Executions in March 2008.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

13

Egypt

 

Iran

13

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

15

Pakistan

1

Saudi Arabia

7

Sudan

 

UAE

 

Yemen

 

Total

49

46 men and 3 women were executed in March 2008, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

04/03

China

Guoping He, Jianguo Tong, Longtian Yang, Bo Zhang, Dezhong Hu, Zhihua Wong, Yongjun Gong, Haibo Yang, Haibo Meng Dongmei Lee (f)

Shooting

Murder, robbery & drugs

05/03

North Korea

13 unnamed women and 2 men

Shooting

Treason (crossing border into China in search of food)

05/03

Iran

Mirza and Akbar F

Hanging

Murder

05/03

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah al-Omari

Beheading (p)

Murder

05/03

Iran

Faraz, Ramezan, Mohammad Abedi, Mohammad & Mohsen

Hanging

Murder

05/03

Iran

Safarali Nazari Ashkar, Sohbatollah Malaki & Habib Oliaei + 2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

07/03

Saudi Arabia

Mashari Bin Ali al-Balwy

Beheading (p)

Murder

11/03

Saudi Arabia

Faisal al-Shammari

Beheading (p)

Murder

12/03

Pakistan

Zahid Masih

Hanging

Murder

16/03

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Kahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

21/03

China

Xing Guoping

Shooting?

Murder

23/03

Saudi Arabia

Hazaa al-Masoud al-Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

26/03

Saudi Arabia

Fuad al-Akhram

Beheading (p)

Murder

27/03

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Duhaim al-Dossari

Beheading (p)

Murder

31/03

China

Ren Xiaofeng & Ma Xiangjing

Shooting?

Bank robbery

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

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