Executions in August 2010.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

3

Bahrain

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

Equatorial Guinea

4

Iran

11

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

 

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

18 men were executed in August 2010, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/08

Iran

Reza Mohajer, A.B & S.D.

Hanging

Drugs

07/08

Iran

M. M., M. Ch., Y. S., S. A. & A. R. (5 men)

Hanging

Drugs

10/08

America – Ohio

Roderick Davie

Injection

Murder

12/08

America – Alabama

Michael Jeffrey Land

Injection

Murder

12/08

Iran

S.R., A.M. and M.Kh.

Hanging (p)

Kidnaping

17/08

America – Texas

Peter Anthony Cantu

Injection

Murder

21/08

Equatorial Guinea

Jose Abeso Nsue, Manuel Ndong Anseme, Alipio Ndong Asumu and Jacinto Micha Obiang

Shooting?

Terrorism and treason

22/08

Iran

Akbar Z., Hamid Reza H., and Shah S.

Hanging

Drugs

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

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