Saudi Arabia executes man for crime committed when he was 14
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Saudi Arabia has executed Hassan Zaki al-Faraj, 29, for participating in protests he was involved in as a minor. The execution was carried out without prior warning on October 17. Al-Faraj was convicted of participating in demonstrations against the treatment of the country’s Shiite minority. He was executed along with four other men from the Eastern Province who were convicted in the same case. Rights activists allege he was tortured According …
The Independent
The Independent (US)Saudi Arabia executes man for crime committed when he was 14
The kingdom carried out 347 executions last year, a new high despite efforts to transform its image
Saudi Arabia executed 29-year-old Hassan Zaki al-Faraj on October 17, accused of participating in protests as a child, despite abolishing the death penalty for minors in 2020.
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