Upsurge in executions

A recent opinion article examines that despite the vast majority of countries abolishing the death penalty, there remains an upsurge in executions.

The article discusses how fewer countries are increasing the number of executions. Some of these include China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

In the United States, there has been a renewed push for executions in states such as Utah, South Carolina and Indiana, which resumed executions in 2024, after nearly a decade.

You can read the article here.