Saudi Arabia 2020
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2020
DECEMBER 7, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICERS
A Saudi court on 3 December 2020 sentenced one man to death for killing two security personnel on the border with Yemen, according to Saudi media.
OCTOBER 22, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: JUVENILE OFFENDERS WILL NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY, SAYS SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) has reiterated that juvenile offenders will not face the death penalty in kingdom, Gulf News reported on 22 October 2020.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BROTHERS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING THEIR MOTHER
Saudi Arabia has awarded on 14 September 2020 the death penalty to two Saudi brothers associated with Daesh (the so-called IS) terrorist outfit. They were convicted of killing their mother and attempting to murder their father and brother.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TERROR ATTACK
A Saudi court on 9 September 2020 sentenced two militants to death on charges of involvement in a 2014 attack on a Shiite gathering and links to the terrorist Daesh group, the news portal Sabq reported.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED IN JAMAL KHASHOGGI MURDER CASE
A court in Saudi Arabia on 7 September 2020 commuted the death sentences handed to five people convicted over the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH FOR THREE MEMBERS OF AL-HARAZAT TERROR CELL
A Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced on 6 September 2020 three members of a terrorist cell, known as “Al-Harazat”, to death for their involvement in several attacks across Saudi Arabia.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SEVEN ISLAMIST MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLINGS OF SHI'ITES
A Saudi court has sentenced seven Islamic State militants to death over a 2014 shooting attack that killed eight Shi'ite Muslims near the eastern city of al-Ahsa, state television reported on 2 September 2020.
JUNE 25, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: LONGEST-SERVING PRISONER EXECUTED AFTER COUSIN’S FAMILY REJECT PARDON
Saudi Arabia's longest-serving prisoner was put to death on 23 June 2020, following a decades-long battle for a pardon from the family of his victim, which saw his impended execution delayed.
- MAY 23, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: KHASHOGGI'S SONS FORGIVE SAUDI KILLERS, SPARING 5 EXECUTION
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced on 22 May 2020 they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents who'd been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion
MAY 3, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ON ANNIVERSARY OF MASS EXECUTION, FAMILIES PLEAD FOR RETURN OF THEIR LOVED ONES' REMAINS
It has been exactly one year since 37 people were executed on a single day in Saudi Arabia, and none of the bodies are known to have been returned to their families, according to human rights activists, ABC News reported on 23 April 2020.
APRIL 30, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN ENGINEER ON DEATH ROW EXONERATED
An Egyptian engineer who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2017 on charges of smuggling drugs to the Kingdom was acquitted of charges, his brother told Egypt Today on 26 April 2020, saying the ruling is almost final.
APRIL 29, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS COVERS TERROR CONVICTS
The royal order staying the execution of minors who received final death sentences covers all individuals who were under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime, including those sentenced to death on terrorism charges, Saudi Human Rights Commiss
- APRIL 27, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ENDS EXECUTIONS FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY MINORS
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statement on 26 April 2020 by a top official.
- APRIL 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ABOLISHES FLOGGING AS PUNISHMENT
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a form of punishment, the country's supreme court announced on 25 April 2020.
- APRIL 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN EXECUTED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK DURING RIYADH SEASON
A Yemeni man, who was on a death row for carrying out a terrorist attack on artists performing on stage during Riyadh Season Festival, has been executed, Saudi Press Agency reported on 16 April 2020 citing a statement from the Ministry of Interior.
APRIL 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 800 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER KING SALMAN
Saudi Arabia has carried out the 800th execution of King Salman bin Abdulaziz's five years of rule, human rights organisation Reprieve said on 14 April 2020.
MARCH 2, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN LIFE TERM TO IMPRISONED SHIA DISSIDENT
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has sentenced an imprisoned political dissident from the oil-rich Eastern Province to life in prison, AhlulBayt News Agency reported on 1st March 2020.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, SEVEN TO JAIL IN IRAN SPYING CASE
A Saudi citizen was sentenced to death on 24 February 2020, with seven others facing years in jail on charges of treason and espionage on behalf of Iran, state television reported on 25 February.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 4 February 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a Saudi man, Hamoud bin Muhammad bin Mughram Al Nahid Asiri, in Abha, in the Asir region.
FEBRUARY 18, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI WOMAN EXECUTED FOR HER HUSBAND’S MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 30 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a woman named Aisha Ahmed Omar Bahasin - Yemeni nationality.
JANUARY 23, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF DRUG SMUGGLER OF AMPHETAMINE PILL IN TABUK
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Muammar Al-Qadhafi Muhammad Omar Al-Qenawy, an Egyptian, in the Tabuk region for smuggling banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 22, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A DRUG TRAFFICKER IN AL-JOUF
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Abdul-Razzaq Hammoud Mahmoud, a Syrian national, in the Al-Jawf region, for smuggling a quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
JANUARY 21, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national – who killed his wife / Zahraa bint Hamad bin Ali Aati.
JANUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN RIYADH
The Ministry of Interior on 9 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Fahd bin Faleh bin Khalaf Al-Dossari - a Saudi national - in the city of Riyadh for murder.
- JANUARY 17, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF EGYPTIAN ENGINEER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has ordered the retrial of Egyptian engineer Ali Abul-Qasim, who has been sentenced to death for smuggling and trafficking drugs in the kingdom, Ahram Online reported on 15 January 2020.
JANUARY 17, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN AL-MAKHWAH GOVERNORATE, AL-BAHA
The Ministry of Interior on 8 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Ali bin Attia bin Hazia Al-Ataf Al-Ghamdi - a Saudi national
JANUARY 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF TWO SMUGGLERS OF AMPHETAMINE PILLS IN TABUK
The Ministry of Interior on 2nd January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of two prisoners for smuggling a quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national –
JANUARY 14, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 184 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2019
Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, the most in a calendar year in six years, human rights organisation Reprieve has said, calling it a "grim milestone" for the kingdom.