Executions worldwide hit 40-year high, Amnesty says
Amnesty said 2,707 people were executed worldwide in 2025, with Iran and U.S. state executions driving the sharp rise.
- On Sunday, Amnesty International reported that global executions reached a 40-year high in 2025, with at least 2,707 people put to death across 17 countries, marking a 78% increase from 2024.
- Iranian authorities drove the spike by executing at least 2,159 people, more than doubling their 2024 figure, while Saudi Arabia carried out at least 356 executions, with both nations using capital punishment extensively for drug-related offenses.
- In the United States, 47 people were executed in 2025, nearly doubling the 25 executions from 2024, with Florida accounting for 19 of those deaths, described by Amnesty as a "huge spike" concentrated in one state.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged that "the way to protect societies is not through executions, but through strong institutions and accountability," while Amnesty International describes capital punishment as the "ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment."
- Despite recent spikes, 113 countries have now fully abolished the death penalty for all crimes, a significant increase from the 16 nations that had abolished it when Amnesty International began its work in 1977.
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According to the human rights organization Amnesty International, the number of documented executions increased by 78 percent in 2025. The actual extent can hardly be quantified – the trend is increasing.
A total of 2,707 executions were registered in 17 countries last year, the most since 1981, according to the annual report published today by the human rights organization Amnesty International on the global application of the death penalty.
The Oenegé Amnesty International (AI) has denounced that last year there were 2,707 confirmed executions around the world – there are 17 countries with the maximum penalty. This figure represents an increase of 78% over the year 2024, in which a total of 1518 were recorded. This is reflected in its last report published on Monday, entitled 'Global Amnesty International Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2025'. However, AI considers that the …
Last year, according to a survey by Amnesty International, the death penalty has been enforced worldwide as often as it has not been since 1981. Compared to the previous year alone, the number of documented executions has increased by 78 percent, the human rights organization reported in its latest report.
Last year, as many executions have been documented in the world as they have not been documented in 44 years. The actual extent remains unclear.
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vosgesmatin.frIn its annual report released this Monday, Amnesty International totaled 2,707 executions worldwide in 2025, a huge increase over the previous year.
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