Executions

IRAN. THREE AFGHANS PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE

Iran publicly hanged three Afghan men convicted of rape. Gholam Hazrat, Shah Mir and Nour Ahmad were executed in the town of Rafsanjan, southern Kerman province.

SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES PAKISTANI FOR DRUG PEDDLING

Nur-eddin Ghulam Suroor

LETHAL INJECTION. THERE IS NO HUMAN METHOD OF EXECUTION, D’ELIA

on the execution by lethal injection of Angel Nives Diaz, who died in Florida following 34 minutes of agony, Sergio D’Elia, MP for the Rose in the Fist Party and Secretary of Hands Off Cain, declared:

CHINA. MIGRANT WORKER EXECUTED FOR MURDER

Pang Maosheng, a 29 year old migrant worker who resented wealthy people, was executed in Beijing after being convicted of a robbery and extortion spree that left one woman dead.

UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA'S USE OF LETHAL INJECTION RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

California's method of lethal injection for executions was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who said its risk of pain and discomfort to the condemned constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

CHINA EXECUTES TWO FORMER BANK EMPLOYEES FOR FRAUD

two ex-employees of China's third-largest bank were put to death by lethal injection for defrauding customers of millions of dollars.

UNITED STATES. EXECUTION OF FLORIDA INMATE TAKES 34 MINUTES

death penalty opponents criticized the execution of Angel Nieves Diaz who took more than half an hour to die and needed a rare second dose of lethal chemicals. Diaz, 55, convicted of murdering a Miami topless bar manager 27 years ago, appeared to grimace

IRAN HANGS MAN IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER

an Iranian man convicted of murdering 12 family members was publicly hanged in the southern town of Jahrom.

SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SAUDI MAN FOR MURDER

Saudi Arabia executed Misfir al-Qahtani in Riyadh for the murder of Mukhallad al-Muteiri...

BAHRAIN. THREE FOREIGN NATIONALS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD

three foreign nationals convicted of murder were executed by firing squad at Jaw prison, Bahrain. It was reported that Pakistani Mohammed Hanif Atta Mohammed, aged 37, was allowed to meet his three-year-old son for the first time just one day before he

SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES NIGERIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING

Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian man for drug smuggling.

IRANIAN MAN HANGED FOR MURDERING GIRL

an Iranian man convicted of murdering a young girl was hanged at a prison in western Iran.

CHINESE SECRETLY EXECUTED AFTER PROTEST

a court in southwestern China has secretly executed a man who took part in an environmental protest which turned into a riot, a lawyer and a family member said. Three others were jailed, one of them for life, they said.

SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS A PAKISTANI AND HIS DAUGHTER CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING

SOMALIA. OFFICIAL THREATENS BEHEADINGS FOR NOT PRAYING 5 TIMES DAILY

residents of a southern Somalia town who do not pray five times a day will be beheaded, an official said, adding that the edict will be implemented in three days.

IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN FOR MURDER

an unidentified Iranian man convicted of murder and armed robbery...

IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS FOUR FOR MURDER

it was reported that Iran publicly hanged four men convicted of murder in the southeastern city of Zahedan and Langerood in northern Gilan province.

CHINA. STATE EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERS

Zhang Xianguang, 39, was executed immediately after a public trial in Shenyang...

CHINA. THREE PROTESTANT LEADERS CONDEMNED WITHOUT PROOF EXECUTED IN SECRET

the leaders of a Protestant group “Three Grades of Servants”, condemned to death without proof, were executed in secret last week, according to the China Aid Association (CAA), a US-based non-governmental organisation that lobbies for religious freedom in

SRI LANKAN STILL ALIVE FIVE HOURS AFTER HANGING IN KUWAIT: REPORTS

a Sri Lankan national who was executed in Kuwait for murdering an Asian woman during a robbery remained alive five hours after he was hanged and pronounced dead, newspapers reported

BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING EIGHT FROM SAME FAMILY

Safiqul Islam Montu, 45, was executed in Comilla Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:30am local time.

BANGLADESH. MAN HANGED FOR KILLING WIFE

Ainal Haq, 30, was hanged in Mymensingh Central Jail, Bangladesh, at 12:01 am local time for killing his pregnant wife.

SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS AN EGYPTIAN WHO STABBED A SAUDI TO DEATH AFTER A DISPUTE

Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian who killed a Saudi man after an argument, the Interior Ministry said.

BANGLADESH. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WIFE IN DISPUTE OVER DOWRY

Abul Kalam Azad, a Bangladeshi man convicted of killing his newlywed wife after she failed to meet his demand for dowry, was hanged to death in the early morning.

SAUDI EXECUTES PAKISTANI, NIGERIAN OVER DRUGS

Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani

IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR ADULTERY, KIDNAPPING

Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of repeated kidnapping and adultery in the southern province of Kerman, Fars news agency reported.

IRAQI COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF JAPANESE HOSTAGE

an Iraqi court sentenced to death an al-Qaida operative over the 2004 kidnapping and beheading of a Japanese hostage.

SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI AND NIGERIAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

a Pakistani and a Nigerian convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Mecca.

CHINA WILL NOT EXECUTE CANADIAN ACCUSED OF TERRORISM

Canada received assurances from Beijing that Huseyin Celil, 37...