A crackdown in Iran drove a surge in the number of people executed worldwide in 2025, but China remains the "leading executioner," human rights group Amnesty International says.

The staggering rise recorded in the report Death Sentences and Executions 2025, was down to a handful of governments determined to rule by fear

In zeventien landen waren het in totaal 2707 mensen. De mensenrechtenorganisatie houdt de cijfers bij sinds 1981.