Capital punishment for non-violent offenses

Capital punishment for non-violent offenses is theoretically allowed by law in many countries, though rarely handed down or carried out.

Adultery

Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Apostasy and blasphemy

Death penalty for apostasy

Apostasy: Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Blasphemy: Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Corruption

China, Cuba (minor's corruption), Indonesia (some acts of corruption which damage national economy/finances), Iran (corruption on Earth), Morocco, Thailand (bribery), Vietnam (bribery)

Drug trafficking

Death penalty for drug trafficking

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo (only in wartime), Egypt, India (option when second conviction for drug trafficking in quantities specified), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, South Sudan (if aggravated circumstances), Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States (only under certain conditions), Vietnam, Yemen

Espionage

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, Yemen

Fraud

China, Vietnam

Homosexuality/sodomy

Laws regarding homosexuality (dark red is death penalty)

Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Perjury

Perjury causing the execution of an innocent person: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Central African Republic, Egypt, India, Iran (only in case of recidivism for capital sexual offences), Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, some U.S. States (e.g. California), Yemen

Prostitution

Bangladesh (only forced prostitution), China (only forced prostitution), Cuba (child prostitution), Iran,[1][2] North Korea, Sudan, Yemen

Sorcery/Witchcraft

Central African Republic, Saudi Arabia,[3][4] Iran

Theft

Afghanistan, Algeria (aggravated theft), Burkina Faso (aggravated theft), Cameroon (aggravated theft), China, Iran (recidivist theft), Iraq, North Korea (grand theft)

Treason

Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain (collaboration with foreign hostile country), Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia (high treason), Iran, Iraq, Israel (high treason), Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya (high treason), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar (high treason), Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea (conspiracy with foreign countries), South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand (high treason), Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States (Federal and in some individual States like Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Vermont; Vermont keeps death penalty for treason, but has abolished it for murder), Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia (high treason), Zimbabwe (high treason)

Zoophilia

Laws regarding zoophilia (dark red is death penalty)

Brunei, Iran, Niger, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

There have been no recorded executions so far

Others

In the Central African Republic, one can be executed for charlatanism.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iran - Facts on Trafficking and Prostitution". web.archive.org. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "NTC - Bancadati. Iran". Hands Off Cain. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Saudi man executed for 'witchcraft and sorcery'". BBC News. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. ↑ Jacobs, Ryan. "Saudi Arabia's War on Witchcraft". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
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