Global use of the death penalty rises to the highest level since 2015 as Iran goes on a killing spree and China continues to execute prisoners 'in their thousands', Amnesty says

As many as 1,153 executions were recorded globally in 2023, up 30 per cent from 2022, despite a trend towards countries abandoning the death penalty in practice

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