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Regarding the death penalty compiled by amnesty international. as of july of this year, 101 countries abolished the death penalty for all crimes. last year, at least 22 countries around the world carried out executions. 2014, at least 2,466 people were sentenced to death worldwide. that's up 28% from 2013. and of the ten countries with the most executions, they are china, iran, and saudi arabia. the united states is the only country in the americas where the death sentence is still legal and since 1973, 150 people have been exonerated and released from death row in the united states after evid...