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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- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IranDEATH PENALTY
Gholamreza Ameli was sentenced to death for the attempted...
Gholamreza Ameli was sentenced to death for the attempted murder of the then head of the Justice Department of Tehran Province, Ali Razini
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for...
21-year-old Zhu Hongjuan was condemned to death for smuggling 1
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced three people to death...
The Criminal Court sentenced three people to death for possessing 198,000 amphetamine pills with intent to traffic
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Ali Sher, 21, was hanged for murder at the district...
Ali Sher, 21, was hanged for murder at the district prison in Timergarah, Pakistan
- NOVEMBER 2, 2001NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A pregnant woman sentenced to death by stoning by an...
A pregnant woman sentenced to death by stoning by an Islamic court in Nigeria has fled her home, an official said
- NOVEMBER 2, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One person was sentenced to death and another to long-term...
One person was sentenced to death and another to long-term imprisonment for fraud using value-added tax (VAT) invoices valued at 400m yuan, by a court in Shanwei, south China's Guangdong Province
- NOVEMBER 2, 2001North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Johnston County jury sentenced 18-year-old Lamorris J
A Johnston County jury sentenced 18-year-old Lamorris J
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Southern Criminal Court sentenced a convicted...
The Bangkok Southern Criminal Court sentenced a convicted Thai drug trader to death and two Burmese to life imprisonment for possessing almost two million amphetamine tablets with intent to sell
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four gang members were sentenced to death for murder,...
Four gang members were sentenced to death for murder, kidnapping, robbery, and illegal detention of other citizens
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
A labourer who was sentenced to death for dadah trafficking...
A labourer who was sentenced to death for dadah trafficking escaped the gallows when the Court of Appeal allowed his appeal
- OCTOBER 29, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Filipinos generally are in favour of the death penalty,...
Filipinos generally are in favour of the death penalty, according to most independent polls
- OCTOBER 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South...
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South Korean, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, without any prior notice to the Korean government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said
- OCTOBER 27, 2001South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South...
On September 25 the Chinese government executed a South Korean, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking, without any prior notice to the Korean government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) said
- OCTOBER 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader...
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader Ahmed Abdel-Karim Saadi in absentia on charges of inciting a follower to carry out an assassination attempt
- OCTOBER 26, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
A gunman and a drug trafficker were hanged
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
Chiu Tsung-shun was sentenced to death for gun-running
- OCTOBER 25, 2001MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer,...
The Court of Appeal of Oujda sentenced a serial killer, found guilty of murdering three people, to capital punishment
- OCTOBER 25, 2001NepalDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after...
A Briton faces the death penalty in Thailand after being accused of involvement in a heroin-smuggling ring
- OCTOBER 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by...
A former medical professor was sentenced to death by the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court for producing and trafficking drugs
- OCTOBER 23, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite...
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive, the alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing, promising he will not be executed if returned
- OCTOBER 23, 2001CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite...
Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive, the alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing, promising he will not be executed if returned
- OCTOBER 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
After a continuous open trial, lasting 16 and a half...
After a continuous open trial, lasting 16 and a half days, the Intermediate People's Court of Beihai City pronounced its initial trial judgment on the "Xitou Gang" case, a sinister group involving 41 criminals
- OCTOBER 18, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 18, 2001United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Judge Leonard B
Judge Leonard B
- OCTOBER 16, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's...
Legislators greeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's call for the execution of convicted kidnappers with mixed reactions
- OCTOBER 15, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the...
China executed two accused Muslim separatists in the far western region of Xinjiang, a state newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 15, 2001TexasDEATH PENALTY
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death
A Collin County jury sentenced Michael Adam Sigala to death