The number of executions recorded worldwide jumped to ... almost a quadrupling of numbers in comparison to 2023. Amnesty International, however, named China as the "world's lead executioner ...

(Mainichi/Kenta Oka) LONDON (Kyodo) -- Over 1,500 executions were confirmed across 15 countries in 2024, hitting the highest level since ... figures increasing from 2023 to 972, 345 and 63 ...

New Delhi: Executions were at the highest levels in over a decade ... with at least 63 recorded executions— a nearly four-fold increase from 2023. These executions were all related to terrorism ...

According to a new Amnesty International report, the number of executions worldwide in 2024, 1,518 people, is the highest recorded in the past decade. This is an increase of 32% compared to 2023 ...

The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in almost a decade ... represent a 32% increase in known executions compared to 2023. They do not include thousands ...