Global executions reach highest figure in almost a decade

Iran, Saudia Arabia and Iraq accounted for 90% of the recorded cases and were responsible for the steep spike. Iran topped the list. It put at least 972 people to death, up from 853 the year before.In Saudi Arabia figures doubled to at least 345 — the most ever recorded for the country by the […]

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Migrant deaths reach record high in 2024, IOM says

Representative image (AP photo) Last year marked the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 fatalities recorded on migration routes worldwide. The United Nations described the tragedy as “unacceptable and preventable.”At least 8,938 migrants lost their lives on their journeys worldwide in 2024, making last year the deadliest since statistics began in 2014, the International […]

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