Amnesty International officially recorded 527 executions in 23 countries
- down from at least 714 executions in 2009. However, these minimum
figures do not take full account of China, where thousands are believed
to be executed every year and where the authorities remain highly
secretive about its use.

In 2010, says Amnesty, capital punishment was carried out in the
following countries: China (1,000s), Iran (252+), North Korea (60+),
Yemen (53+), USA, (46), Saudi Arabia (27+), Libya (18+), Syria (17+),
Bangladesh (9+), Somalia (8+), Sudan (6+), Palestinian Authority (5),
Egypt (4), Equatorial Guinea (4), Taiwan (4), Belarus (2), Iraq (1+),
Malaysia (1+), Bahrain (1), Singapore (unknown number) and Vietnam
(unknown number).

We're in with the "in crowd."