Lusaka — Zambian anti-death penalty activists are expressing anxiety over the fragility of the country's current moratorium on executions, as the courts and lawmakers continue to resist formally banning state executions.
Since 1964, when Zambia became independent, 53 people have reportedly been executed by hanging.
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