Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 People Executed so Far This Year as Dozens More Remain on Death Row for Drug-Related Offences
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Saudi Arabia executed 100 people in 2026 over drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia has executed 100 people in 2026, with 65 for drug trafficking. Amnesty International condemns the kingdom’s ‘unlawful use of the death penalty Read More: https://punchng.com/saudi-arabia-executed-100-people-in-2026-over-drug-trafficking-report/
The Saudi authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related crimes, the latest of which took place on June 18, according to Amnesty International Monday. “We are now halfway through the year and Saudi Arabia has executed nearly 100 people, a gloomy milestone that highlights the unscrupulous and illegal use of the death penalty by the authorities. Of the 96 people executed in the 2026 period, the…
Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 people executed so far this year as dozens more remain on death row for drug-related offences
Saudi Arabian authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related offences, the latest of which was on 18 June. In response, Dana Ahmed, Middle East Researcher at Amnesty International, said today: “It is halfway through the year and Saudi Arabia has executed nearly 100 people, a grim milestone exposing the authorities’ unconscionable and unlawful use of the death penalty. Of the 96 people put to …
Seven people were executed in Saudi Arabia today, including five for drug trafficking, bringing the number of executions since the beginning of the year to 100, according to an AFP count...More...
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