In the shadows of war: Saudi Arabia executes 200 and counting
The rising execution rate is linked to the regime’s effort to suppress dissent ahead of full normalization with Israel.
UN human rights chief condemns mass executions in Saudi Arabia
High commissioner Michelle Bachelet also called upon the Saudi government to suspend all pending executions, commute active death sentences in the country and implement a moratorium on the use of the capital punishment in the country immediately
Saudi Arabia sentences minority Shia boy on death row to 12 years in prison after international outcry
Murtaja Qureiris would have been the fourth teenager to be executed by the country in 2019. The government had announced an execution spree on April 23 in which a total of 37 people were executed, along with three teenagers.
In a crackdown on dissent, Saudi Arabia executes 37 people
At least three of those killed were minors at the time of sentencing. Saudi Arabia has executed 104 people this year.
Execution of Filipino woman points to Saudi Arabia’s appalling record on work conditions, executions
The 39-year-old woman was executed earlier this week on charges of murdering her employer. Rights organizations have long criticized the horrible conditions in which domestic workers are forced to work in Saudi Arabia, with the women facing abuse and rape
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