Saudi Arabia

Man beheaded and crucified in Saudi Arabia - 1 June 2009

An "horrific" public execution and crucifixion of a man in Saudi Arabia has been condemned by Amnesty International.

G-20 must set the example and clean up their human rights record - 28 May 2009

Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on the G-20 grouping that brings together the world’s leading economies to lead by example and show

Juveniles among five men beheaded in Saudi Arabia - 12 May 2009

Two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were among five men beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia: Two juveniles executed by Saudi authorities among a group of five - 11 May 2009

Two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi Arabian authorities yesterday (Sunday), Amnesty International revealed today. The

Saudi Arabia: Two juveniles executed by Saudi authorities among a group of five - 11 May 2009

Two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi Arabian authorities yesterday (Sunday), Amnesty International revealed today. The

Shi'a men and teenagers held incommunicado by Saudi Arabian authorities - 23 March 2009

At least 10 people were arrested this month after demonstrations against the arrest by security forces of Shi’a visitors to the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in

Cruel, discriminatory, unfair and degrading – the death penalty in 2008 - 23 March 2009

More people were executed in Asia than in any other part of the world in 2008. By contrast, in Europe, only one country continues to use the death penalty: Belarus.

Saudi Arabia executions disproportionately target foreign nationals - 14 October 2008

The government of Saudi Arabia executes an average of more than two people a week - almost half are foreign nationals from poor and developing countries.
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