Not so happy new year
"Beijing -- China, which puts more people to death than the rest of the world combined, has executed at least 650 in the two months leading up to the Lunar New Year, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
"The executions reached a fearful crescendo in the last two weeks before the holiday, when 200 people were put to death, according to the London-based organisation, which based its data on official Chinese media reports.
"'The true figure is certainly much higher, as China refuses to publish full details of all the people it executes', Amnesty said in a statement on China's 'horrific New Year'.
"China usually executes large numbers of convicted criminals before major public holidays in order to warn pickpockets, con artists and others who might try to take advantage of large crowds gathering in public spaces."
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"Beijing -- China, which puts more people to death than the rest of the world combined, has executed at least 650 in the two months leading up to the Lunar New Year, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
"The executions reached a fearful crescendo in the last two weeks before the holiday, when 200 people were put to death, according to the London-based organisation, which based its data on official Chinese media reports.
"'The true figure is certainly much higher, as China refuses to publish full details of all the people it executes', Amnesty said in a statement on China's 'horrific New Year'.
"China usually executes large numbers of convicted criminals before major public holidays in order to warn pickpockets, con artists and others who might try to take advantage of large crowds gathering in public spaces."
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More about the death penalty
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