Amnesty: Saudi carried out Record executions in 2019
Saudi Arabia executed a record 184 people last year, according to Amnesty International, which said it was the highest number the rights organisation has ever recorded in a single year in the country. In its 2019 global review of the death penalty published on Tuesday, Amnesty reported Saudi Arabia stepped up its use of the death penalty even as the rest of the world saw a decline in executions, including in the Asia-Pacific region. The majority of executions were for drug-related offences and murder. Only 20 countries are responsible for all known executions worldwide.
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