IRAN WATCH CANADA: According to Amnesty International in year 2010, there were a total of 527 reported execution in 23 countries and Islamic Republic alone have executed almost half of these execution ( 252 people) . Excerpt from Amnesty pree release: "A significant proportion of the executions or death sentences recorded in 2010 in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen were for drug-related offences. Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates ignored international prohibitions in 2010 and imposed death sentences on individuals that were below 18 years of age when the crimes were committed." Link: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/death-penalty-2010-executing-countries-left-isolated-after-decade-progress