Executions in December 2011

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

 

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

18

Darfur

5

Egypt

 

Iran

26

Iraq

6

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

4

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

54 men and 5 women were executed in December, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/12

Iraq

6 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

07/12

China

Wang Ziqi (f)

Injection

Corruption

08/12

China

1 unnamed man

Injection

Drugs

09/12

Darfur

5 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

11/12

Iran

Kianoosh S. K. G.

Hanging (p)

Kidnap & rape

12/12

China

Janice Bronwyn Linden (f)

Injection

Drugs

12/12

Saudi Arabia

Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar (f)

Beheading (p)

Sorcery & witchcraft

13/12

China

Jiang Jiatian, Yang Jufen (f) and Xie Mingxiang

Injection

Gang activities & drugs

13/12

Iran

Mohammad Reza Tal (p)

Hanging

Drugs

13/12

Iran

Samer R. and Hossein M.

Hanging (p)

Kidnap and sex abuse

14/12

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

17/12

Iran

S. P., M. A. and P. A.

Hanging

Drugs

18/12

Iran

H. A.

Hanging

Kidnap and rape

20/12

Iran

N.Y.

Hanging

Drugs

21/12

Saudi Arabia

Wael al-Sayed &
Rizq Rajab

Beheading (p)

Murder

24/12

Iran

Yousef A., Heydar D., Mehdi S, Ghorbanali Sh., Saeid M., Sirus M. and Nahid A. (f)

Hanging

Drugs

24/12

Iran

Sajjad Tal +
1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

26/12

Iran

H. B., H. B,. H. R., A. S. and A. M. (5 men)

Hanging

Drugs

28/12

Saudi Arabia

Salman al-Ghamedi

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/12

China

Liu Zhuiheng

Shooting

Murder

29/12

China

11 unnamed men

Shooting?

Murder & robbery

29/12

Iran

Mohammad and Ali

Hanging (p)

Murder

 

 

 

 

 

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

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