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Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020 - Amnesty

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the world’s leading executioners last year, Amnesty International said Wednesday.The number of executions worldwide plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade, with at least 483 people executed in 2020, compared to 657 the previous year, as the coronavirus pandemic slowed criminal tria

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BBC News

Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020

Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia follow China in Amnesty's list of who executes the most people.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list

Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the world’s leading executioners last year, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The number of executions worldwide plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade, with at least 483 people executed in 2020, compared to 657 the previous year, as the coronavirus pandemic slowed criminal trials and disrupted scheduled executions. Four st…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Mideast Countries Top 2020 Global Executioners List, Account for 88% Death Sentences

Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the world's leading executioners last year, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

3 years ago·India

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The Independent

Global executions down more than 25% in 2020, Amnesty says

Rights groups says there were 483 executions in 18 countries during 2020

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the world’s leading executioners last year, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The number of executions worldwide plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade, with at least 483 people executed in 2020, compared to 657 the previous year, as the coronavirus pandemic slowed criminal trials and disrup…

3 years ago·United States

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