Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.
More than 100 foreigners have been executed by the state this year. This is more than three times as many as 2023. Saudi Arabia has long been criticised for its use of the death penalty
This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities had put to death 34 foreigners each year, according to AFP tallies. Saudi Arabia has faced persistent criticism over its use of the death penalty, which human rights groups have condemned as excessive and out of step with efforts to soften its forbidding image and welcome international tourists and investors.
Executions have continued at a rapid clip since then and totalled 274 for the year as of Sunday, according to AFP's tally. Saudi Arabia in 2022 ended a three-year moratorium on the execution of drug offenders, and executions for drug-related crimes have boosted this year's numbers. Saudi Arabia is notorious for beheading those convicted of capital crimes, although official statements tend not to mention the method of execution.
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