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3 days ago · Abolished in law, except in exceptional circumstances, such as war. Completely abolished. Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world.
2 days ago · In some countries (especially in Central Asia, Southeast Europe, and Turkey), support for the death penalty for apostasy was confined to a tiny fringe; in other countries (especially in the Arab world and South Asia) majorities and large minorities support the death penalty.
5 days ago · Amnesty International’s latest annual survey of the use of the death penalty, published last week, reported that the number of executions worldwide in 2023 reached 1,153, the highest figure ...
2 days ago · The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
5 days ago · The United States ranks among the top countries using capital punishment, contributing to a worldwide surge in executions last year. That’s according to data released last week by Amnesty ...
4 days ago · While death sentences increased from 79 in 2022 to 131 in 2023, bills aiming to abolish the death penalty were pending in the parliaments of Kenya, Liberia, and Zimbabwe.
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5 days ago · No, the death penalty for apostasy is not exclusive to Islamic countries. In some non-Muslim-majority countries, blasphemy laws are in place that may also carry severe punishments for leaving or criticizing the dominant religion.
