China's cruelty exposed: Xi's China tops leaving behind Saudi and Iran in brutality

In 2024, 15 countries executed more than 1,500 people. This is the highest figure since 2015. At the same time, this is almost a third more than the 2023 figures. It does not contain figures from China, but the report said that thousands of people were punished there. The number of death sentences has increased worldwide. This is the highest in the last decade, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

Record number of executions in 2024

The report said that in 2024 15 countries executed more than 1,500 people, the highest figure since 2015 and almost a third more than the 2023 figures. The increase in death penalty figures was mainly due to Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. But the actual number could be much higher, as many people are believed to have been put to death by China, where death penalty figures go unnoticed. China has not yet published any statistics on the death penalty, Amnesty said. However, information suggests that thousands of people are executed each year.

Countries with the highest number of executions

Many Westerners imprisoned in China face harsh sentences for drug-related crimes, including the death penalty. Globally, there has been an increase in executions for drug-related crimes, and this is the reason for more than 40 percent of the executions recorded in the new data.According to the human rights watchdog, 1,518 people were executed last year, a 32 percent increase from 2023. This figure is the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 2015. Last year, 91 percent of all executions recorded around the world were carried out in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, but 64 percent of them were recorded in Iran.

Increase in these countries too

Egypt and Singapore have also seen increases in the number of executions. Figures are not available for North Korea, where Kim Jong Un's brutal regime is believed to carry out mass executions away from the eyes of the world. Large numbers of executions were also carried out in Vietnam, Syria and Afghanistan.

Crimes punishable by death

Crimes punishable by death in Iran and Iraq include adultery, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping and drug trafficking. In Iran, mass executions are commonly used in mass executions, while mass executions are commonly practiced in Iran. The United States is among the top ten countries with the highest number of death sentences. In 2024, 25 people were executed there.