UPDATE The Amnesty death penalty report is now to hand and can be accessed here.
The latest death penalty report is now available thanks to group member Lesley for the work in compiling it.
Note that China remains the world’s leader in executions but the details and statistics are a state secret.
If you would like to join the local group you would be very welcome. Keep and eye on this site and on Facebook and Twitter for details of activities and come along and make yourself known. It is free to join the local group.
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[…] The Death Penalty Worldwide Database, which collects information on executions across the globe, shows that Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world and applies the death penalty to a range of offenses that do not constitute “most serious crimes,” including drug offenses, adultery, sorcery, and apostasy. Saudi Arabia trails only Iran in the Middle East in in the number of its executions. Saudi Arabia regularly features in our monthly reports. […]
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