Executions in February 2008. |
Listing of verifiable
executions worldwide reported this month.
Country |
No of executions |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
5+ |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
3 |
Jordan |
|
Kuwait |
|
Libya |
2 |
Malaysia |
|
North Korea |
|
Pakistan |
3 |
Saudi Arabia |
10 |
Sudan |
5 |
UAE |
1 |
Yemen |
|
Total |
46 |
46+ men were executed in
February 2008, their details are as under. The North Korean government denies
the execution of 22 villagers, see 16/02 below.
Date |
Country |
Name |
Method |
Crime |
01/02 |
China |
Zhiyuan Pan |
Shooting |
Bank robbery |
01/02 |
|
Masahiko Matsubara, Takashi Mochida, & |
Hanging |
Murder |
03/02 |
China |
Zhendong Wong |
Shooting |
Economic crime |
03/02 |
China |
Dawei Zhao |
Injection |
Rape & murder |
04/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Ahmed Awfi al-Khazaali |
Beheading (p) |
Drugs |
reported |
Belarus |
Sergei Morozov, |
Shooting |
Murder |
05/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Bandar bin Shabab al-Rashidi |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
06/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Khaled bin Atyan bin Maafa al-Daadai |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
13/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Majed bin Abdullah bin Safeer |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
16/02 |
Libya |
Ghanaians - Kojo Blankson & |
Shooting |
Murder |
Reported 16/02 |
North Korea |
14 unnamed men and 8 unnamed women |
Shooting |
Treason? |
17/02 |
Iran |
2 unnamed men |
Hanging |
Child rape |
17/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Shallal al-Ameri |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
18/02 |
Iran |
Iraj & Omid |
Hanging |
Murder |
18/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Shallal bin Munawer bin Safran al-Amri |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
19/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Rashed bin Mohammed bin Said bin Rafaa |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
20/02 |
Pakistan |
Javed Malik |
Hanging |
Murder |
21/02 |
Iran |
Hassan Rezaian |
Hanging (p) |
Murder |
21/02 |
Iran |
5 unnamed men |
Hanging |
Armed robbery |
21/02 |
Iran |
Peyman, Saber, Mohammad and Aliakbar |
Hanging |
Murder |
22/02 |
China |
Haiming Lee, Jianxi Xiao + others |
Shooting |
Murder & kidnapping |
22/02 |
United Arab Emirates |
A. H. S. |
Shooting |
Murder |
26/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Zahrany |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
26/02 |
Sudan |
Yaser Sayed, Esmaiel al-Hage, Ayoub Ahmed al-Misbah, Mohamed Abdalla
Mustafa and |
Hanging |
Murder |
26/02 |
Iran |
Javad Shojai (j) |
Hanging |
Murder |
27/02 |
Pakistan |
Iqrar Hussain & Shabbir Billa |
Hanging |
Murder |
27/02 |
Saudi Arabia |
Muslit bin Sultan |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
(f) = female, (j) =
juvenile, (p) = public
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