death penalty
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The number of people being executed around the world rose significantly in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Amnesty International.There were 2,390 executions worldwide last year, with an overwhelming 72 per cent of those being carried out in China (the host of the Olympics).Japan executed highest number for over 30 years, while Belarus
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Pierrepoint, a film about the most prolific British hangman of the last century, opened this month.It contains by all accounts a remarkable portrayal by Timothy Spall of the man who executed an average of 18 people a year between 1932 and 1956.Albert Pierrepoint saw himself as part of the state machinery. His role, he believed
Greg Lewis 