Executions in February 2018

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

2

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

1

Chad

 

China

 

Egypt

6

Indonesia

 

Iran

13

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Malaysia

 

Nigeria

 

Pakistan

1

Palestine (Gaza)

 

Saudi Arabia

15

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

South Sudan

 

Syria

1

UAE

 

Vietnam

 

Yemen

 

37 men and 2 women were executed in February, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/02

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Kamal Hamid Qul

Beheading (p)

Drugs

02/01

America - Texas

John David Battaglia

Injection

Murder

04/02

Saudi Arabia

Nayef bin Maayuf bin Abdullah al-Husni

Beheading (p)

Murder

06/02

Saudi Arabia

Adam Muhammad Idris

Beheading (p)

Drugs

07/02

Iran

Mohammad Karimi

Hanging

Murder

07/02

Saudi Arabia

Samir Abdulqader Nuseirat

Beheading (p)

Drugs

08/02

Saudi Arabia

Liaqat Husayn Ishaq Hussein, Sajid Ali Asqar Ali, Mohammed Thaqib Muhammad Al-Warth Ali and Faisal Munir Munir Hussain

Beheading (p)

Murder and rape

11/02

Iran

Mehran Behshad, Farhad Alba and 2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

13/02

Saudi Arabia

Shawqat Dawood Khan

Beheading (p)

Drugs

13/02

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Ayed bin Suleiman al-Hawitti

Beheading (p)

Drugs

13/02

Iran

Karim Zarger

Hanging

Corruption

13/02

Iran

Majid Keykavusi

Hanging

Murder

14/02

Iran

Farnam Farinam and Morteza Shafaghi +
4 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

15/02

Pakistan

Saiful Islam

Hanging

Murder

17/02

Botswana

Joseph Poni Tselayarona

Hanging

Murder

20/02

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Saleh Mohammed al-Harthi

Beheading (p)

Murder

21/02

Saudi Arabia

Ali Saliman al-Laajalin

Beheading (p)

Drugs

22/02

Saudi Arabia

Hamed bin Hadi Maqud al-Hadisan

Beheading (p)

Drugs

22/02

America - Florida

Eric Scott Branch

Injection

Murder

26/02

Saudi Arabia

Helal Khaled al-Yakhni and Naseem Ismail Muhammad Mansour

Beheading (p)

Drugs

26/02

Egypt

4 unnamed men & Al-Atef and Asma Bint Alfat (f)

Hanging

Kidnap & murder

27/02

Syria

Badi Khalil Jarmani

Hanging

Rape

26/02

Saudi Arabia

Zidi bin Maayanaq bin Nizal al-Ruwaili

Beheading (p)

Drugs

28/02

Iran

Mehdi Kazemnia

Hanging

Murder

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

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