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Iranian youth and supporters protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome, Italy, 10 December 2022, following the execution of a protester in Iran. Riccardo Antimiani, EPA-EFE/file

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171694695841620240305080332_11189386.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Iranian youth and supporters protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome, Italy, 10 December 2022, following the execution of a protester in Iran. Riccardo Antimiani, EPA-EFE/file"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Iranian youth and supporters protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome, Italy, 10 December 2022, following the execution of a protester in Iran. <em>Riccardo Antimiani, EPA-EFE/file</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>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. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/05/23/lawmakers-want-death-penalty-revival-after-2-filipinos-executed-in-china"></a></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/05/23/lawmakers-want-death-penalty-revival-after-2-filipinos-executed-in-china">Lawmakers want death penalty revival after 2 Filipinos executed in China</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/05/23/china-death-penalty-law-treats-all-equally-chinese-embassy">China death penalty law treats all equally: Chinese embassy</a></div><p>The 1,153 known executions that took place last year were the most recorded by the global rights monitor since 2015 –- and a more than 30-percent increase on 2022.</p><p>Despite this, the number of countries that carried out executions was the lowest on record, according to the UK-headquartered NGO.</p><p>The figures did not include the &quot;thousands of people&quot; allegedly executed in China, as well as other executions believed to have taken place in North Korea and Vietnam, where there was a lack of data.</p><p>&quot;The lowest number of countries on record carried out the highest number of known executions in close to a decade,&quot; Amnesty said in its annual report on the subject.</p><p>It attributed this to the &quot;alarming&quot; spike in executions in Iran, where numbers spiked nearly 50 percent annually. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/5/iran-executed-834-people-last-year-rights-groups-1634"></a></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/5/iran-executed-834-people-last-year-rights-groups-1634">Iran executed 834 people last year: rights groups</a></div><p>Iranian authorities &quot;ramped up executions for drug-related offences&quot;, with the penalty disproportionately affecting marginalized communities, Amnesty&#x27;s global chief Agnes Callamard said.</p><p>China, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the United States made up the other four countries with the highest number of executions last year.</p><p>The report also noted a 20-percent increase in the number of death sentences handed out globally. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/06/23/iran-executes-swedish-iranian-dual-national"></a></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/06/23/iran-executes-swedish-iranian-dual-national"> Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national</a></div><p>However, the figures showed only 16 countries recorded executions -- an all-time low.</p><p>Pakistan repealed the death penalty for drug-related crimes and Malaysia abolished the mandatory death penalty for a range of offences.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;CHILLING COMMITMENT&#x27; </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>In the United States, executions rose for the second consecutive year, from 18 to 24.</p><p>Five states carried out the executions, all using lethal injection.</p><p>The report pointed to the introduction of bills to execute by firing squad in two US states and a new law in South Carolina to conceal the identity of those involved in carrying out executions. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/18/24/man-given-death-penalty-for-murder-arson-in-japan"></a></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/18/24/man-given-death-penalty-for-murder-arson-in-japan">Man given death penalty for murder, arson in Japan</a></div><p>&quot;A select number of US states demonstrated a chilling commitment to the death penalty,&quot; Callamard said.</p><p>Twenty-three US states have completely abolished the death sentence and another 14 have not carried out executions for at least a decade.</p><p>&quot;The inherent discrimination and arbitrariness that marks the use of the death penalty have only compounded the human rights violations of our criminal justice systems&quot;, Callamard added.</p><p>&quot;The small minority of countries that insist on using it must move with the times and abolish the punishment once and for all.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="1774721"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>The 1,153 known executions that took place last year were the most recorded by Amnesty since 2015 –- and a more than 30-percent increase on 2022.</p>

The 1,153 known executions that took place last year were the most recorded by Amnesty since 2015 –- and a more than 30-percent increase on 2022.

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Number of executions in 2023 highest in nearly a decade: Amnesty

Agence France-Presse

Published May 29, 2024 10:07 AM PHT

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