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Death penalty: Which countries execute the most people?
In Depth Iran tops official tally but secretive China is thought to be responsible for many more deaths
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Delaware's top court effectively strikes down the death penalty
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Lindsay Sandiford: Indonesia 'preparing for executions'
Speed Read British grandmother convicted of drug smuggling is among foreigners on death row
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Tehran accuses Saudis of bombing its embassy in Yemen
Speed Read Row is latest bout in ongoing diplomatic war between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia
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Oklahoma state records show wrong drug was used in January execution
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Virginia executes convicted murderer who claimed to be mentally impaired
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Ali Mohammed al-Nimr: hacktivists join fight to halt execution
In Depth Saudi Arabia to publicly behead young man who was arrested as a child during anti-government protests
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This haunting website tracks all the Americans set to be executed
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By Jeva Lange Published
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Saudi Arabia 'executes one person every two days'
Speed Read Rampant executions under King Salman's rule fuelled by justice system 'riddled with holes', says Amnesty
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Executions soar in Iran: how the rest of the world compares
Speed Read Human rights group warns of an unprecedented spike in the number of people put to death in Iran
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Execution dates set for Oklahoma inmates involved in Supreme Court case
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Justice Sotomayor compares the death penalty drug to 'being burned at the stake'
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Justice Breyer: The death penalty is 'likely unconstitutional'
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Supreme Court allows lethal injection drug used in botched executions
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By Julie Kliegman Published
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