ZIMBABWE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2001·1 MIN READ

At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since...

At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980

At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. Several prisoners on death row have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment after the Supreme Court ruled it inhumane to delay their execution.

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(Sources: Associated Press news agency reported by BBC website, 09/10/2001)