Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980

“Saudi Arabia had a shameful start to 2016, executing 47 people in a day, after a year with one of the highest execution rates in its recent history.”

Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
A Bahraini anti-government protester holds up a picture of jailed Saudi Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during clashes between police and protesters in Sanabis, Bahrain, a suburb of the capital Manama, Wednesday night, Oct. 15, 2014. The well-known Shiite cleric was executed January 2, 2016 in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain. Anti-government graffiti on the wall behind her reads, "We are steadfast and committed to our oath."

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia –  Saudi authorities carried out the largest mass execution in the country since 1980, putting 47 men to death on January 2, 2016. According to the Saudi state news agency, all of the men were convicted on terrorism charges, and most were members of Al Qaeda. The mass execution to begin 2016 follows a 20-year high of 158

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Ali Al-Nimr’s Father Pleads For Son’s Release & Online Activism Ahead Of Crucifixion

The Saudi government’s move to sentence a juvenile offender to death, particularly after what the human rights group describes as a “grossly unfair trial” and confessions elicited under torture has sparked international outrage.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Human rights groups are calling for the European Union to intervene with Saudi Arabia to prevent the killingsFacebook

Click on CC for subtitles, as Mohammad Al-Nimr responds in Arabic, and make sure annotations are on for proper viewing of this video.    MINNEAPOLIS --- Saudi Arabia has carried out a record number of executions this year, but that didn’t stop the kingdom from taking its seat on a key panel at the U.N. Human Rights Council. And

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Saudi Arabia Beheads Nearly Twice As Many People As ISIS So Far This Year

Saudi Arabia recently killed three convicted robbers and a murderer, while ISIS executed an elderly archaeologist for idolatry last week.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Saudi military personnel hone their beheading skills with wooden swords.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia --- In January, a Muslim woman from Myanmar screamed “I did not kill” and pled with her attackers for mercy, but they showed none. In the center of an intersection, she was publicly beheaded in front of spectators, her death caught covertly on video. It’s the kind of horrifying tableau that has become almost commonplace in

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Number Of Saudi Arabian Executions, Beheading Soar In 2015

“The current surge in executions in Saudi Arabia is yet another stain on the kingdom’s human rights record,” …“Saudi Arabia needs to call a halt to this cruel punishment.”

Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch

A beheading in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia– Saudi authorities have already carried out 90 executions since the beginning of 2015, more than the 88 for all of 2014. Forty-one of the ninety people executed since the start of 2015 were sentenced for non-violent drug offenses. “Any execution is appalling, but executions for crimes such

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Saudi Arabia Breaks Record For Number Of Beheadings In Only 5 Months

Saudi Arabia’s state-ordered death count by beheading now sits at 88 for 2015. Even scarier, it only took five months to surpass the 12-month record set only last year.

SM Gibson | AntiMedia
By SM Gibson | AntiMedia
A beheading in Saudi Arabia.

A beheading in Saudi Arabia. (ANTIMEDIA) Last year, Saudi Arabia broke its own record for executions in the modern era by beheading 87 people. As horrific as that statistic is, the American ally is currently on track to more than double that number in 2015. In fact, 2014’s number of beheadings in Saudi Arabia has now been surpassed with

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Death Sentences Up, Executions Down In 2014

Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014.

Josh Butler
By Josh Butler

The execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right, in Walla Walla, Wash. (AP Photo) UNITED NATIONS  - Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014; judgements which have been condemned by rights group Amnesty International. Amnesty’s annual Death

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