Note: Where a country has abolished, re-instated, and abolished again (e.g. Hanging is the preferred method of execution within the civil courts of this country, while shooting by firing squads is more common in military courts. As difficult as it may be to believe, as per reports, Iranian authorities are believed to have executed 694 people in the country between January 1 and July 15, 2015, equivalent to executing over 3 persons per day in the same time frame. [21][22][23], Capital punishment has been completely abolished in all European countries except for Belarus and Russia, the latter of which has a moratorium and has not conducted an execution since 1999. J. Bovard Hanging, shooting. At a time when 142 countries have either abolished or observe a moratorium on capital punishment, what can the Holy See representation in Geneva do to convince leaders of nations that still uphold the practice to change course? Nismo imali izbora, morali smo ga osuditi na strijeljanje", "The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia", http://expresso.sapo.pt/sociedade/2017-06-30-Ha-100-anos-a-espera-de-um-perdao-do-Estado-portugues#gs._cRmMTE. China is the world's most active death penalty country; according to Amnesty International, China executes more people than the rest of the world combined per annum. As a Christian and as a representative of the Church, the Archbishop revealed, he has a powerful  ‘weapon’ and it’s called “love”. Among these executions, 40% were administered based on drug-related offenses, with 63 of these 90 people being subjected to death after being convicted in cases revolving around drugs. The President of Yemen reserves the right to ratify every execution before it is implemented by the courts. Hanging. President. 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