Executions in March 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

6

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

2

Botswana

 

China

3

Dubai

 

Egypt

 

Iran

15

Iraq

 

Japan

3

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

6

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

33 men and 2 women were executed in March, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/03

Saudi Arabia

Majid al-Anzi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

06/03

Iran

Yunes Shafigh
Amin

Hanging (p)

Murder

07/03

Saudi Arabia

Basam al-Yami

Beheading (p)

Murder

07/03

America - Texas

Keith Thurmond

Injection

Murder

08/03

America - Arizona

Robert Charles Towery

Injection

Murder

10/03

Iran

Mohammad Sayeri, Gol Ahmad Heydari, Gholam Sarani, 3 unnamed men and 2 unnamed women

Hanging

Drugs

10/03

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Rape

13/03

Iran

Akram Norouz Zahi and Mojtaba Afshar

Hanging (p)

Rape

13/03

Iran

Reza P., Mansor A. and Latifollah B.

Hanging

Drugs

13/03

Saudi Arabia

Saeed al-Ahmari
Humam Eid al-Kindar

Beheading (p)

Murder
Drugs

14/03

Saudi Arabia

Masallah al-Shemari

Beheading (p)

Murder

15/03

America - Oklahoma

Timothy Shaun Stemple

Injection

Murder

16/03

Belarus

Vladislav Kovalyov & Dmitry Konovalov

Shooting

Terrorist murders

16/03

Saudi Arabia

Nabil Al-Atwa

Beheading (p)

Murder

20/03

America - Mississippi

Larry Matthew Puckett

Injection

Murder

22/03

America - Mississippi

William Mitchell

Injection

Murder

28/03

America - Texas

Jesse Joe Hernandez

Injection

Murder

29/03

Japan

Yasutoshi Matsuda, Tomoyuki Furusawa and Yasuaki Uwabe

Hanging

 

29/03

China

Wang Jiansong, Qu Long and Wang Lu

Injection ?

Murder

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

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