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Death penalty - The death penalty, or capital punishment, is when an individual is sentenced to death by a court of law as punishment for a crime.
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Death penalty - According to Amnesty International, 106 countries had abolished the death penalty by the end of 2017.
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Death penalty - Some countries, however, even execute people who are under the age of 18.
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Catholic Church - In August 2018, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church was officially opposed to the capital punishment practice in all situations. Here are the countries that still use the death penalty...
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Europe - Belarus
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Asia-Pacific - Afghanistan
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Asia-Pacific - India
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Asia-Pacific - Pakistan
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Asia-Pacific - Thailand
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Asia-Pacific - Bangladesh
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Asia-Pacific - Indonesia
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Asia-Pacific - Japan
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Asia-Pacific - China
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Asia-Pacific - Taiwan
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Asia-Pacific - Vietnam
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Asia-Pacific - Singapore
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Asia-Pacific - Malaysia
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Asia-Pacific - North Korea
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Americas - United States
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Americas - Guyana
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Americas - Bahamas
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Americas - Cuba
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Americas - Barbados
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Americas - St. Kitts and Nevis
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Americas - Trinidad and Tobago
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Americas - Antigua and Barbuda
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Americas - Belize
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Americas - Dominica
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Americas - Jamaica
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Americas - St. Lucia
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Americas - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Middle East and Africa - Comoros
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Middle East and Africa - Nigeria
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Middle East and Africa - Kuwait
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Middle East and Africa - Iraq
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Middle East and Africa - Iran
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Middle East and Africa - Jordan
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Middle East and Africa - Zimbabwe
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Middle East and Africa - Libya
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Middle East and Africa - Uganda
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Middle East and Africa - Botswana
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Middle East and Africa - Bahrain
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Middle East and Africa - United Arab Emirates
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Middle East and Africa - Saudi Arabia
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Middle East and Africa - Palestine
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Middle East and Africa - Yemen
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Middle East and Africa - Chad
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Middle East and Africa - Syria
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Middle East and Africa - Egypt
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Middle East and Africa - South Sudan
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Middle East and Africa - Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Middle East and Africa - Ethiopia
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Middle East and Africa - Sudan
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Middle East and Africa - Somalia
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Middle East and Africa - Oman
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Middle East and Africa - Lesotho
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Middle East and Africa - Equatorial Guinea
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Death penalty - The death penalty, or capital punishment, is when an individual is sentenced to death by a court of law as punishment for a crime.
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Death penalty - According to Amnesty International, 106 countries had abolished the death penalty by the end of 2017.
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Death penalty - Some countries, however, even execute people who are under the age of 18.
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Catholic Church - In August 2018, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church was officially opposed to the capital punishment practice in all situations. Here are the countries that still use the death penalty...
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Europe - Belarus
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Asia-Pacific - Afghanistan
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Asia-Pacific - India
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Asia-Pacific - Pakistan
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Asia-Pacific - Thailand
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Asia-Pacific - Bangladesh
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Asia-Pacific - Indonesia
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Asia-Pacific - Japan
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Asia-Pacific - China
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Asia-Pacific - Taiwan
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Asia-Pacific - Vietnam
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Asia-Pacific - Singapore
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Asia-Pacific - Malaysia
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Asia-Pacific - North Korea
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Americas - United States
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Americas - Guyana
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Americas - Bahamas
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Americas - Cuba
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Americas - Barbados
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Americas - St. Kitts and Nevis
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Americas - Trinidad and Tobago
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Americas - Antigua and Barbuda
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Americas - Belize
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Americas - Dominica
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Americas - Jamaica
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Americas - St. Lucia
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Americas - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Middle East and Africa - Comoros
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Middle East and Africa - Nigeria
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Middle East and Africa - Kuwait
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Middle East and Africa - Iraq
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Middle East and Africa - Iran
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Middle East and Africa - Jordan
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Middle East and Africa - Zimbabwe
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Middle East and Africa - Libya
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Middle East and Africa - Uganda
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Middle East and Africa - Botswana
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Middle East and Africa - Bahrain
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Middle East and Africa - United Arab Emirates
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Middle East and Africa - Saudi Arabia
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Middle East and Africa - Palestine
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Middle East and Africa - Yemen
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Middle East and Africa - Chad
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Middle East and Africa - Syria
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Middle East and Africa - Egypt
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Middle East and Africa - South Sudan
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Middle East and Africa - Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Middle East and Africa - Ethiopia
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Middle East and Africa - Sudan
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Middle East and Africa - Somalia
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Middle East and Africa - Oman
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Middle East and Africa - Lesotho
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Middle East and Africa - Equatorial Guinea
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Countries that still have the death penalty
At least 993 executions were recorded in 2017
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Although the death penalty has been abolished in most countries around the world, many still carry out the practice.
Click on the following gallery to see some of the countries that still use the death penalty.
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