Executions in April 2010.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

3

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

10

Egypt

 

Iran

24

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

2

Saudi Arabia

3

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

4

Yemen

 

46 men were executed in April 2010, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/04

China

5 unnamed persons

Injection?

Drugs

05/04

China

Mitsunobu Akano

Injection?

Drugs

08/04

Iran

5 unnamed persons

Hanging

Drugs

09/04

China

Teruo Takeda, Hironori Ukai and Katsuo Mori

Injection?

Drugs

12/04

Iran

Morteza, Qader &
Gholam Reza

Hanging

Drugs

13/04

Iran

Adnan Albuali

Hanging (p)

Armed robbery

14/04

Iran

Torab A.

Hanging (p)

Drugs

14/04

Iran

A.A., M. V. and A. T.

Hanging (p)

Rape

15/04

Palestine (Gaza)

Mohammed Ismail and Nasser Abu Freh

Shooting

Treason

19/04

Iran

Feizollah, Nazar, Mehdi N., & Alam H.
Hossein S.,

Hanging

Drugs

Rape

20/04

Iran

Ahmad Kh. and Solieman J.

Hanging

Rape

20/04

Iran

Rahman R.

Hanging

Murder

20/04

America Ohio

Darryl Durr

Injection

Murder

22/04

AmericaTexas

William Berkley

Injection

Murder

25/04

Saudi Arabia

Saleh al-Ghamdi

Beheading (p)

Murder

27/04

AmericaTexas

Samuel Bustamante

Injection

Murder

27/04

China

Zhang Minsheng

Shooting?

Child murder

27/04

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

27/04

Saudi Arabia

Umeir bin Moheissen bin Umeir al-Shihri

Beheading (p)

Murder

28/04

Saudi Arabia

Hussein al-Darwish

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/04

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

30/04

Taiwan

Chang Chun-hung, Hung Chen-yao, Ko Shih-ming and Chang Wen-wei

Shooting

Murder

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

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