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Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says -...
ABC17 NEWS· 6 days agoThe rights group said in a report released Wednesday that it recorded a total of 1,153 executions in 2023 — a 30% increase from 2022. Amnesty says the figure does not include ...
Death penalty in the US: Which states still execute inmates, who has executed the most?
USA Today· 4 days agoAt more than 1,570 executions in the past five decades, the United States is an outlier among...
Somalia was the only country known to have carried out executions in sub–Saharan Africa
Amnesty International· 6 days agoRecorded executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023 with a sharp rise...
Iran fuels 2023 global executions rise - Amnesty
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe figures exclude China...executed in China, which remains the world’s lead executioner," the organisation said. "Similarly, Amnesty...Amnesty says...
Executions soar to highest number in almost a decade
Amnesty International· 6 days agoFor the 15th consecutive year, the USA remained the only country in the region to carry out executions. The number of executions carried out in the USA ...
Global use of death penalty at highest level since 2015: Amnesty
Investing.com· 6 days agoBerlin, May 29 (IANS/DPA) The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since...
US ranks in top 5 countries with most executions
The Independent US via AOL· 6 days agoThe US carried out 24 death sentences last year with only China (1,000+ executions), Iran (853+), Saudi Arabia ...
United States and Iran help China push global executions to 10-year high
The Raw Story· 6 days agoA new global report published by Amnesty International documents that the death penalty was imposed...
Global Executions Hit Highest Mark in Nearly a Decade, Report Finds
US News & World Report· 5 days agoAt least 1,153 executions occurred in countries around the world in 2023 – a number that marks the highest total recorded since 2015, according to a new report from Amnesty ...