Saudi Arabia Executes Record Number In 2025

In 2025, Saudi Arabia executed 356 people, the highest number ever recorded in a single year in the kingdom. Most of these executions were linked to Riyadh’s “war on drugs,” with 243 people put to death for drug-related crimes. Many of those executed had been arrested years earlier, and most were foreigners. Saudi Arabia resumed [...]

Drug Offenses Fuel Saudi Executions

Saudi Arabia is conducting more executions than in decades, but predominantly of drug smugglers who are associated with Captagon, a synthetic or chemical drug that is widely used in the Middle East. From early 2025, of 217 executions, 144 were drug-related. Captagon is used predominantly by rich young Saudis but distributed by poor immigrant dealers, [...]

Saudi Arabia’s 2024 Executions Surge Amid Concerns

Saudi Arabia executed 330 people last year, 2024, the highest toll in decades, despite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 2022 claim that the death penalty would only apply in murder cases. The executions, which include over 150 for non-lethal crimes like drug smuggling and anti-government protests, have raised concerns about human rights abuses. The country's [...]

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