Saudi Arabia 1999
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Saudi Arabia in 1999
- JUNE 18, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 18, Abdul-Rahman wild Habibullah, an Afghan...
On June 18, Abdul-Rahman wild Habibullah, an Afghan national convicted of smuggling heroin, was put to death near Mecca
- JUNE 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 1, a Saudi was executed for killing a compatriot...
On June 1, a Saudi was executed for killing a compatriot in a dispute
- MAY 31, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 31, a Saudi man was executed in the Qassim region...
On May 31, a Saudi man was executed in the Qassim region for murdering his wife
- MAY 28, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 28, a Nigerian woman and an Indian were beheaded...
On May 28, a Nigerian woman and an Indian were beheaded for smuggling cocaine and heroin
- MAY 14, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 14, Obon John Khok Kroad, a Thai national, was...
On May 14, Obon John Khok Kroad, a Thai national, was executed in the town of Ha'ir, in the Riyad Region, for killing his Saudi sponsor, Milhim Bin Sa'ud Bin Milhim Bin al-Subay'i, by bringing down a large cleaver on his head and other parts of his body d
- MAY 14, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 14, two Pakistanis, Ashraf Ali Qadir Bakhsh...
On May 14, two Pakistanis, Ashraf Ali Qadir Bakhsh and Shushi Muhammad Taln, and an Indian, Mazhar Hasan Anwar, were executed for drug offenses
- APRIL 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received...
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received the death penalty at Al-Rowidha in Riyadh Province for murdering Ali Al-Sahli while Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, an Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh for smuggling heroin to the Kingdom in his su
- APRIL 24, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 24, Sultan bin Abdullah bin Diab al-Selami,...
On April 24, Sultan bin Abdullah bin Diab al-Selami, a Saudi, was executed in Mecca for shooting a compatriot
- APRIL 23, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani, was...
On April 23, Ghulam Abbas Ali Nawaz, a Pakistani, was executed near Mecca for smuggling heroin in his intestines into the Kingdom
- APRIL 13, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, another Saudi man was beheaded in Mecca...
On April 13, another Saudi man was beheaded in Mecca for stabbing to death a fellow citizen
- APRIL 11, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 11, Hassan Manahi al-Qahtani was executed...
On April 11, Hassan Manahi al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh, after being found guilty of shooting a fellow tribeswoman Najaa Aloush al-Qahtani
- APRIL 10, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 10, Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for...
On April 10, Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting and killing a Saudi woman, in the capital Riyadh
- APRIL 8, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 8, Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to...
On April 8, Filipino Norly Abordo was condemned to death for killing a Thai co-worker
- MARCH 20, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On March 20, Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Owaija,...
On March 20, Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Owaija, a Saudi, was executed for shooting to death Hayat bint Saad bin Muslih Al Mutairi, a Saudi girl
- FEBRUARY 27, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 27, a man convicted of stabbing to death...
On February 27, a man convicted of stabbing to death another Saudi Arabian national in a dispute was executed in Mecca
- JANUARY 27, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 27, two Indonesian men were put to death...
On January 27, two Indonesian men were put to death in the city of Mecca
- JANUARY 6, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel,...
On January 6, Majed bin Mohammed bin Miqbil Al Dayel, a Saudi, was executed for raping a boy
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Executions are carried out in public with a sword
Executions are carried out in public with a sword
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased...
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has increased sharply over the past year, with 99 carried out in 1999, compared to 29 for the whole of 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people...
Saudi Arabia said an official account of how many people were on death row was not available, but there was concern that 59 people were reportedly facing charges that carry the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented...
Saudi Arabia was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia applies strict Shari'a law by publicly...
Saudi Arabia applies strict Shari'a law by publicly beheading convicted murderers, rapists, drug smugglers and other criminals, though a victim's immediate family can accept financial compensation, known as "blood money," and spare the life of a convicted