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Iran, which typically trails only China in the rate of executions, has been executing prisoners at a much greater rate since the protests began in June, human rights groups say.

The rate of executions appears to have speeded up, too.

Despite the high rate of executions in the Islamic republic, Iranians increasingly favour forgiveness in cases involving murder.

In recent years Iran has faced criticism from human rights activists for its high rate of executions.

Saudi Arabia is one of the few states in the world with a high rate of executions for women.

But human rights activists, already concerned about Iran's high rate of executions, say he should be spared.

In Singapore, which has by far the highest rate of execution per capita of any country, about three-fourths of persons executed in 2000 had been sentenced for drug offenses.

LAURA SECOR: Iran has the second-highest rate of execution in the world.

"It's shameful that the government allowed the rate of execution to dictate the decision of where justice would be served in this case," he Wyda said.

"It's shameful that the government allowed the rate of execution to dictate the decision of where justice would be served in this case," Mr. Wyda said.

Even in the US, the outlier among democracies, seven states have repealed the death penalty since 2007, and the national rate of execution has fallen almost by half.