Executions in May 2010.

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

9

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

1

Egypt

 

Iran

22

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

18

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

3

Saudi Arabia

 

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

52 men and 1 woman were executed in May 2010, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Drugs

04/05

Iran

Rahman R.

Hanging

Drugs

08/05

Iran

Arsalan Asadi, Mohammad Ali Fakhri, Abbas Geravand, Rahman Biabani, Parviz Taqi Zadeh and Saeed Mikaili (6 men)

Hanging

Drugs

09/05

Iran

Shirin Alamhouli, (f)
Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili and Mehdi Eslamian

Hanging

Terrorism

12/05

AmericaTexas

Kevin Varga

Injection

Murder

13/05

America Ohio

Michael Beuke

Injection

Murder

13/05

AmericaTexas

Billy Galloway

Injection

Murder

18/05

Palestine (Gaza)

3 unnamed men

Shooting

Murder

19/05

Iran

Morteza and Azizollah

Hanging

Drugs

19/05

AmericaTexas

Rogelio Cannady

Injection

Murder

19/05

AmericaMississippi

Paul Everette Woodward

Injection

Murder

20/05

Iran

A.A.

Hanging (p)

Drugs

20/05

AmericaMississippi

Gerald James Holland

Injection

Murder

20/05

America Virginia

Darick Demorris Walker

Injection

Murder

21/05

Iran

Mohammad

Hanging

Murder

23/05

Iran

S. R.

Hanging

Drugs

24/05

Iran

Abdolhamid Rigi

Hanging

Terrorism

25/05

AmericaTexas

John Alba

Injection

Murder

27/05

Iran

Jamshid Mir

Hanging

Rape

27/05

America Alabama

Thomas Whisenhant

Injection

Murder

29/05

China

Xu Yuyuan

Shooting?

Child attacks

29/05

Iran

Nour Jamal S.

Hanging

Drugs

30/05

Libya

18 unnamed men

Shooting

Murder

31/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

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

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