Saudi Arabia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- absolute monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- Sharia applies; a fundamental law establishing the rights and responsibilities of the government was introduced in 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Sharia law but some secular norms have been introduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- Advisory Council, appointed by the king for 4 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Council of Justice
RELIGIONS
100% Muslims
From the country
OCTOBER 18, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: woman executed for killing her mother
OCTOBER 17, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: five citizens executed for terrorism crimes
OCTOBER 14, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: two Bangladeshi nationals executed for ‘immoral act’ in mosque
OCTOBER 13, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence For Sri Lankan Worker Over Facebook Comment
OCTOBER 4, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi Arabia: Sri Lankan delegation to seek appeal in Anojan death sentence case
- JULY 27, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE ETHIOPIAN MIGRANTS EXECUTED
- JUNE 28, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE SOMALI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
APRIL 20, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA - 2,000 Executions Under King Salman in 16 years
The country has a population of around 35 million.
APRIL 14, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ALI AL-SUBAITI AND HIS UNCLE MUSTAFA AL-SUBAITI EXECUTED IN NINTH POLITICAL EXECUTION THIS YEAR
Saudi authorities executed Ali bin Hassan Al-Subaiti and his uncle Mustafa bin Saleh Al-Subaiti on April 9, 2026, in the Eastern Province, after convicting them on alleged “terrorism” charges, marking the ninth political execution since the beginning of t
APRIL 13, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SEVEN PEOPLE EXECUTED IN A DAY
Saudi authorities executed seven people who had been convicted of drug trafficking in a single day, state media said on April 12, 2026.
- JANUARY 7, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE CITIZENS EXECUTED IN ONE DAY
Saudi authorities on 7 January 2026 ccarried out the execution of three citizens in a mass execution, carried out under discretionary (taʿzir) rulings based on judicial interpretation, as part of the escalating wave of political executions in the Kingdom.
DECEMBER 23, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE CITIZENS EXECUTED IN A SINGLE DAY
Saudi authorities on December 23, 2025 carried out the execution of three detainees from the eastern province of Qatif, a move that has drawn criticism from rights groups and opposition figures.