Executions in December 2010

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

1

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

11

Iran

35

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

2

Singapore

 

Somalia

1

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

48 men and 2 women were executed in December, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/12

Iran

Shahla Jahed (f)

Hanging

Murder

04/12

Iran

Abdollah N., Zarif D.,
Masoud Gh. & Bakhtiar S.

Hanging

Drugs

08/12

Somalia

Nur Ahmed Shire

Shooting

Murder

16/12

America – Oklahoma

John David Duty

Injection

Murder

19/12

Iran

Mahin Qadiri (f)

Hanging

Murder

20/12

Iran

11 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

21/12

Saudi Arabia

Mitaab Al Sanani

Beheading (p)

Murder

22/12

Saudi Arabia

Kirun Abdulhai Abdulghani

Beheading (p)

Murder

25/12

Iran

Gh.F
A.A., H.M. & J.J.

Hanging

Rape
Drugs

25/12

Iran

Ahmad Amini Sangar, Hassan Davtalab
+ 1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

??/12

Iran

8 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

28/12

Iran

Ali-Akbar Siadat
Ali Saremi

Hanging

Spying
Terrorism

28/12

China

Chen Dengkui, Han Qingfeng and Li Peishen +
6
unnamed men

Injection?

Drugs

29/12

China

Chen Haitao

Injection?

Arson

30/12

China

Zeng Jinchun

Shooting

Corruption

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

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