Middle East states dominate list of top executioners in 2020 - Amnesty
Four of the world's five top executioners in 2020 were Middle East states, Amnesty International says./ Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia accounted for 88% of the 483 reported executions worldwide, according to a report by the human rights group./ It accuses them of displaying "a ruthless and chilling persistence" in putting people to death despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic./ The global total was the lowest in a decade, but it did not include China./ China is believed to execute thousands of people each year, but the true ...
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