Executions in December 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

1

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

3

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

1

India

 

Iran

52

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

4

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

6

Yemen

1

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

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/12

Saudi Arabia

Khalid al-Nufayie

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/12

Iran

2 unnamed men & 1 woman

Hanging

Drugs

03/12

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Kidnapping & rape

03/12

Yemen

Hind al-Barti (f) (j)

Shooting

Murder

04/12

America - Oklahoma

George Ochoa

Injection

Murder

05/12

America - Arizona

Richard Dale Stokley

Injection

Murder

06/12

Abu Dhabi

Alex Rohana

Shooting

Murder

06/12

China

Ke Youpeng

Shooting

Murder

08/12

Iran

Iraj M., Mahmood T. & Nematollah A.

Hanging

Drugs

09/12

Saudi Arabia

Altaf Hussein Hati

Beheading (p)

Murder

10/12

Iran

M. H.

Hanging

Drugs

11/12

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Fahd al-Dussari

Beheading (p)

Murder

11/12

America - Florida

Manuel Pardo

Injection

Murder

15/12

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

17/12

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

19/12

Saudi Arabia

Othman Mohammed

Beheading (p)

Murder

20/12

Iran

6 unnamed men
1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs
Rape

21/12

Taiwan

Zeng Si-ru, Hung Ming-tsung, Huang Hsien –cheng, Chen Chin-huo, Kuang Te-chiang and
Tai Te-ying (6 men)

Shooting

Murder

25/12

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

27/12

Iran

5 unnamed men

Hanging (p)

Rape

27/12

Iran

M. M.

Hanging

Drugs

27/12

Iran

Bahram Ahmadi, Asghar Rahimi, Behnam Rahimi, Mohammad Zaher Bahmani, Keyvan Zand Karimi and Houshiar Mohammadi

Hanging

Assassination

28/12

Iran

6 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

29/12

Iran

A.B., R.D. and N.B.
M. A. A.

Hanging

Rape
Drugs

30/12

Iran

10 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

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

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