Saudi Arabia Executions
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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 7 Over "Terrorism" Offences, Highest In A Day Since 2022
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed seven people for "terrorism" offences, state media said, the highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022.
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Saudi Arabia Executes Two Soldiers For "Military Treason"
Saudi Arabia executed two soldiers, including a pilot, on Thursday after they were convicted of "military treason", the defence ministry said, without providing further detail on the charges.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In 1 Day For "Terror Offences": Report
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in 2021.
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Boy Arrested For Political Unrest When He Was 13 Won't Be Executed: Saudi
A young man from Saudi Arabia's minority Shi'ite Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters on Saturday following reports of his pending execution.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 37 Citizens For "Terrorism, Extremist Thinking"
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism, three years after another mass execution that ultimately led to a break in relations with Iran.
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 100th Execution This Year
A Saudi was executed Monday in Riyadh, the official SPA news agency reported, taking to 100 the number of people put to death in the kingdom so far this year.
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14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi Arabia: Rights Groups
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Executions Near 100 This Year
Saudi authorities executed two men on Tuesday, bringing to 98 the number of executions carried out in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom so far this year.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 70th Convict This Year
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder on Sunday, bringing to 70 the number of people it has put to death this year.
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Saudi-Iran Crisis Widens As Kuwait Recalls Envoy
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain severed air links in the face of growing international concern.
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Saudi Arabia Allies Scale Down Ties To Iran Amid Growing Tensions
Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence that was sparked by the Saudis' execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 7 Over "Terrorism" Offences, Highest In A Day Since 2022
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed seven people for "terrorism" offences, state media said, the highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022.
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Saudi Arabia Executes Two Soldiers For "Military Treason"
Saudi Arabia executed two soldiers, including a pilot, on Thursday after they were convicted of "military treason", the defence ministry said, without providing further detail on the charges.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In 1 Day For "Terror Offences": Report
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in 2021.
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Boy Arrested For Political Unrest When He Was 13 Won't Be Executed: Saudi
A young man from Saudi Arabia's minority Shi'ite Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters on Saturday following reports of his pending execution.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 37 Citizens For "Terrorism, Extremist Thinking"
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism, three years after another mass execution that ultimately led to a break in relations with Iran.
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Saudi Arabia Carries Out 100th Execution This Year
A Saudi was executed Monday in Riyadh, the official SPA news agency reported, taking to 100 the number of people put to death in the kingdom so far this year.
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14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi Arabia: Rights Groups
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Executions Near 100 This Year
Saudi authorities executed two men on Tuesday, bringing to 98 the number of executions carried out in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom so far this year.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 70th Convict This Year
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder on Sunday, bringing to 70 the number of people it has put to death this year.
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Saudi-Iran Crisis Widens As Kuwait Recalls Envoy
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain severed air links in the face of growing international concern.
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Saudi Arabia Allies Scale Down Ties To Iran Amid Growing Tensions
Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence that was sparked by the Saudis' execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
