US EditionSaudi Arabia executes eight people
SAUDI ARABIA, AUG 3 – The executions reflect Saudi Arabia's intensified anti-drug campaign, with 70% of 2025 executions linked to drug offenses, mostly involving foreign nationals, rights groups said.
- Saudi Arabia executed eight people in a single day, including four Somalis and three Ethiopians for smuggling hashish, according to state media.
- One Saudi man was executed for the murder of his mother, bringing the total number of executions in 2025 to 230, with 154 of those for drug-related charges.
- Analysts link the increase in executions to the kingdom's 'war on drugs' launched in 2023, with many convicts now being executed after their legal proceedings.
- Activist Kristine Beckerle described the rise in executions as 'truly horrifying' and said it undermines the image of a tolerant society that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promotes.
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While the Saudi kingdom has already executed 239 people since the beginning of the year, Iran is engaged in fierce repression of its opponents. The world's capital punishment figure is likely to break records in 2025.
Saudi Arabia’s Recent Executions Spark International Outcry
Saudi Arabia’s recent executions of 17 people in just three days, marks the fastest spree of capital punishment in the kingdom since 2022. With 239 executions already carried out in 2025—161 for drug offenses and 136 involving foreign nationals—the country is on pace to surpass last year’s record of 338 executions. According to the state-run Saudi Press Agency, two Saudis were executed Monday for “terrorist crimes,” following 15 executions over …
During the weekend, 17 people were executed in Saudi Arabia, most of whom came from abroad – and were killed for drug offences.
Shafaq News- Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed eight people on Sunday, including four Somalis and three Ethiopians, in the southern Najran region, convicted of smuggling hashish. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that a Saudi man convicted of "killing his mother by shooting her" was executed in the southern Asir region. Since the beginning of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 154 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the …
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