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
FEBRUARY 1, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia on January 30, 2024 carried out its first death penalty this year after executing a citizen convicted of terrorist acts in the country's Eastern Province.
DECEMBER 31, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
Sauri Arabia executed four people on New Year’s Eve, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
- DECEMBER 26, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 2 BANGLADESHIS EXECUTED FOR KILLING AN INDIAN
Two expatriates were executed in Saudi Arabia after they had been convicted in a final court ruling of murdering a man by spraying an insecticide into his mouth, Gulf News reported on December 23, 2023.
- DECEMBER 20, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR STABBING MUM, SISTER TO DEATH
Saudi authorities have executed a citizen after he had been convicted of fatally stabbing his mother and sister and burnt their bodies.
OCTOBER 18, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CHILD DEFENDANT AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION
Abdullah al-Derazi is a child defendant at risk of imminent execution in Saudi Arabia, despite repeated claims by Saudi authorities that they have abolished the death penalty for children.
- OCTOBER 3, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
RELATIVES OF SAUDIS FACING EXECUTION URGE ‘ASHAMED’ CROWN PRINCE TO ACT
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom’s de facto ruler to take action after he voiced shame over their cases.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MILITARY PERSONNEL EXECUTED FOR TREASON
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has executed two military personnel who were accused of committing treason among other offences, the state news agency (SPA) said on September 14, 2023.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES US NATIONAL CONVICTED OF KILLING EGYPTIAN FATHER
Saudi Arabia on August 16, 2023 executed a US national convicted of torturing and killing his father, state media reported, bringing to at least 19 the number of foreigners put to death this year.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE THIS YEAR
The Saudi authorities have executed more than 100 people this year, hitting a new milestone that Amnesty International considers reveals its “chilling disregard for the right to life.”
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CRITICIZING GOVERNMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a government critic who denounced alleged corruption and human rights abuses on social media, his brother and others familiar with the case told AFP on August 28, 2023.
JULY 25, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR KILLING PARENTS, SIBLINGS
Two Saudi nationals were executed on July 24, 2023 in Mecca for killing their parents and siblings, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Interior said.
- JULY 18, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO NATIONALS EXECUTED AFTER SHOOTING POLICEMAN, SECURITY VEHICLE
Two Saudi Arabian nationals on July 16, 2023 were executed in Saudi Arabia after they shot at a policeman and a security vehicle while covering for armed suspects.