Executions in April 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

5

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

Dubai

 

Egypt

 

Iran

44

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

3

Saudi Arabia

5

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

57 men were executed in April, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

03/04

Saudi Arabia

Salim Shah Sayed Shah

Beheading (p)

Drugs

04/04

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

07/04

Palestine

Mohammed Garboh
Mohammed Abdeen & Mohammed Baraka

Hanging

Treason
Murder

09/04

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed and Selim al-Madhiribi al-Shamali

Beheading (p)

Murder

09/04

Iran

5 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

10/04

Iran

A.H., M.M. +
3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

14/04

America - Florida

David Alan Gore

Injection

Murder

16/04

Iran

8 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

17/04

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

18/04

America - Ohio

Mark Wayne Wiles

Injection

Murder

18/04

Iran

M. Gh.

Hanging

Drugs

19/04

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

19/04

Iran

S. M.

Hanging (p)

Rape & sodomy

20/04

America - Delaware

Shannon Johnson

Injection

Murder

20/04

Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Zine Elabidine

Beheading (p)

Murder

24/04

Iran

10 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

25/04

Iran

M. M., S. P., A. S., M. B. and H. P.

Hanging

Drugs

25/04

America - Arizona

Thomas Kemp

Injection

Murder

26/04

Saudi Arabia

Zaher bin Ali al-Shihri

Beheading (p)

Murder

26/04

America - Texas

Beunka Adams

Injection

Murder

30/04

Iran

M. J., R. R., Ch. M. & A. M.

Hanging

Drugs

(f) = female, (j) = juvenile, (p) = public

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