Iraq has executed at least 120 prisoners so far this year and 900 remain on death row. In statement, human rights group Amnesty International urged Baghdad to stop the executions of all people condemned to death, adding that some are likely to have been sentenced after unfair trials. Baghdad reintroduced the death penalty in 2004, after a brief moratorium immediately following the US-led invasion of the country in 2003. Those sentenced to death are usually hanged. According to the London-based organisation, at least 285 people were sentenced to death in Iraq and 34 executed in 2008. In 2007, at least 199 were sentenced and 33 executed.<br/>