Saudi Arabia executed 170 death row inmates in 2023, according to a report established by Agence France-Presse based on announcements made by the Saudi authorities. This number increased compared to that of 2022, when 147 people were executed, but does not exceed the sad toll of 187 executions recorded in 2019.
The last executions took place on Sunday December 31, 2023, including two in Tabouk (North), one in Ryad and the other in Jazane (South). They concern Saudis convicted of murder, according to press releases from the Saudi Interior Ministry, cited by the official SPA agency.
Thirty-three people “involved in terrorism cases” and two soldiers convicted of treason are among the 170 executed since the start of the year.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia executed 147 convicts, 81 of whom were executed in a single day, sparking a wave of protests around the world. Human rights defenders regularly denounce executions, generally by beheading, but authorities judge them “compatible with Sharia [loi islamique] » and necessary for “maintain public order”.
Saudi Arabia is, along with China and Iran, in the top three countries that execute the most people on death row, according to human rights organizations.
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