Executions surge to 25-year high

At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, a rise of more than 50% on the previous year and the highest number since 1989. The total does not include thousands more believed to have been executed in China

Source: Amnesty International. Picture: Associated Press

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Executions surge to 25-year high

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Source: Amnesty International. Picture: Associated Press

Executions surge to 25-year high

At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, a rise of more than 50% on the previous year and the highest number since 1989. The total does not include thousands more believed to have been executed in China

Source: Amnesty International. Picture: AP

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