Executions in July 2010.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

4

Bahrain

1

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

2

Egypt

 

Iran

23

Iraq

 

Japan

2

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

1

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

1

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

1

35 men were executed in July 2010, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/07

AmericaTexas

Michael James Perry

Injection

Murder

03/07

Yemen

Akram al-Samawi

Shooting

Rape/murder

04/07

Iran

Amanollah Pourian and Younes Rahmani

Hanging

Drugs

06/07

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

07/07

China

Wen Qiang

Injection ?

Corruption & rape

08/07

Bahrain

Jassim Abdulmanan

Shooting

Murder

13/07

AmericaOhio

William Garner

Injection

Murder

16/07

China

Wu Zhiqiao

Injection ?

Firearms offences

16/07

Iran

Feisal Saedi, Karam Azizi, Omid Nourani, Abdolrahman Randi and Ali Sarban

Hanging

Drugs

18/07

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

18/07

North Korea

Kwon Ho Ung

Shooting

Treason

19/07

Iran

Abbas Y., Ruhollah B., and Mohammad Naim Sh.

Hanging

Drugs

19/07

Iran

A. Sh.

Hanging (p)

Drugs

20/07

AmericaTexas

Derrick Jackson

Injection

Murder

21/07

Iran

S. H.

Hanging

Drugs

22/07

America Mississippi

Joseph Daniel Burns

Injection

Murder

22/07

China

1 unnamed man

Injection ?

Child rape

24/07

Iran

S. Z., S.M. & A. A.

Hanging

Drugs

28/07

Japan

Kazuo Shinozawa & Hidenori Ogat

Hanging

Murder

28/07

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Obeid al-Thawri al-Sobaie

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/07

Iran

Yousef Khamseh

Hanging

Rape & robbery

31/07

Iran

Behnam J. & Shahram A.

Hanging

Drugs

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

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