Submitted by Liuda on September 30, 2007

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Death Sentences And Executions In 2006

During 2006, at least 1,591 people were executed in 25 countries. At least 3,861 people were sentenced to death in 55 countries. These were only minimum figures; the true figures were certainly higher.

Executions are known to have been carried out in the following countries in 2006:

BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BOTSWANA, CHINA, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JAPAN, JORDAN. KOREA (North), KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, UGANDA, USA, VIET NAM, YEMEN


Death sentences are known to have been imposed in the following countries and territories in 2006:

AFGHANISTAN,...

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