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China Curbs Executions as Olympics Loom

Executions down 40% in runup to 2008

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted Jun 9, 2007 10:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – Capital punishment is on the decline in China, a country responsible for more than half of the world's executions. Beijing doesn't release figures, but human rights watchers say death penalty cases are down as much as 40% over the last six years. Sinologists reckon much... Read full story »

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