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Global use of death penalty at highest level since 2015, says Amnesty
BERLIN: The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.Some 1,153 people were executed in 2023 across 16 countries, Amnesty said in a press release. The figure was up 31 per cent from 883 the previous year, reported German news agency (dpa). The most executions - almost three-quarters of the global total - were carried out in Iran. At least 853 people were executed in the the Middle Eastern country in 2023, an increase of 48 per cent on the previous year.In second place was Saudi Arabia with 172 executions, representing 15 per cent of the global total.ALSO READ: 166 Indonesians in death

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