Executions in December 2017

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

 

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

Chad

 

China

10

Egypt

15

Indonesia

 

Iran

26

Iraq

38

Japan

2

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Malaysia

 

Nigeria

 

Pakistan

 

Palestine (Gaza)

 

Saudi Arabia

10

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

South Sudan

 

UAE

 

Vietnam

 

Yemen

 

101 men were executed in December, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

05/12

Saudi Arabia

Khaled bin Awadh bin Fahd al-Otaibi

Beheading (p)

Murder

06/12

Saudi Arabia

Saud bin Saad bin Abduljebar al-Baradi

Beheading (p)

Murder

07/12

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Badel Khan Othman Jaafer Ali

Beheading (p)

Drugs

09/12

Iran

A. P. & Sayyad Ahadi

Hanging

Murder

12/12

Iran

Keykavus Ashouri + 4 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

13/12

Iran

Abdul Majid Hasanzahi &
1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

14/12

Saudi Arabia

Khazam bin Aaedh bin Mubarak al-Shahrani

Beheading (p)

Drugs

14/12

Iraq

38 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

14/12

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

14/12

Iran

Hadi Asadlou

Hanging (p)

Murder

1712

Saudi Arabia

Saad bin Said bin Zafer al-Shahri

Beheading (p)

Drugs

17/12

China

10 unnamed men

Injection?

Drugs & other crimes

1912

Saudi Arabia

Khaled bin Abdullah bin Hamud al-Omrani

Beheading (p)

Murder

19/12

Japan

Teruhiko Seki and
Kiyoshi Matsui

Hanging

Murder

19/12

Iran

Yasser Salar Rasheed &
Yasin Abedi

Hanging

Murder

20/12

Saudi Arabia

Hassan Ahmed Messaoud Assassefeh

Beheading (p)

Drugs

20/12

Saudi Arabia

Khaled bin Moeidh bin Hajil al-Qathani

Beheading (p)

Murder

20/12

Iran

Ghadir Sheykhju, Nima Esma’ilian and 6 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

21/12

Iran

Muslim Mohammadi, Mohsen Kamali and
2 unnamed men

Hanging

Armed robbery

26/12

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

26/12

Egypt

15 named men

Hanging

Terrorism

27/12

Saudi Arabia

Ammar bin Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Ghamdi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

30/12

Iran

Ali H.

Hanging

Murder

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

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