Executions in May 2013

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

 

Afghanistan

2

America (USA)

4

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

1

China

 

Indonesia

3

Iran

46

Iraq

3

Japan

 

Kuwait

 

Pakistan

 

Saudi Arabia

11

Singapore

 

Sudan

4

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

73 men and 1 woman were executed in May, their details are as under.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/05

America - Ohio

Steve Smith

Injection

Murder

02/05

Iran

M. Y., M. H., A. A. & M. J.

Hanging

Drugs

06/05

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging (p)

Murder

06/05

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Khalaf

Beheading (p)

Drugs

07/05

Iran

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

07/05

Saudi Arabia

Hussam Al Sharari

Beheading (p)

Murder

07/05

America - Texas

Carroll Joe Parr

Injection

Murder

08/05

Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Zarin Gul

Beheading (p)

Drugs

08/05

Iran

Abbas Bi-parva, Abulfazl Kardeh, Maisam, Adel, Amir and Vahid Hashemi + 5 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

09/05

Iran

A.Zh, M.Kh., H.R. & H. KH.

Hanging

Drugs

10/05

Iraq

3 unnamed men

Hanging

Terrorism

11/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Rape

12/05

Saudi Arabia

Awad Rawili

Beheading (p)

Murder

14/05

Saudi Arabia

Maneh Al Daen

Beheading (p)

Murder

15/05

Iran

Jahangir Gorgij, Hashem bahar Ali, Shahram Hassan-Zadeh, Nemat Rajabi, Fahad Shirazi, Mohammad Zareiiand Tooraj Amin (7 men)

Hanging

Drugs

15/05

Iran

Hamid Shahriari, Hossein Nasiri and Afshin Karimi

Hanging

Murder

15/05

Iran

Bekar Faridi

Hanging

Murder

15/05

Iran

Allah Nazar Shibak

Hanging

Murder

15/05

America - Texas

Jeffrey Williams

Injection

Murder

16/05

Iran

M. T.

Hanging (p)

Murder

17/05

Indonesia

Suryadi Swabhuana, Jurit, and Ibrahim

Shooting

Murder

18/05

Afghanistan

Jalil Ahmad & Abdul Sami

Hanging

Murder

18/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

19/05

Iran

Mohammad Heydari & Koroush Ahmadi

Hanging

Espionage

20/05

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Yousuf Ezzeddine

Beheading (p)

Drugs

20/05

Iran

P. P. & Q. L

Hanging (p)

Murder

21/05

Saudi Arabia

Khaled, Adel and Qassim Al Sarra, Saif Saleh Al Sahari and Khaled Hussein Al Sahari

Beheading (p)

Murder

21/05

Saudi Arabia

Said bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Omri

Beheading (p)

Murder

22/05

Iran

Giti Marami (f)

Hanging

Murder

23/05

Iran

Alireza & Mohammad

Hanging

Murder

27/05

Botswana

Orelesitse Modise Thokamolemo

Hanging

Murder

29/05

Sudan

4 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

29/05

America - Florida

Elmer Carroll

Injection

Murder

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

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