In Iran, emerging from isolation after the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions, at least 977 people were executed in 2015, up 31% from the 2014 figure of at least 743. The vast majority were for drug-related offences. Iran is one of the last executioners of child offenders, in violation of international law. Last year it executed at least four people who were under 18 at the time of their crime.
Pakistan continued an “alarming” killing spree it embarked on when it lifted a moratorium on civilian executions in December 2014. More than 320 people were sent to the gallows in 2015, the highest number Amnesty has ever recorded for Pakistan. At least five were reportedly child offenders.
In Saudi Arabia, executions rose by 76% on 2014’s figures, with at least 158 people executed last year – the highest number since 1995. Most were beheaded, but firing squads were also used and bodies were sometimes displayed in public. The Saudis used the death penalty disproportionate
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