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- Amnesty International reported a 78% rise in global executions in 2025, recording 2,707 deaths in 17 countries, with Iran accounting for 2,159 and the United States for 47.
- Florida performed 19 executions in 2025, the most of any U.S. state, after Gov. Ron DeSantis lowered the jury-unanimity requirement in 2023.
- Gallup polling showed U.S. support for capital punishment fell to 52% in 2025, the lowest since 1972.
