Global Execution and Death Penalty Resurgence

Amnesty International documented a 40-year high in global executions in 2025, with at least 2,707 confirmed deaths and Iran accounting for a disproportionate "staggering" increase. The data reveals renewed use of capital punishment as a tool of state control, with China remaining the world's largest executioner but Iran showing accelerating trends.

Sources

• Death sentences and executions on the rise worldwide France 24 · France
• 'Tool of control to crush dissent': Amnesty warns of global 'resurgence' in use of death penalty France 24 · France
• 'Staggering' Iran toll drives up global executions to 40-year high, Amnesty says France 24 · France

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