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The only country in Europe that continues to execute in the 21st century is Belarus (last execution done in 2022). [8] No member of the Council of Europe has carried out executions in the 21st century. The last execution on the present day territory of the Council of Europe took place in 1997 in Ukraine. [9] [10]
Country Last execution date Name Crime Method C Abkhazia: never used: A Albania: 29 June 1995 [citation needed] murder hanging: A Andorra: 18 October 1943 [153] [154] Pere Areny murder: firing squad: A Armenia: 30 August 1991 [153] unnamed man murder: single firearm: A Austria: 24 March 1950 [153] Johann Trnka: murder: hanging: A Azerbaijan ...
Since 1999, Belarus has been the only recognized country in Europe to carry out executions. 2009, 2015, 2020 are the first three years in recorded history when Europe was completely free of executions. The countries in Europe that most recently abolished the death penalty are Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019), Latvia (2012), and Albania (2007).
By continent, all European countries but one have abolished capital punishment; [note 1] many Oceanian countries have abolished it; [note 2] most countries in the Americas have abolished its use, [note 3] while a few actively retain it; [note 4] less than half of countries in Africa retain it; [note 5] and the majority of countries in Asia ...
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Belarus.At least one execution was carried out in the country in 2022. [1]Also known as an Exceptional Measure of Punishment (Russian: Исключительная Мера Наказания, ИМН), [2] the death penalty has been a part of the country's legal system since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991.
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In most countries, execution by a firing squad has historically been considered a more honorable death and was used primarily for military personnel, though in some countries—among them Belarus, the only state in Europe today that has the death penalty—the single executioner shooting inherited from the Soviet past is still in use.
WASHINGTON — Federal numbers released Friday show that more than 15,000 illegal immigrants currently living in the US are convicted or accused of homicide — with the eye-popping figure made ...