Saudi Arabia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 9
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 41
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Executions are carried out in public with a sword
- News items in the archive
- 1,841
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Saudi Arabia is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 9 executions in the country, against 41 the year before. The archive holds 1,841 news items on Saudi Arabia, from 1999 to today.
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- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his...
Diab al-Shamrani , who was convicted of shooting his wife dead while she slept, was beheaded in public in Mecca
- APRIL 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man,...
A Pakistani man who killed and robbed another man, was executed in the city of Medina
- APRIL 12, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Al-Marwani, a Yemeni man who was convicted...
Muhammad Al-Marwani, a Yemeni man who was convicted of raping several young girls and stealing their jewellery, was executed in Riyadh
- APRIL 11, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Filipino who was convicted of murder, robbery and...
A Filipino who was convicted of murder, robbery and having illicit sex with an Indonesian maid, was executed
- APRIL 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping...
Fah bin Ali bin Rajeh, a Yemeni man convicted of kidnapping and raping a young boy, was executed
- MARCH 31, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khalaf bin Saleh al-Jawfi, who was convicted of murdering...
Khalaf bin Saleh al-Jawfi, who was convicted of murdering his father, was executed in the northern city of Arar
- MARCH 24, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khaled Fadghoush and Mansour Ali Ahmad were beheaded...
Khaled Fadghoush and Mansour Ali Ahmad were beheaded for kidnapping a seven-year-old girl
- MARCH 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah ibn Saeed Al-Saeed was beheaded after being...
Abdullah ibn Saeed Al-Saeed was beheaded after being found guilty of raping a five-year-old boy
- MARCH 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sami Manie Al-Shamlan, who was sentenced to be beheaded...
Sami Manie Al-Shamlan, who was sentenced to be beheaded for killing Ali Al-Khaldi, was spared the death sentence after he received a pardon
- MARCH 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali ibn Ali Abu Nieb, a Saudi national, was executed...
Ali ibn Ali Abu Nieb, a Saudi national, was executed after being found guilty of raping a man after taking drugs
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mansur ibn Jabir Bin Yahya Hazzazi was beheaded in Riyadh
Mansur ibn Jabir Bin Yahya Hazzazi was beheaded in Riyadh
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese man, Hasan Bin Awad al-Zubayr, was beheaded...
A Sudanese man, Hasan Bin Awad al-Zubayr, was beheaded in Riyadh
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ubaid Bin Saud Bin Mishri Al-Beshi, a policeman, was...
Ubaid Bin Saud Bin Mishri Al-Beshi, a policeman, was sentenced to death and beheaded in Al-Dammam
- FEBRUARY 22, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two men, Sanad ibn Abdullah Khulaif and Atef ibn Mishwah...
Two men, Sanad ibn Abdullah Khulaif and Atef ibn Mishwah Hamdan, were executed in Medina after being convicted of kidnapping and raping a girl
- FEBRUARY 22, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Faiza bint Hamoud Al-Joufi, a Saudi woman, was beheaded...
Faiza bint Hamoud Al-Joufi, a Saudi woman, was beheaded for killing her husband, Ibrahim ibn Salama Al-Dakheelullah, in Arar
- FEBRUARY 18, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saqr ibn Muhamad ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi was executed...
Saqr ibn Muhamad ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi was executed in Taif after being convicted of shooting to death his wife, Masbouba bint Daheem ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi, her father, Daheem ibn Marzouk and her mother, Haya bint Lafa Al-Mutairi
- FEBRUARY 4, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was beheaded for shooting dead another Saudi...
A man was beheaded for shooting dead another Saudi man after a dispute
- JANUARY 26, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh...
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh after he was found guilty of shooting and killing Saleh ibn Muhammad Al-Otaibi, another Saudi man
- JANUARY 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions...
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions in the world in both absolute numbers and per capita, accounting for more than 1,000 lives over the last 20 years
- DECEMBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man...
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for stabbing to death an Afghani man following an argument
- DECEMBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the...
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the sum of R 5 million ($1
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for...
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a compatriot after an argument
- OCTOBER 25, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted...
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted of stabbing a taxi driver and robbing him, was executed
- OCTOBER 15, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 15, Sultan al-Shahri, a Saudi man, was executed...
On October 15, Sultan al-Shahri, a Saudi man, was executed for shooting to death a fellow citizen after a dispute
- OCTOBER 12, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 12, Abd al-Aziz Bin Faraj Bin Muharib al-Shammiri...
On October 12, Abd al-Aziz Bin Faraj Bin Muharib al-Shammiri was beheaded
- OCTOBER 8, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Carlito Soriya a Filipino was beheaded...
On October 8, Carlito Soriya a Filipino was beheaded in the western city of Yanbu for stabbing Ali Hamza al-Mizayni to death following an argument
- OCTOBER 5, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani,...
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani, a Saudi Arabian national, was beheaded
- OCTOBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 4, a Saudi identified as Ali Bin Suhaym...
On October 4, a Saudi identified as Ali Bin Suhaym Bin Hassan al-Shihri was beheaded in Dammam, 10 miles from Dhahran
- OCTOBER 2, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 2, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Haji, a 70-year-old...
On October 2, Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Haji, a 70-year-old Saudi, was being led to his place of execution in Abha's Al-Najar Square when the victim's 2 sons rushed out of the crowd to talk to him
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would...
In October, President Joseph Estrada said he would seek clemency for 17 Filipinos reportedly detained for various offenses in Saudi Arabia