New Delhi: Executions were at the highest levels in over a decade ... with at least 63 recorded executions— a nearly four-fold increase from 2023. These executions were all related to terrorism ...

The number of executions recorded worldwide jumped to ... almost a quadrupling of numbers in comparison to 2023. Amnesty International, however, named China as the "world's lead executioner ...

South Carolina on March 7 carried out the first U.S. execution by firing squad in 15 ... the percentage of Black prisoners on death row (41%) nearly matched that of white defendants (42%) as ...