Amnesty International reports that the number of executions worldwide has doubled over the past year, based on its latest count of confirmed cases. The organization says executions reached at least 3,000 in the most recent year it reviewed, compared with at least 1,518 executions recorded in 2024. Amnesty attributes the rise to a small number of states that, it says, account for much of the increase. The reports highlight that executions occur in multiple forms, including beheadings and public hangings, and note that Amnesty views the change as a significant and “alarming” spike. The outlets’ summaries specifically mention the United States, Saudi Arabia and China as among the countries contributing to the increase, though Amnesty’s broader point is that the overall global trend is driven by concentrated increases rather than a uniform rise across all states. Amnesty’s findings rely on verified reporting and are framed as the minimum confirmed figures, reflecting limitations in monitoring and access to information in some jurisdictions.