Executions in October 2010

Listing of verifiable executions worldwide reported this month.

Country

No of executions

Afghanistan

 

America (USA)

4

Bangladesh

 

Belarus

 

Botswana

 

China

3

Iran

21

Iraq

 

Japan

 

Jordan

 

Kuwait

 

Libya

 

Malaysia

 

North Korea

 

Palestine

 

Saudi Arabia

3

Singapore

 

Sudan

 

Taiwan

 

Yemen

 

30 men and 1 woman were executed in October, their details are as under. 

Date

Country

Name

Method

Crime

06/10

America – Ohio

Michael Benge

Injection

Murder

06/10

Iran

Sayyad N., Jalal Sh., Dariush A., Rouhollah R., Farhad K., Ahmad Kh., Mohammad G. & Mohammad R. (8 men)

Hanging

Drugs

10/10

Iran

3 unnamed men &
1 unnamed woman

Hanging

Drugs

11/10

Iran

5 unnamed men

Hanging

Drugs

12/10

China

Chen Wei

Injection ?

Drugs

14/10

America – Oklahoma

Donald Ray Wackerly

Injection

Murder

17/10

Iran

K. Sh. & M. Kh.
H. D.

Hanging

Drugs
Acts against chastity

21/10

America – Texas

Larry Wooten

Injection

Murder

22/10

Saudi Arabia

Kahram Shah Zad and Mohammed Abdulqadeer

Beheading (p)

Rape

23/10

Iran

M.S.

Hanging

Satanic & immoral acts

26/10

America – Arizona

Jeffrey Landrigan

Injection

Murder

28/10

China

Kong Jinlin and Shu Luwen

Injection ?

Murder

29/10

Saudi Arabia

Yahia Majrashi

Beheading (p)

Murder

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

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