Executions in January 2012

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

2

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

1

China

 

Dubai

 

Egypt

 

Iran

40

Iraq

51

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

5

Singapore

 

Somalia

1

Taiwan

 

Yemen

2

100 men and 2 women were executed in January, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

02/01

Saudi Arabia

Mustafa bin Nuh al-Zain, & Anas bin Malik al-Duheim

Beheading (p)

Drugs

02/01

Iran

Salah Rashidi

Hanging

Drugs

03/01

Iran

J. Sh. & A. A.

Hanging

Drugs

04/01

Saudi Arabia

Sami al-Mekhlafi

Beheading (p)

Murder

04/01

Iran

Mohammad A., Ali N., Ahmad T, Alireza B. & Hamzeh M. + 5 unnamed men (10 men)

Hanging

Drugs

04/01

Iran

A. T.

Hanging

Drugs

05/01

Iran

Alireza Ahamdi,
Sadegh Eskandari and Sasan Basami

Hanging (p)

Murder and
armed robbery

05/01

America - Oklahoma

Gary Roland Welch

Injection

Murder

06/01

Iran

Nazar Ali Moradi

Hanging

Drugs

07/01

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Rape

08/01

Saudi Arabia

Jahaz al-Baqmi

Beheading (p)

Murder

12/01

Iran

Fazlollah and Jalal

Hanging

Rape

15/01

Iran

Rahmat Heydari, Esmaeil Hamidi Mahmood Abadi,
Ali Hadavinia,
Mohammad Nabi Tavakoli, Ramin Darakhshan (6 men)

Hanging (p)

Kidnap and murder

Armed robbery

Kidnap and rape

15/01

Iran

7 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

19/01

Iran

Majid Samimi

Hanging (p)

Rape

19/01

Iraq (see below)

32 men and 2 women

Hanging

Terrorism

23/01

Somalia

Mohamed Ali

Shooting

Murder

26/01

America - Texas

Rodrigo Hernandez

Injection

Murder

28/01

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

29/01

Iran

M. J. & H. A.

Hanging

Drugs

30/01

Saudi Arabia

Salman Khan Taj Mohammad

Beheading (p)

Drugs

30/01

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

30/01

Iran

Hassan Armin (Mafi)

Hanging

Murder

31/01

Iraq

17 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

31/01

Botswana

Zibani Thamo

Hanging

Murder

31/01

Yemen

2 unnamed men

Shooting

Murder

On January 26th the Iraqi Justice Ministry, responding to a report by the UN on the 19th of January, confirmed that 32 men
and two women had been hanged so far in 2012 but stated that these executions had been carried out in batches during the month.
No other details were given.

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

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