US EditionSaudi Arabia Executes Journalist After 7 Years in Prison Over Tweets, Activists Say
- On Saturday, June 14, 2025, Turki al-Jasser, a well-known Saudi journalist who had been held for seven years on charges including treason and terrorism, was put to death following the kingdom’s top court upholding his sentence.
- Al-Jasser was arrested in 2018, convicted in secrecy on terrorism and treason charges tied to alleged corruption posts on a social media account.
- Authorities raided Al-Jasser's home in 2018, seized his electronic devices, and the highest court upheld his death sentence despite rights concerns.
- Carlos Martínez de la Serna of the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the execution, saying it shows how Khashoggi’s unresolved killing emboldens press persecution.
- The execution underscores Saudi Arabia's intensified efforts to suppress opposition, with activists claiming the accusations were baseless and intended to stifle critical voices.
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Saudi Journalist Executed After Tweets Criticizing the Kingdom
A Saudi journalist who once warned that writers could be killed by their own governments has been executed for treason—raising new questions about the kingdom's crackdown on dissent in the digital age. Turki al-Jasser, believed to be in his 40s, was put to death in Riyadh on Saturday after...
Saudi Arabia Executes Journalist Turki al-Jasser
Saudi Arabia has executed the prominent journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was arrested in 2018 and convicted on what press freedom advocates say are trumped-up charges. The Committee to Protect Journalists said, “The international community’s failure to deliver justice for Jamal Khashoggi did not just betray one journalist; it emboldened de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to continue his persecution of the press.”
Turki al-Jasser is the first high-profile communicator in the Arab country killed since the crime of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018
A journalist has been executed again in Saudi Arabia.
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