Saudi Arabia 2019
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2019
DECEMBER 30, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: RIYADH CONCERT STABBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Saudi Arabian court on 29 December 2019 sentenced to death a man accused of stabbing three performers at a live show in the capital Riyadh in November, state television said.
DECEMBER 24, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER JAMAL KHASHOGGI'S MURDER
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said on 23 December 2019 five people had been sentenced to death over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.
DECEMBER 4, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SPECIALIZED CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCES TO FIVE SHIA ACTIVISTS FROM QATIF
Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced five anti-regime dissidents from the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province to death.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH FOR DAESH TERRORIST FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICIAL
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced to death a Daesh (so called IS) terrorist, who was convicted of committing several crimes, including killing of a security official, Saudi Gazzette reported on 17 November 2019. The Saudi convict can appe
- OCTOBER 1, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national executed - Interior Ministry: "Keen on combating narcotics"
1 October 2018: Zahed Al-Rahman Shafie Al-Rahman executed for heroin smuggle
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXECUTED SO FAR IN 2019
Saudi Arabia has executed 134 people so far this year, including six who were kids when they were arrested, The Death Penalty Project revealed in a report presented at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
JULY 19, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRINCE SAVES DEFENDANT ON DEATH ROW FROM EXECUTION
A member of the Saudi royal family, who is also the governor of the Saudi region of Asir, has garnered many observers’ praise when he intervened to stop the execution of one convict who was sentenced to death on a charge of murder.
JUNE 18, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TEENAGER ARRESTED AT 13 IS SAVED FROM THE DEATH PENALTY, ACCORDING TO A SOURCE
Murtaja Qureiris, an 18-year-old man who had been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, was saved from execution and sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to a source familiar with the matter.
MAY 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AFTER 10 YEARS IN PRISON, INDONESIA MAIDS ON DEATH ROW FOR WITCHCRAFT RELEASED
Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home on 24 April 2019 after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said.
APRIL 29, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BODY OF CRUCIFIED 'CRIMINAL' WAS PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOLLOWING 37 EXECUTIONS
The body of a crucified criminal was put on public display in Saudi Arabia after the execution of 37 nationals in one day, according to local media reports.
APRIL 27, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 37 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia executed 37 people on 23 April 2019 after they had been sentenced to death for terrorism-related crimes.
- APRIL 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Western Province
17 April 2018: Mohammad al-Khalidi executed for murder
APRIL 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO INDIAN NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Indian nationals on 28 February 2019 were beheaded by authorities in Saudi Arabia for murdering a fellow Indian, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed.
- APRIL 5, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Crown Prince bin Salman announces intention to decrease number of executions
5 April 2018: Time Magazine interview
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Qul Rahman Saifur Rahman (or Rakhman Sifur Rehman), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
21 March 2019: Nur al-Rahman Qul Faqir (or Nawur al-Rahman Fakir), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Chadi executed for drug
25 March 2019: Abdulrahman Saleh Hassan (or Abdul Rahman Saleh Hassan, a Chadi, was executed for smuggling a quantity of drug cocaine.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Syrian executed for drug
13 March 2019: Ahmad Abdulrahman Abdul Razak, a Syrian national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of amphetamine pills
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Tur Khan Khawshal Khan (or Taur Khan Khushal Khan), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin into his womb.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
12 March 2019: Omer bin Salem bin Manae al-Qahtani, a Saudi national, was executed for murdering anoter Saudi,
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
13 March 2019: Khaled bin Halal bin Abdul Qader Sulaimani, a Saudi national, was executed for traffiking cannabis
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
14 March 2019: Nayef bin Asaf bin Asaf al-Dariri (or Nayef bin Assaf bin Assaf al-Dossari), a Saudi national, was executed for murder
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
27 March 2019: Khalid Khan Muhbet Khan, a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said four people were executed on 1 April 2019 for drug trafficking, including one woman.
- MARCH 25, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI TO EXTRADITE EGYPTIAN DEATH ROW CONVICT
An Egyptian convicted of murder in Egypt is to be flown back to his home country, according to Sabq.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Yemenis executed for drugs
21 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the executions of three men in Jeddah. They are three Yemenis.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Jordan executed for drugs
19 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of Wael Jamal Abdulqadr Ali, a Jordanian, for smuggling a quantity of drugs in the area of Al-Jouf.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Somali beheaded for murder
21 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of a Somali, Abdullah Abu Bakr Siddiq, for a series of crimes including murder.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi beheaded for murder
13 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of the Saudi Ahmed Bin Fawaz bin Nawaf Al-Rashidi for the murder of another Saudi.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi beheaded for murder
13 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of the Saudi Ali bin Manae bin Ali Al Mardaf for the murder and mutilation of the nose of another Saudi.