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According to Amnesty International, 1,718 people were executed in China in 2008. At least 7,003 face the death sentence. In a secretive regime such as China, nobody really knows if these figures are accurate. Most of these executions were done through the firing squad. There are plans, however, to completely eradicate the use of firing squads by the [...]

A Chinese sentenced to death for having killed six police in Shanghai was executed on the morning of Wednesday, reported the state news agency Xinhua. The young Yang Jia, 28, a native of Beijing, was arrested in July, after invading a police station in Shanghai and stab the police in a crime that has gained wide coverage in the press in the country. Yang [...]