Executions in May 2014

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Abu Dhabi

 

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

 

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

1

Botswana

 

China

1

Indonesia

 

Iran

53

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Kuwait

 

North Korea

 

Pakistan

 

Palestine

2

Saudi Arabia

 

Singapore

 

Somalia

 

Taiwan

 

Vietnam

 

Yemen

 

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

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

01/05

Iran

Amir Roozdar,
Mostafa Nazi Chalavi & Babak Vavani

Hanging

Murder

04/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

05/05

Iran

2 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

05/05

Iran

T. R.

Hanging

Murder

07/05

Palestine

Z. R.
A. K.

Shooting
Hanging

Treason

07/05

Iran

Gh. R.
1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder
Rape

08/05

Iran

M. K. & M. D.
A. D.

Hanging

Drugs
Murder

09/05

Iran

S. A.

Hanging (p)

Murder

10/05

Iran

Yaghoub Eshagzehi and Khodanour Darounparvar

Hanging

Drugs

10/05

Iran

Behjat (f)

Hanging

Murder

12/05

Iran

L.B., M.T., A.A., H.K., A.Kh, M.J., A.Q., M.Q, and another M.Q. (9 men)

Hanging

Drugs

13/05

Iran

Mohammad Jalili Ayan, Vahid Pajohideh,
Ghader Anbari and
Aslan Amoui Milan

Hanging

Murder

13/05

Belarus

Ryhor Yuzepchuk

Shooting

Murder

15/05

Iran

A. S. & P. R.

Hanging

Murder

17/05

Iran

Mohsen, Yousef and Saeed

Hanging

Drugs

17/05

Iran

Abbas R.

Hanging

Murder

18/05

Iran

H. A., K. Sh., Y. A., M. S., M. K., A. M., B. S., A. J. & K. H. + 1 unnamed (10)

Hanging

Drugs

20/05

Iran

Hamid Abdi, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini &
3 unnamed men

Hanging

Murder

21/05

China

Omar Ddamulira

Injection ?

Drugs

22/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

24/05

Iran

Mahafarid Amir Khosravi

Hanging

Fraud

25/05

Iran

1 unnamed man

Hanging

Murder

26/05

Iran

Erfan A

Hanging

Murder

28/05

Iran

S. T. (f)

Hanging

Murder

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

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