Executions in April 2015

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

2

America (USA)

3

Bangladesh

2

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

2

Egypt

5

Indonesia

8

Iran

77

Iraq

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Pakistan

37

Palestine (Gaza)

 

Saudi Arabia

17

Singapore

1

Somalia

6

Taiwan

 

Vietnam

 

Yemen

 

158 men and 2 women were executed in April, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/04

Saudi Arabia

Majed Ahmed Shraheli

Beheading (p)

Drugs

02/04

Saudi Arabia

Ghazwan al-Nasser

Beheading (p)

Drugs

04/04

Iran

Amir Qaemi

Hanging

Drugs

06/04

Saudi Arabia

Saleh al-Yami

Beheading (p)

Drugs

06/04

Bangladesh

Azizul Haque Bacchu

Hanging

Murder

06/04

Pakistan

Tayyab & Jaffar

Hanging

Murder

07/04

Pakistan

Amir Hamza & Sikandar

Hanging

Murder

08/04

Saudi Arabia

Harbi Saleh Yusef al-Shaqladi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

09/04

Pakistan

Raja Mushtaq Ahmed

Hanging

Murder

09/04

Iran

M. Gh. and A. A.

Hanging

Murder

09/04

America - Texas

Kent Sprouse

Injection

Murder

11/04

Bangladesh

Muhammad Kamaruzzaman

Hanging

War crimes

11/04

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

11/04

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Murder

12/04

Iran

Nematollah N., Mohammad L., Mahmood S. & Hamed N.

Hanging

Drugs

13/04

Iran

Sajjad Mokhberi, Ali Khandani, Rahim Najafi Reza Ghorbani, Bayat Zahmatkesh and Masoum Ali Miri

Hanging

Drugs

13/04

Iran

Siamak Ranjbari, Ali and Reza Sardari

Hanging

Murder

13/04

Somalia

Mohamed Daud Ahmed, Abdiweli Elmi Muse, Ilays Abdilahi Adan, Mohamed Ahmed Hirsi, Mohamed Abdilahi Abdi Guleid, Abdirashid Hasan Omar (6)

Shooting

Murder

13/04

Afghanistan

Muhib & Ghaznawi

Hanging

Kidnapping

14/04

Pakistan

Luna Khan

Hanging

Murder

14/04

Saudi Arabia

Siti Zainab Rupa (f)

Beheading (p)

Murder

14/04

America - Missouri

Andre Cole

Injection

Murder

14/04

Iran

8 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

14/04

Iran

Rashid D.

Hanging (p)

Armed robbery

15/04

Iran

Javad Saberi (j), Farzad Zanjaninejad, Morteza Saber + 2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

15/04

America - Texas

Manuel Garza Jr.

Injection

Murder

15/04

Saudi Arabia

Khalid al-Rowaili

Beheading (p)

Drugs

16/04

Iran

12 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

16/04

Pakistan

Ejaz, Abdul Jabbar,
Zafar Iqbal, Qaiser and Majid

Hanging

Murder

16/04

Saudi Arabia

Karni Binti Medi Tarsim (f)

Beheading (p)

Murder

16/04

Saudi Arabia

Khaled bin Badr bin Tormush al-Rowaili

Beheading (p)

Drugs

17/04

Singapore

Muhammad bin Kadar

Hanging

Murder

17/04

Iran

Naim, Shahrouz, Safdar and 2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

18/04

Pakistan

Manzoor Wasli

Hanging

Murder

18/04

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

20/04

Iran

Loqman Moeziri, Ali Jalili, Bahr Ali Yahyazadeh and Behnam Ahmadi

Hanging

Drugs

21/04

Pakistan

15 named men

Hanging

Murder

21/04

Pakistan

Luqman and Saleem

Hanging

Child rape & murder

21/04

Saudi Arabia

Shayea Al Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

22/04

Pakistan

Rizwan and Moazzam Khan, Zahid Hussain Chohan and
Mohammad Nazeer

Hanging

Murder

22/04

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

22/04

Saudi Arabia

Sajada Ansari &
Mater al-Rowaeeli

Beheading (p)

Murder

23/04

China

1 unnamed man

Injection ?

Drugs

23/04

Pakistan

Gul Muhammad & Muhammad Hanif

Hanging

Murder

23/04

Saudi Arabia

Sulaiman al-Jahbi &
Faisal al-Utaibi

Beheading (p)

Drugs
Murder

24/04

Iran

Hussein Ali Khah, Haider Mrydany, Farhad Kayanids,
M. Narouie, M. Barahoo'ii, Mohamed Ahmed (6 men)

Hanging

Drugs

24/04

Iran

Ahmad Qurashi, H,.Moridani &
Qassem Maziar

Hanging

Murder

24/04

Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Abu Samak

Beheading (p)

Drugs

26/04

Egypt

5 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

26/04

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

28/04

Pakistan

Munir Hussain Ali

Hanging

Murder

28/04

Saudi Arabia

Faris bin Mohammed bin Ali al-Qahtani & Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Fahd al-Sohabra al-Dosari

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/04

Indonesia

Zainal Abidin, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, Rodrigo Gularte, Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise, Raheem Agbaje Salami and Okwudili Oyatanze, Martin Anderson

Shooting

Drugs

29/04

Pakistan

Abdul Ghaffor

Hanging

Child rape & murder

29/04

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

29/04

Iran

F. Yousefi & 1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

30/04

China

Bao Laixu

Injection ?

Arson

30/04

Saudi Arabia

Fayez al-Atwi,
Abdullah al-Balawi
Abdullah al-Ruwaili

Beheading (p)

Murder
Drugs

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

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