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. The 1,153 known executions that ...

Key Takeaways. Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions in 2023, which marked a 31% increase from 2022 and a nearly decade-long high. Iran (853) recorded the most known executions in 2023 ...

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.

London, United Kingdom — 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. ...

The ‘Death Sentences and Executions 2024’ report recorded 1,518 executions in 2024. This is a 32 percent increase from the 1,153 executions reported in 2023—the highest number since 1,634 ...

Amnesty found that Iran executed 853 people in 2023, the highest number recorded since 2015, ... Iran reaches highest number of executions in nearly a decade. April 4, 2024. 5 min.

For the past five years, no more than 24 executions occurred annually — but 2025 is already near that mark, with more ...

Rest of World News: Iran, Saudia Arabia and Iraq accounted for 90% of the recorded cases and were responsible for the steep spike. Iran topped the list. It put at least 9.

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.