hope that five Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya, would return home in 2005
- FEBRUARY 1, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded
a Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded
- FEBRUARY 1, 2005ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. FOERMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRIBERY
it was reported that Li Youcan, former deputy-director of the Hebei provincial foreign trade and economic cooperation department had been sentenced to death in China for having accepted bribes totaling 47.44m yuan.
- JANUARY 30, 2005BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
four people were sentenced to death in absentia in Bangladesh
- JANUARY 28, 2005DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Gregory Walker, 26, Black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Gregory Walker, 26, Black, to death