Executions in August 2013

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

 

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

1

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

Indonesia

 

Iran

38

Iraq

17

Japan

 

Kuwait

 

North Korea

12

Pakistan

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

5

Singapore

 

Somalia

2

Taiwan

 

Vietnam

1

Yemen

 

73 men and 3 women were executed in August, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

03/08

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

05/08

America - Florida

John Errol Ferguson

Injection

Murder

05/08

Somalia

Mukhtar Mahamed

Shooting

Murder

06/08

Vietnam

Nguyen Anh Tuan

Injection

Murder

14/08

Iran

Ali Naz, Ali Hossein, Mohammad, Nobar +
2 unnamed men

Hanging

Rape

15/08

Saudi Arabia

Fawzi al-Khaibari

Beheading (p)

Murder

17/08

Somalia

Aden Sheikh Abdi

Shooting

Murder

18/08

Iran

Meraj T., Ali A. & Milad P.

Hanging (p)

Rape

19/08

Iraq

15 unnamed men & 2 unnamed women

Hanging

Terrorism (16) + 1 unspecified crime

20/08

Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim al-Qanbar and Ahmed al-Musalam

Beheading (p)

Murder and armed robbery

20/08

Iran

M.

Hanging

Murder

20/08

North Korea

Hyon Song-wol (f) &
11 unnamed persons

Shooting (p)

Pornography

21/08

Saudi Arabia

Husni Tawhal

Beheading (p)

Murder

21/08

Iran

Abdolhamid S. &
1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Murder

21/08

Iran

Reza R. and Ali Sh.

Hanging

Murder

22/08

Iran

Arman Mohammadi

Hanging

Murder

22/08

Iran

A.K, P.Y, A.A, A.T, M.A +
3 unnamed men (8 men)

Hanging

Drugs

23/08

Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Al-Onayzi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

23/08

Iran

Saeed Gshtyl

Hanging

Drugs

25/08

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

25/08

Iran

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

Hanging

Murder

26/08

Iran

7 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

27/08

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

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

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