Executions around the world rose to their highest number in nearly a decade in 2023, with a sharp rise in the Middle East, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Executions around the world rose to their highest number in nearly a decade in 2023, with a sharp rise in the Middle East, Amnesty International said.

Executions hit their highest point in nearly a decade after a sharp rise in Iran. ... Myanmar and South Sudan did not carry out executions in 2023, according to the report. ...

Executions soared to their highest level in almost a decade in 2023, the rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday as it released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty.

Executions around the globe rose to their highest number in almost a decade, spurred by a spike in cases of the death penalty being carried out in Iran, according to a new report by watchdog ...

Global executions soared to their highest number in almost a decade in 2023, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.A total of 1,153 executions took place in 2 E-PAPER NATION ...

The number of executions recorded worldwide jumped to over 1,500 in 2024, says Amnesty International— the most since 2015. In Saudi Arabia figures doubled to at least 345-- the most ever ...

Singapore’s government carried out its highest number of executions in more than a decade and sought to intimidate anti-death penalty activists, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report ...

The number of people put to death worldwide spiked by 30% in 2023, making it the deadliest year in nearly a decade, according to a new report released Tuesday by Amnesty International. Rising numbers ...