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SAUDI ARABIA: 330 PEOPLE EXECUTED THIS YEAR, HIGHEST NUMBER IN DECADES
December 31, 2024: Saudi Arabia has reportedly executed 330 people this year, in what rights groups are calling the highest number in decades.
The latest execution toll, compiled from execution announcements by human rights NGO Reprieve and verified by Reuters, is a big jump from the 172 total for last year and 196 for 2022. Reprieve said it was the highest ever recorded.
More than 150 people were executed for non-lethal crimes this year, according to the tally, which rights groups say is contrary to international law.
This year’s toll reportedly includes over 100 foreign nationals from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (Source: Middle East Monitor, 27/12/2024)
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