Saudi, Iran & Egypt carried out 90% of executions in the world in 2022

The pace of executions has increased dramatically in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt by 90 per cent in 2022, according to a report by Amnesty International .
In its annual report, issued on Tuesday, the organization indicated that the number of known executions in the world reached 883 in 2022, compared to 579 in 2021, an increase of 53 per cent.
According to Amnesty report, China is believed to be carrying out thousands of executions, but they cannot be verified since Beijing keeps that data under wraps.
The report indicated that only three countries accounted for 90 per cent of the executions that were known to have taken place in 2022.
Also Read Saudi Arabia executes 81 convicts in one day Iran Iran put 576 people to death – up from 314 in 2021. Of 2022’s total, 279 people were convicted of murder, 255 of drug-related offences, 21 of rape, and 18 of the national security charge of “enmity against God”.
Amnesty said that the Iranian authorities “used the death penalty as a tool of political repression of protesters, opponents, and members of ethnic minorities,” adding that “the number of members of the repressed Baloch minority among those executed is disproportionate.”