OR Saudi Arabia He executed eight people in one day, today (03.08.2025) state -run media, while the recourse to the death penalty is accelerating to the Gulf Monarchy, especially for drug -related convictions.
Saudi Arabia’s official news agency reported that four Somali and Three Ethiopians were executed Yesterday in Najran, “because they illegally introduced hashish into the kingdom”.
Also A Saudis was executed for his mother’s murder.
Since the beginning of 2025, Saudi Arabia has performed 230 peopleaccording to a counting of the French News Agency based on official announcements.
Among them, 154 people were executed for drug -related convictions.
In 2024, the kingdom proceeded to 338 executions, a record that is in danger of being overcome this year.