Saudi Arabia carried out at least 172 executions in 2023, despite renewed promises from the Kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to limit the scope of capital punishment.
United States and Japan are the only two retentionist countries among the Group of Seven leading industrialized democracies (G7). But Japan did not carry out any executions in 2023
Nineth person to be executed that day in that prison
Hashem Zorabadi, Amir Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Kivanlu
850 executions
But still refused to wear the hijab
