Middle Eastern governments ‘ruthless and chilling’ on death penalty: Amnesty ...Kuwait

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Four Middle Eastern countries performed 88 percent of known executions taking place worldwide last year. Governments in the Middle East and North Africa accounted for four of the top five most prolific users of the death penalty in 2020, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The document, released on Wednesday, said that Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia performed 88 percent of known executions throughout the world last year. Iran executed at least 246 people in 2020, while at least 107 were put to death in Egypt, according to the London-based NGO. Iraq killed 45 or more, and Saudi Arabia 27. Four other Middle Eastern countries also carried out executions, with Oman and Qat

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