8. Egypt – 15+ Executions Per Year
Via america.aljazeera.com
Last year, Egypt executed a confirmed 15 people. Given the mass trials and recent conviction of nearly 700 people linked to ousted president Mohamed Morsi, this number will likely rise dramatically for 2015. Under Egyptian law, the death penalty is reserved for those who commit acts of murder, rape, terrorism or drug related offenses. Traditional and ancient methods of execution usually included beheading and drowning in the Nile but these were eventually replaced. For civilians, hanging is used as the main method of execution while military personnel sentenced to death face the firing squad.
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