Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in 2025

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Turki al-Jasser. © Private (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 June 14 execution of Turki al-Jasser, a journalist known for exposing corruption within the Saudi royal family, raises concerns that the Saudi government is using the death penalty to crush peaceful dissent. Saudi authorities had executed at least 241 people in 2025 as of August 5, with 22 executions in the previous week alone,…

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