Amnesty condemns Egypt's 'execution spree'

Amnesty International has condemned a sharp rise in the use of the death penalty in Egypt, accusing authorities of a "horrifying execution spree". The campaign group said Egypt executed at least 57 people in October and November alone, nearly double the number recorded in the whole of 2019. Egypt has not commented on the report. Last month Amnesty condemned what it called the "chilling escalation" of a government crackdown on civil...