Saudi Arabia 2018
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2018
- OCTOBER 24, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Interior Ministry: execution of two Saudi nationals
24 October 2018: Abdullah bin Eid bin Barka al-Awfi and Nader bin Mohammed bin Bakhit al-Awfi condemned for luring fellow citizen to his death
- OCTOBER 23, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SAUDIS CONVICTED OF MURDERING INDIAN WORKERS EXECUTED IN QATIF
Three Saudi nationals were executed on 22 October 2018 for robbing and killing five Indian nationals in the Eastern Province city of Qatif, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported quoting an Interior Ministry statement.
- OCTOBER 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi nationals executed in Qatif Region
22 October 2018: Interior Ministry - condemned for robbing and killing five Indian nationals
- OCTOBER 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Saudi Arabia Must Review the Conviction of the disabled demonstrator Munir Adam
20 October 2018: Saudi Arabia has failed to fulfil its Treaty obligations
- OCTOBER 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Riyadh
18 October 2018: Khazar Rasul executed for murder
- OCTOBER 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Riyadh Region
18 October 2018: Naik Zada Jan Baz executed for drugs smuggle
- OCTOBER 17, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tabuk Region
17 October 2018: Nasser bin Salim bin Nassar Al-Omairi executed for drugs smuggle
- OCTOBER 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Jeddah
15 October 2018: Rauf Ahmed Mohamed Manour executed for drugs smuggle
- OCTOBER 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Jeddah Governorate
8 October 2018: Mohamed Amin Nour Ahmed executed for drugs smuggle
- OCTOBER 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Jeddah
8 October 2018: Jazae bin Halal bin Jazae al-Otaibi executed for murder
- OCTOBER 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Taef
4 October 2018: Turki bin Nasser bin Sharid al-Dosari executed for murder
- OCTOBER 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Arar
2 October 2018: Hani Rabie Madhi al-Ruwaili executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Wadi Al-Dawaser Governorate
27 September 2018: Muhammad Jan Hamid Khan executed for heroin smuggle
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Jeddah
25 September 2018: Lafi bin Mohammed bin Menir al-Majnuni executed for murder
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MUSLIM CLERICS MAY BE EXECUTED
Three leading clerics in Saudi Arabia may be executed on charges of promoting an extremist agenda, rights activists claim, La Croix International reported on September 18, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SHOOTING POLICE OFFICER ’30 TIMES’
Saudi Arabia’s specialised criminal court sentenced a man to death on September 16, 2018 for shooting and killing a police officer.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Jezan
11 September 2018: Mohammed bin Hassan bin Ahmed Mubarak executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Riyad
6 September 2018: Aayedh bin Mutaab bin Ali Hanbashi executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Egyptian citizen beheaded in Riyad
6 September 2018: Mohamed Radwan Ahmed Yassin executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Egyptian national beheaded in Asir
5 September 2018: Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Halim executed for murder
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING MAN IN ASIR
A Saudi national was executed in the kingdom for shooting and killing a man in the region of Asir, the kingdom’s interior ministry announced.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Abha
3 September 2018: Gibran bin Salem bin Joueid al-Qahtani executed for murder
- AUGUST 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi citizens beheaded in Rivadeh
15 August 2018: Abed allah al-Qahtani and Turki al-Qahtani executed for murder
- AUGUST 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tae
13 August 2018: Sael bin Hilal al-Harthi executed for murder
- AUGUST 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT RARE CRUCIFIXION FOR MURDER, THEFT
Saudi Arabia executed and crucified a Myanmar man in the holy city of Mecca in a rare form of punishment reserved for the most egregious crimes.
- AUGUST 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Myanmar national crucified in Mecca
8 August 2018: Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen executed
- AUGUST 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING WEAPONS TO TARGET SECURITY IN QATIF
The Saudi Specialized Criminal Court sentenced a Saudi national to death for receiving funds and weapons smuggled by sea from abroad.
- AUGUST 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
6 August 2018: Mohamamd bin Ibrahim al-Farhan executed for murder
AUGUST 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TARGETING MILITARY FACILITIES
The Saudi judiciary issued a preliminary ruling for a death sentence against a resident of Yemeni nationality, on charges of attacking vital and military sites and facilities.
- AUGUST 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Rivadeh
2 August 2018: Beer Zada Mal Zada executed for heroin smuggle