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death penalty policies
In 2022, 165 death penalties handed out by trial courts, highest since 2000
As on December 31, 2022 there were 539 prisoners on the death row, making it the highest-ever number since 2016 when only 400 prisoners were facing the death sentence
The Hindu Bureau
Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, says Iranian report
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Iran upholds two death sentences, issues another over protests
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UN Human Rights chief decries Myanmar’s rising death sentences
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The death penalty and humanising criminal justice
Psychological test of death row convicts is essential, says Supreme Court
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