|
Executions in March 2008. |
Listing of verifiable
executions worldwide reported this month.
|
Country |
No of executions |
|
Afghanistan |
|
|
America |
|
|
Belarus |
|
|
Botswana |
|
|
China |
13 |
|
Egypt |
|
|
Iran |
13 |
|
Iraq |
|
|
Japan |
|
|
Jordan |
|
|
Kuwait |
|
|
Libya |
|
|
Malaysia |
|
|
North Korea |
15 |
|
Pakistan |
1 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
7 |
|
Sudan |
|
|
UAE |
|
|
Yemen |
|
|
Total |
49 |
46 men and 3 women were
executed in March 2008, their details are as under.
|
Date |
Country |
Name |
Method |
Crime |
|
04/03 |
China |
Guoping He, Jianguo Tong, Longtian Yang, Bo Zhang, Dezhong Hu, Zhihua
Wong, Yongjun Gong, Haibo Yang, Haibo Meng Dongmei Lee (f) |
Shooting |
Murder, robbery & drugs |
|
05/03 |
North Korea |
13 unnamed women and 2 men |
Shooting |
Treason (crossing border into China in search of food) |
|
05/03 |
Iran |
Mirza and Akbar F |
Hanging |
Murder |
|
05/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Abdullah al-Omari |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
05/03 |
Iran |
Faraz, Ramezan, Mohammad Abedi,
Mohammad & Mohsen |
Hanging |
Murder |
|
05/03 |
Iran |
Safarali Nazari Ashkar,
Sohbatollah Malaki & Habib Oliaei + 2 unnamed men |
Hanging |
Drugs |
|
07/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Mashari Bin Ali al-Balwy |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
11/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Faisal al-Shammari |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
12/03 |
Pakistan |
Zahid Masih |
Hanging |
Murder |
|
16/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Kahtani |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
21/03 |
China |
Xing Guoping |
Shooting? |
Murder |
|
23/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hazaa al-Masoud al-Qahtani |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
26/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Fuad al-Akhram |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
27/03 |
Saudi Arabia |
Mohammed bin Duhaim al-Dossari |
Beheading (p) |
Murder |
|
31/03 |
China |
Ren Xiaofeng & Ma Xiangjing |
Shooting? |
Bank robbery |
(f) = female, (j) =
juvenile, (p) = public
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