Executions in February 2013

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

 

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

2

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

 

India

1

Iran

41

Iraq

 

Japan

3

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

7

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

1

54 men and 1 woman were executed in February, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/02

Iran

Haj Mohammad Nourzehi

Hanging

Drugs

05/02

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Fandi Al-Shammary

Beheading (p)

Murder

06/02

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

09/02

India

Afzal Guru

Hanging

Terrorism

12/02

Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Al Qah’tani
Nabil Abu Khanjar

Beheading (p)

Murder
Drugs

12/02

Iran

A. M. & R. M.

Hanging

Drugs

13/02

Iran

Ali Mohammad Zadeh

Hanging (p)

Murder

14/02

Yemen

Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma’ouri

Shooting

Murder

14/02

Iran

Iman B.

Hanging (p)

Rape

14/02

Saudi Arabia

Shabib Bin Thuwab Bin Othman Al-Muqati Al-Otaibi

Beheading (p)

Murder

14/02

Iran

Sabah Lavimi

Hanging

Drugs

16/02

Iran

Omar Shahbazi

Hanging

Drugs

16/02

Iran

Ahmad Shahnour Zehi, Abdollah Barahoui, Parviz Mirbalouch Zehi, and Gholam Rigi Sistani

Hanging

Drugs

16/02

Iran

A. B.

Hanging (p)

Rape

17/02

Iran

A. B., M. S. & A. F.

Hanging

Drugs

17/02

Iran

H. A., Y. F. & M. V.

Hanging (p)

Rape

19/02

Iran

Lotfollah J., Noor Mohammad Sh., Abbas N.  Hossein A., Parinaz M. (f), Hamid A., Abdolvahed M. and Ali T.

Hanging

Drugs

19/02

Saudi Arabia

Abdelkerim Ibrahim Mussa Abkar

Beheading (p)

Drugs

20/02

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Rape

21/02

Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiro Kanagawa & Keiki Kano

Hanging

Murder

21/02

Saudi Arabia

Aqeel Khan Mohammed Riyad

Beheading (p)

Drugs

21/02

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

21/02

America - Texas

Carl Henry Blue

Injection

Murder

21/02

America - Georgia

Andrew Cook

Injection

Murder

24/02

Saudi Arabia

Faris Salam Salama al-Maghrebi

Beheading (p)

Drugs

25/02

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

26/02

Saudi Arabia

Nemr al-Subaie

Beheading (p)

Murder

27/02

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

28/02

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

28/02

Iran

Kianoosh Anbazpour, Yahya Bei’atpanah, Sajjad Soltani and Shahzad Basiri

Hanging

Rape

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

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