US EditionSaudi Arabia Executes Seven People in a Day
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Saudi Arabia wants to present itself as a modern country with relaxations and major sporting events. But last year, on average, a person was executed almost every day - in many cases it also affects foreigners.
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In hardly any country the death penalty is imposed as often as in Saudi Arabia, mostly for drug offences, often against foreigners. Now seven sentences have been executed in just one day.
Saudi Arabia executes seven people in a day for drug trafficking
Saudi authorities executed seven people who had been convicted of drug trafficking in a single day, state media said Sunday. The Saudi Press Agency said five Saudis and two Jordanians were found guilty of trafficking amphetamine pills into the kingdom. "The death penalty was carried out as a discretionary punishment against the perpetrators," the agency reported, adding that the executions took place on Sunday in the Riyadh region. Since the beg…
In one day, seven convicted of drug introductions were executed in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of killings since the beginning of the year 2026 to 61.
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