Executions in May 2018

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

2

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

2

Botswana

1

Chad

 

China

 

Egypt

 

Indonesia

 

Iran

19

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Malaysia

 

Nigeria

 

Pakistan

 

Palestine (Gaza)

 

Saudi Arabia

5

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Sudan

 

Syria

 

UAE

 

Vietnam

 

Yemen

 

29 men were executed in May, their details are as under.  Note : Ramadan commenced in mid May.

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/05

Saudi Arabia

Abu Talib bin Ali bin Ahmed Qaisi and Mohammed bin Aayedh bin Mohamas al-Qahtani

Beheading (p)

Murder

03/05

Iran

Abdul Basta Rahmani

Hanging

Murder

04/05

America - Georgia

Robert Earl Butts Jr.

Injection

Murder

05/05

Iran

A. F.

Hanging

Murder

09/05

Iran

Reza Hamidi

Hanging

Murder

10/05

Iran

Kiomars Nasouhi

Hanging

Drugs

10/05

Saudi Arabia

Mazin bin Mohammed bin Sadaqah Hanifa

Shooting

Murder

12/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder/robbery

13/05

Iran

Mohammad Sarhadi & Jafar Firouzkhani

Hanging

Murder

13/05

Saudi Arabia

Jameel Bin Mohammad Al Aseeri

Beheading (p)

Armed robbery

14/05

Iran

Khalil Agosh,
Soheil Mir Bakhsh,
Mojtaba Karamiyan & Muhammad Sarhadi

Hanging

Murder

14/05

Saudi Arabia

Hadi bin Hassan bin Hadi al-Mashikhi

Beheading (p)

Murder

15/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging (p)

Murder

16/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging (p)

Rape

16/05

Iran

Babak Rezaei

Hanging

Murder

16/05

America - Texas

Juan Edward Castillo

Injection

Murder

17/05

Iran

Babak Reza'I
Mojtaba Karamian
Mohammad Sarhadi

Hanging

Murder

26/05

Botswana

Uyapo Poloko

Hanging

Murder

Mid May

Belarus

Viktar Liotau and
Alyaksey Mikhalenia

Shooting

Murder

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

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