Executions in January 2013

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

 

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

1

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

1

India

 

Iran

38

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

9

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

46 men and 3 women were executed in January, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/01

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

05/01

Iran

Saleh & Vakbr (brothers)

Hanging (p)

Kidnapping & rape

06/01

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

08/01

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Darwish

Beheading (p)

Drugs

09/01

Saudi Arabia

Rizana Nafeek (f)

Beheading (p)

Murder

10/01

China

Zhang Yongming

Shooting?

Murder

13/01

Saudi Arabia

Eid al-Dhafiri

Beheading (p)

Murder

13/01

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Rape

16/01

Saudi Arabia

Arshad Mohammed

Beheading (p)

Drugs

16/01

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging (1 p)

Rape

16/01

Iran

1 unnamed man & Ali Kianoosh Naderi

Hanging

Murder

16/01

Iran

M. Sh. & M. F.

Hanging

Drugs

16/01

America - Virginia

Robert Gleason

Electrocution

Murder

17/01

Saudi Arabia

Saeed Al Qah’tani

Beheading (p)

Murder

18/01

Iran

Siavash Babaei & Mahmoud Goudarzi

Hanging (p)

Rape

19/01

Iran

Hamed

Hanging

Murder

19/01

Iran

Mahmoud Shahraki,
Ali Kamali & Davoud Ghanbar Zehi
 

Hanging

Drugs

20/01

Iran

Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad-Ali Sorouri

Hanging (p)

Armed robbery

20/01

Iran

Mohsen K.

Hanging

Drugs

22/01

Iran

K. Kh., A.N. & A. H.

Hanging

Drugs

23/01

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Omar Khan

Beheading (p)

Drugs

23/01

Iran

Reza Shahmoradi

Hanging (p)

Murder

24/01

Iran

Ch. B.

Hanging

Drugs

25/01

Iran

Yasir K.

Hanging (p)

Rape

27/01

Iran

Masoud Ali Moradi

Hanging

Drugs

27/01

Iran

4 unnamed men and 2 women

Hanging

Drugs

29/01

Saudi Arabia

Musaed Al Ruweili

Beheading (p)

Drugs

30/01

Saudi Arabia

Marwan Al-Balawi & Hussein Al-Yami

Beheading (p)

Murder

30/01

Iran

Allhnzr S, R. S, Abdulla S, Salih H and S Nemat

Hanging

Drugs

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

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