'Alarming' Surge In Executions, Says Amnesty -- BBC
Amnesty International says there was a surge in the number of executions carried out worldwide in 2011, mainly centred in the Middle East.
In an annual report, the group said Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia were most responsible for the increase.
But it also noted that China executed more people than the rest of the world put together.
Overall however, fewer countries now practise the death penalty, the group noted.
It said the number of countries using capital punishment has fallen by a third, compared to a decade ago.
"Only 20 countries are known to have carried out executions which means that 178 are not carrying out executions," Amnesty's general secretary Salil Shetty told the BBC.
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More News On Amnesty International's Report On Executions
U.S. ranks fifth in global execution league table as it’s revealed 18,750 people in the world are still on death row -- Daily Mail
Amnesty International: Fewer nations execute more -- CNN
Worldwide Executions 'Surge' - Amnesty International -- RIA Novosti
Amnesty alarmed by execution surge -- Al Jazeera
Executions on the Rise Around the World -- Atlantic Wire
Middle East tops Amnesty International’s annual capital punishment report -- Foreign Policy
Group: US is 5th-leading global executioner, but more of its states edge toward abolition -- Washington Post/AP
Amnesty International Says Executions Up In Middle East, Fueling Global Increase -- Radio Free Europe
Arab spring leads to wave of Middle East state executions -- The Guardian
Map: Nations that used the death penalty last year -- L.A. Times
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