Global Executions Hit Decade-High in 2024, Driven by Middle East Nations

Apart from China, inaccessible (in every sense of the word), the Gulf states total more than nine executions out of ten in 2024, according to Amnesty International's annual report. ...

The number of executions in the world has increased to its maximum since 2015 - in 2024, more than 1,500 people were executed in 15 countries of the world. The main responsibility for the increase in the number of executions is carried out by Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Amnesty says Iran, Iraq and Saudi executed 1,380 people last year

The rights group said that drug-related offences accounted for more than 40 per cent of all executions globally.

Laila Ghaemi was hanged last October 2nd after eight years on death row in Iran, condemned for the murder of her husband, who was strangled when she found him raping her daughter. Ghaemi’s execution was one of the 972 that were perpetrated in that country, a figure 14% higher than in 2023, when the regime adjusted 853 people. It is one of the countries, along with Saudi Arabia and Iraq, where these deaths have increased the most. The total numbe…

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia carried out most executions in 2024 as global figures surge to highest in 9 years

Executions in 2024 represent a 32% increase in known executions compared to 2023. This does not include numbers from China, which is known to be the world’s leading executioner

The human rights organization Amnesty International documented a sharp increase in executions last year. Significantly more people were sentenced to death, particularly in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.