Executions in August 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

3

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

Dubai

 

Gambia

9

Iran

 

Iraq

26

Japan

2

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

2

Singapore

 

Sudan

2

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

37 men and 4 woman were executed in August, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

03/08

Japan

Junya Hattori &
Kyozo Matsumura

Hanging

Murder

07/08

America - Texas

Marvin Wilson

Injection

Murder

08/08

America - Arizona

Daniel Wayne Cook

Injection

Murder

14/08

America - Oklahoma

Michael Hooper

Injection

Murder

26/08

Gambia

Lamin B. Darboe, Alieu Bah, Lamin Jarju, Dawda Bojang, Abubacarr Yarboi, Malang Sonko, Lamin F Jammeh, Gibril Bah and Tabara Samba. (f)

Shooting

Treason
Murder

27/08

Iraq

Mazin Masawee + 17 unnamed men & 3 women

Hanging

Terrorist crimes

28/08

Sudan

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

28/08

Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Al Salala Asiri

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/08

Saudi Arabia

Abeer Zaidan

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/08

Iraq

5 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorist crimes

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

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