Executions in May 2011

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

7

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

1

Dubai

 

Iran

53

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

1

Saudi Arabia

15

Singapore

 

Sudan

2

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

77 men and two women were executed in May, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/05

Saudi Arabia

Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/05

Saudi Arabia

Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al Shumari

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/05

America – Texas

Cary Kerr

Injection

Murder

03/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

05/05

Iran

Ali Heydari, Jasem Heydari and Naser Heydari

Hanging (p)

Murder

05/05

Iran

Amir Moavi, Ali Na’ami, Amir Badvi, Ahmad Naseri and Hashem Hamidi (j) (6 men)

Hanging

Murder

05/05

Saudi Arabia

Musfer bin Saad bin Sharae al-Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

06/05

Palestine

A.S.

Shooting

Collaboration

06/05

America -
South Carolina

Jeffrey Motts

Injection

Murder

09/05

Iran

Esfandiar Mandahki, Teimur Aiubian, Aref Rashid-pour, Fathollah Darvishi and Fekri Teymori + 4 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

10/05

America – Mississippi

Benny Joe Stevens

Injection

Murder

12/05

Iran

A.A, N.B, N.D & A.B

Hanging

Drugs

12/05

Saudi Arabia

Saad bin Musaed bin Musfer al-Quraini

Beheading (p)

Murder

13/05

Sudan

2 unnamed women

Hanging

Murder

13/05

Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman bin Ali bin Abdulhadi al-Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

14/05

Iran

4 unnamed men

Hanging (3 p)

Rape

14/05

Iran

H.M. & R.H.

Hanging

Drugs

16/05

Iran

A.S.

Hanging

Rape

17/05

Iran

Mohammad Fathi & Abdollah Fathi +
3 unnamed men

Hanging

Armed robbery

17/05

America – Ohio

Daniel Lee Bedford

Injection

Murder

17/05

America – Mississippi

Rodney Gray

Injection

Murder

19/05

America – Alabama

Jason Oric Williams

Injection

Murder

19/05

Iran

Abdollah and Mohammad Fathi Shourbariki
Morad Dehesh and Mehdi Nikraftar
Taqi Nouri Aloyjeh

Hanging

Armed robbery

Murder

Drugs

20/05

Iran

Amer H.

Hanging

Drugs

20/05

Saudi Arabia

Awad bin Suleiman al-Huti & Talal bin Ibrahim al-Omrani

Beheading (p)

Rape

22/05

Saudi Arabia

Tareq Gaweid Ghulam

 

 

22/05

Iran

Changiz Nouri +
2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

23/05

Iran

Saeed S.

Hanging

Drugs

23/05

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Sabat & Nasser bin Abdullah bin Maeyudh al-Jaeid

Beheading (p)

Murder

24/05

Saudi Arabia

Aeid bin Dhahawi bin Misbeh al-Ruwaili &
Yasser bin Makhlef bin Fantoul al-Ruwaili

Beheading (p)

Murder

25/05

America – Arizona

Donald Edward Beaty

Injection

Murder

26/05

Iran

Mehdi Faraji
Hamid Ranjbar and Hamid Reza Baqeri
Masoud Dehqan and Mehdi Alipour

Hanging (p)

Murder

Armed robbery

Rape

26/05

Saudi Arabia

Walid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Ghamdi

Beheading (p)

Murder

27/05

Saudi Arabia

Sadiq Abdel Mullah

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/05

Iran

P. Mohammadi Pashterizeh and A. Namaki

Hanging (p)

Rape

29/05

Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim bin Ahmed bin Khalil al-Mawiss

Beheading (p)

Murder

29/05

China

Li Shengguang

Injection?

Murder

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

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