Saudi Arabia’s execution of more than 2,000 people over the last decade in many cases violates Saudi and international law ...

Rizana Nafeek was the latest woman executed in the kingdom by sword. Jan. 11, 2013 — -- Rizana Nafeek, a young nanny from Sri Lanka, was beheaded by sword this week in Saudi Arabia, punishment ...

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, al-Jasser was convicted of writing a series of social media posts alleging corruption by members of the Saudi royal family. Journalist Turki ...

Execution figure almost doubles from last year People convicted of non-lethal crimes among those executed Rights groups accuse kingdom of using torture Saudi Arabia denies abuse, cites national ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's execution Saturday of 47 prisoners, including an influential Shiite cleric, has prompted a wave of condemnation from Shiite leaders around the region ...

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities have been carrying out an unprecedented surge in executions in 2025 without apparent due process, Human Rights Watch and the Middle East Democracy Center said today. The ...

LONDON -- Saudi Arabia is seeking a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote scheduled for Oct. 9, hoping to reverse its 2020 failure to win a spot on the 47-seat body. The kingdom ...

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech. President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US ...

Saudi Arabia executed 330 people this year, the highest number in decades, despite de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman’s 2022 assertion that the death penalty had been eliminated except for murder ...