According to Amnesty International’s newly released death sentences and executions report, China has “executed more people than the rest of the world put together in 2013.” The exact number of deaths by execution is, however, uncertain due to the lack of transparency with respect to China’s death penalty system and the shortage of reliable relevant data. The Washington Post reports:

    The number of executions worldwide rose 15 percent in 2013, according to an Amnesty International report, with the United States up with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia as the countries executing the most people.

    But one country stood out from the rest. In fact, Amnesty argued, China appeared to have executed more people than the rest of the world put together in 2013.