Executions in February 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

4

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

Dubai

 

Egypt

 

Iran

7

Iraq

18

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

4

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

33 men were executed in February, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/02

Saudi Arabia

Abulrahman al-Qarni

Beheading (p)

Murder

07/02

Iraq

Walid Nayef Abboud al-Juburi, Mohammed Khalaf Shakar + 12 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

08/02

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

08/02

America - Mississippi

Edwin Hart Turner

Injection

Murder

14/02

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Abdulmalik Ajaj & Hamad al-Yami

Beheading (p)

Drugs

15/02

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Armed robbery

15/02

America - Florida

Robert Brian Waterhouse

Injection

Murder

19/02

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Rape

21/02

Iraq

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism (2) Kidnap and murder (2)

24/02

Saudi Arabia

Wahid Atawi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

29/02

America - Arizona

Robert Moormann

Injection

Murder

29/02

America - Texas

George Rivas

Injection

Murder

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

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