Executions worldwide, according to Amnesty report
2010-03-30
ATTENTION - CORRECTS: In first table please read xxxx Iran 388 xxx sted 338. Herewith corrected repetition. EMBARGO, RELEASABLE Tuesday at 0001 GMT /// Herewith the number of executions and death sentences imposed by countries around the world, according to Amnesty International's annual report on the death penalty, published Tuesday.
Plus symbol indicates total is a minimum figure.
Known executions total, 2009: Iran 388+
2010-03-30
Plus symbol indicates total is a minimum figure.
Known executions total, 2009: Iran 388+
Iraq 120+
Saudi Arabia 69+
United States 52
Yemen 30+
Sudan 9+
Vietnam 9+
Syria 8+
Japan 7
Egypt 5+
Libya 4+
Bangladesh 3
Thailand 2
Bostwana 1
Singapore 1
China unknown, but believed to be thousands
Malaysia unknown
North Korea unknown
Known death sentences in 2009 (10 highest totals):
Iraq 336+
Pakistan 276
Egypt 269+
Afghanistan 133+
Sri Lanka 108
United States 105+
Algeria 100+
Malaysia 68+
Bangladesh 64+
Sudan 60+
