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Saudi Arabia sets executions record in 2025, putting 356 people to death
Saudi Arabia executed 243 people for drug offenses in 2025 during an intensified crackdown as part of its ongoing war on drugs, marking a second straight year of record executions.
- In 2025, Saudi authorities executed 356 people, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
- Official data indicated that 243 people were executed in drug-related cases in 2025 alone.
- This marks the second consecutive year that Saudi Arabia has set a record for executions, following 338 in 2024.
- Saudi Arabia resumed executions for drug offenses at the end of 2022 after a three-year suspension.
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With more than 350 executions, the number of executions in Saudi Arabia reached a new peak in 2025.
·Germany
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘war on drugs’ fuels record 356 executions in 2025
The sharp rise in executions is linked to Riyadh’s intensified “war on drugs” launched in recent years, with many of those arrested earlier now facing execution following lengthy legal proceedings and convictions
·Mumbai, India
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TVA NouvellesBy 2024, Saudi Arabia had already carried out 338 executions.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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L 34%
C 33%
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