Event Brief
UPDATED May 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
May 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM ET
Amnesty warns death penalty use is resurging globally
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Amnesty says 2025 saw at least 2,707 executions across 17 countries and links the resurgence to fear used to crush dissent.
WHO: Amnesty International's Death penalty specialist Chiara Sangiorgio
WHAT: Amnesty warns of a global resurgence in the use of the death penalty and says it is rooted in fear and used to crush dissent.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 4:37 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Amnesty warned that the death penalty resurgence is rooted in fear and is being used as a tool of control to crush dissent.
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