Saudi Arabia 2007
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2007
- DECEMBER 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
according to Amnesty International, a 25 year old youth...
according to Amnesty International, a 25 year old youth...
- DECEMBER 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the Resolution...
Saudi Arabia voted against the Resolution...
- DECEMBER 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA MAID'S "FORCED CONFESSION" MAY STILL BE USED IN DEATH PENALTY APPEAL: AHRC
an Asian human rights body expressed concern that an allegedly coerced confession by a Sri Lankan domestic worker sentenced to death for murder in Saudi Arabia may still be used against her in an appeal of the verdict to a higher court.
- DECEMBER 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
SPA carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Pakistani national Muhammad Amir Shahzad who was convicted of the crime of smuggling a quantity heroin hidden in his entrails into Saudi A
- DECEMBER 6, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT REPEALS DEATH SENTENCE FOR STUNT-DRIVING SAUDI
the Court of Cassation in Saudi Arabia repealed the death sentence issued by a Jeddah court against Faisal Al-Otaibi (aka “Abu Kab”, or “Father of the baseball cap,”) the joy rider who was convicted of killing three children who were in his car while he w
- DECEMBER 6, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT COUNCIL UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TORTURE
last week the Supreme Court Council in Saudi Arabia upheld the death sentences issued in April by a Makkah judge against the father and stepmother of a nine year old girl, Ghosun, who was repeatedly tortured and later died.
- DECEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
Walid bin Hussein bin Majhud al-Shehri was publicly decapitated in Riad, Saudi Arabia...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN NAJRAN
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern city of Najran after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a Pakistani man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of fatally stabbing another compatriot over a dispute, the Interior Ministry said.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO SPARED FROM DEATH IN TAIF REUNITED WITH FAMILY
Ronilo Arandia, a Filipino driver working in Saudi Arabia, who was spared from execution in Taif, arrived back in the Philippines.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS GHANIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Ghanian man convicted of smuggling cocaine in his intestinal tract...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH VERDICT ON ‘ABU KAB’
the General Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, upheld the death sentence it previously passed on Faisal Al-Otaibi (also known as Abu Kab), who was convicted of killing three children while joyriding in the northern part of Jeddah Corniche in 2005.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER BEHEADED FOR KIDNAP AND RAPE
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen...
- NOVEMBER 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Pakistani man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of drug smuggling, th
- NOVEMBER 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed al-Fifi was executed in the north-western city of Tabuk.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for stabbing to death a compatriot.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES EGYPTIAN FOR PRACTISING "WITCHCRAFT"
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian man convicted of "sorcery", desecrating the Muslim holy book and adultery, the official news agency said.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 2 SAUDIS, YEMENI FOR MURDERS
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by authorities after being convicted of bludgeoning his own grandmother to death to steal her money, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS 5 NATIONALS FOR MURDER, RAPE OF TEENAGER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded five Saudi men convicted of killing and raping a teenager, the Interior Ministry said.
- OCTOBER 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry...
- OCTOBER 30, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ibrahim al-Saeed was beheaded in public for murder.
Ibrahim al-Saeed was beheaded in public for murder.
- OCTOBER 28, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED BY SWORD FOR MURDER
a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted...
- OCTOBER 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE BANGLADESHIS EXECUTED FOR ROBBERY, SEXUAL ASSAULT
three Bangladeshis were beheaded in Saudi Arabia after
- OCTOBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword Shahid Jameel, a Pakistani national
- OCTOBER 25, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry
- OCTOBER 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR AIDING PRISONER ESCAPE
the Saudi news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the
- OCTOBER 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PM APPEALS FOR SAUDI MAN'S STAY OF EXECUTION
the New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark...