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Shafaq News/ Executions surged to their highest number in nearly a decade in 2023, driven by a sharp rise in Iran and setbacks in the United States and sub-Saharan Africa, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The human rights group's annual report on the death penalty found that 1,153 executions took place globally in 2023, excluding thousands believed to have been carried out in China. This marks a 30% increase from 2022 and the highest figure since 2015. "The huge spike in recorded executions was primarily down to Iran," said Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International's Secretary General. Iran executed at least 853 people in 2023, a 48% rise and the most of any country. Amnesty said these

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