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Coverage dated May 28, 2024

Executions worldwide at highest record since 2015: Amnesty – DW

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Almost three-quarters of the recorded executions were carried out in Iran alone. In the US, meanwhile, executions rose for the second consecutive year.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Executions worldwide at highest record since 2015: Amnesty – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Almost three-quarters of the recorded executions were carried out in Iran alone. In the US, meanwhile, executions rose for the second consecutive year.

  2. Time

    Executions in Iran Pushed Global Number to Eight-Year High (opens Time)

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    Nearly three quarters of all publicly documented executions were enacted by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amnesty International found.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Executions worldwide at highest level since 2015: Amnesty – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Almost three-quarters of the recorded executions were carried out in Iran alone. In the US, meanwhile, executions rose for the second consecutive year. But a record low number of countries, 16, executed people in 2023.

  4. France 24

    Executions worldwide rose last year to the highest number since 2015: Amnesty International (opens France 24)

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    The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Executions Globally Rise To Highest Level In Almost 10 Years (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Executions soared to a nearly 10-year high between 2015 and 2023, with Iran largely responsible for the spike and the U.S. faltering in its progress

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday.

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