Iran, Saudia Arabia and Iraq accounted for 90% of the recorded cases and were responsible for the steep spike. Iran topped ...

NEW YORK, NY - A 32 percent increase in global executions has exposed fundamental flaws in criminal justice systems worldwide ...

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Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia collectively killed 1380 people, with Iran being responsible for the majority (972).

According to a new Amnesty International report ... or the executions in Vietnam and North Korea." Forty percent of all executions last year were for drug offenses. "Those who dare to defy ...

The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in almost a decade, with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia responsible for most executions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

According to Amnesty International's report, 91 per cent of known death sentences have been handed down in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. There is no reliable data for China, North Korea and Vietnam ...

Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 countries in 2024, said Amnesty International today as ...

The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in almost a decade, with Iran, Iraq and Saudi ...