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
JULY 27, 2026Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI 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.
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.
- DECEMBER 16, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: RECORD 340 DEATH SENTENCES EXECUTED IN 2025
Saudi Arabia set a new record in 2025 for the number of death sentences executed in a single year. According to an AFP count, 340 people were executed in the kingdom this year.
NOVEMBER 9, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 CITIZENS EXECUTED FOR PLOTTING ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP
Two Saudi citizens were executed for planning to carry out attacks on places of worship, the Kingdom's Ministry of Interior said on November 9, 2025.
- OCTOBER 21, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI’S 48 HOUR EXECUTION SPREE KILLS CHILD AND DRUG DEFENDANTS
Saudi Arabia executed on October 20 and 21, 2025 a prisoner who participated in protests as a minor and two men convicted of drug-related crimes.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR ‘JOINING A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION’
Saudi authorities on September 9, 2025 executed Sultan bin Amer bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, bringing the total number of executions in 2025 close to 300.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN EXECUTED IN MECCA FOR KILLING HUSBAND WITH ACID
Saudi authorities said on September 7, 2025 they had carried out the execution of a Saudi woman in the western region of Mecca after she was convicted of murdering her husband by pouring acid on him as he slept.
AUGUST 25, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED OVER PROTESTS HE ATTENDED AS A 16-YEAR-OLD
Saudi Arabia executed Jalal Labbad on 21 August 2025 for crimes allegedly committed when he was under 18 years of age [a child].