US EditionSaudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023
- Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023, including four on New Year's Eve.
- In 2022, Saudi Arabia executed more people than any other country besides China and Iran.
- Activists argue that Saudi Arabia's use of capital punishment undermines the vision of a more open society.
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Thirty-three people “involved in terrorism cases” were among those executed last year.
شفق نيوز/ كشفت وكالة فرانس برس، اليوم الإثنين، إن السلطات السعودية نفذت حكم الإعدام بحق 170 شخصا خلال العام الماضي، لافتة إلى أن ذلك العدد يتجاوز الأحكام التي نُفذت عام 2022، البالغة 147 حكما. وأوضحت الوكالة أنها أعدت تلك الإحصائيات بناء على بيانات رسمية، قائلة إنه جرى، الأحد، "إعدام 4 سعوديين عقب إدانتهم بتهم القتل". وأشارت إلى أن اثنين منهما أعدما في تبوك، شمالي المملكة، وثالث في العاصمة الرياض، في حين أعدم رابع في جازان، جنوبا، عقب إدانته بقت…
Saudi Arabia executed 170 death row inmates in 2023, an increase from the previous year, according to an AFP analysis based on announcements made by Saudi authorities.
Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023
Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023, including four on New Year's Eve -- an increase on the previous year, according to an AFP tally based on announcements by Saudi authorities.A total of 147 convicts were executed in 2022 in the Gulf state, routinely criticised by human rights activists who condemn its prolific use of...
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