Executions in February 2008.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America

 

Belarus

3

Botswana

 

China

5+

Egypt

 

Iran

13

Iraq

 

Japan

3

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

2

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Pakistan

3

Saudi Arabia

10

Sudan

5

UAE

1

Yemen

 

Total

46

46+ men were executed in February 2008, their details are as under. The North Korean government denies
the execution of 22 villagers, see 16/02 below.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/02

China

Zhiyuan Pan

Shooting

Bank robbery

01/02

Japan

Masahiko Matsubara, Takashi Mochida, &
 Keishi Nago

Hanging

Murder

03/02

China

Zhendong Wong

Shooting

Economic crime

03/02

China

Dawei Zhao

Injection

Rape & murder

04/02

Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Awfi al-Khazaali
Rashid Ahmed Hussein &
Wasie-Ullah Khan

Beheading (p)

Drugs

reported
05/02

Belarus

Sergei Morozov,
Valery Gorbaty &
Igor Danchenko

Shooting

Murder

05/02

Saudi Arabia

Bandar bin Shabab al-Rashidi

Beheading (p)

Murder

06/02

Saudi Arabia

Khaled bin Atyan bin Maafa al-Daadai

Beheading (p)

Murder

13/02

Saudi Arabia

Majed bin Abdullah bin Safeer

Beheading (p)

Murder

16/02

Libya

Ghanaians - Kojo Blankson &
Samuel Ayi Ayitevi

Shooting

Murder

Reported 16/02

North Korea
possible executions

14 unnamed men and 8 unnamed women

Shooting

Treason?

17/02

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Child rape
murder

17/02

Saudi Arabia

Shallal al-Ameri

Beheading (p)

Murder

18/02

Iran

Iraj & Omid

Hanging

Murder

18/02

Saudi Arabia

Shallal bin Munawer bin Safran al-Amri

Beheading (p)

Murder

19/02

Saudi Arabia

Rashed bin Mohammed bin Said bin Rafaa

Beheading (p)

Murder

20/02

Pakistan

Javed Malik

Hanging

Murder

21/02

Iran

Hassan Rezaian

Hanging (p)

Murder

21/02

Iran

5 unnamed men

Hanging

Armed robbery

21/02

Iran

Peyman, Saber, Mohammad and Aliakbar

Hanging

Murder

22/02

China

Haiming Lee, Jianxi Xiao + others

Shooting

Murder & kidnapping

22/02

United Arab Emirates

A. H. S.

Shooting

Murder

26/02

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Zahrany

Beheading (p)

Murder

26/02

Sudan

Yaser Sayed, Esmaiel al-Hage, Ayoub Ahmed al-Misbah, Mohamed Abdalla Mustafa and
Adil Bilal Daf al-Seed

Hanging

Murder

26/02

Iran

Javad Shojai  (j)

Hanging

Murder

27/02

Pakistan

Iqrar Hussain & Shabbir Billa

Hanging

Murder

27/02

Saudi Arabia

Muslit bin Sultan

Beheading (p)

Murder

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

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