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24th May 2022

Death Penalty 2021: State-sanctioned killings rise as executions spike in Iran and Saudi Arabia

15th March 2022

Saudi Arabia: Mass execution of 81 men shows urgent need to abolish the death penalty

A noose used for executions

21st December 2021

Japan: Abhorrent executions crush hopes of progress under new prime minister

26th July 2021

Sierra Leone: Abolition of death penalty a major victory

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22nd April 2021

Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions

21st April 2020

Death penalty in 2019: Facts and figures

21st April 2020

Death sentences and executions 2019

21st April 2020

Death penalty 2019: Saudi Arabia executed record number of people last year amid decline in global executions

23rd April 2019

Saudi Arabia: 37 put to death in shocking execution spree

16th April 2019

Equatorial Guinea: Presidential announcement a welcome step towards abolishing the death penalty

10th April 2019

Death penalty 2018: Dramatic fall in global executions

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27th March 2019

Brunei: Heinous punishments to become law next week

15th January 2019

China must revoke death sentence against Canadian citizen for drug crimes

18th December 2018

Death penalty: Global abolition closer than ever as record number of countries vote to end executions

2nd October 2018

Iran: Victim of domestic and sexual violence, arrested as a child, is executed after unfair trial

12th April 2018

Death penalty: Sub-Saharan Africa a ‘beacon of hope’ as global executions and death sentences slide

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