The official Saudi Press Company introduced the newest three executions, citing a press release from the inside ministry.
The 198 executions this yr in contrast with 170 in 2023, in line with tallies compiled by AFP from official media studies.
Amnesty accused Saudi authorities Saturday of “pursuing a relentless killing spree” because the rights group confirmed its personal tally of 198 executions within the Gulf monarchy up to now this yr.
The oil-rich kingdom has confronted persistent criticism over its use of the dying penalty, which human rights teams have condemned as extreme and out of step with Saudi efforts to current a contemporary picture on the worldwide stage.
Amnesty’s secretary-general, Agnes Callamard, stated Riyadh displayed “a chilling disregard for human life whereas selling an empty-worded marketing campaign to rebrand their picture”.
She urged Saudi Arabia to “instantly set up a moratorium on executions, and order re-trials for these on dying row according to worldwide requirements with out resorting to the dying penalty”.
