The idea of public execution feels like something from a distant, brutal past. Yet in 2026, there are still places where people are put to death in full view of crowds. It happens in town squares, ...

Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, new data reveals, one of its highest figures on record. Death sentences were carried out on at least four women, two people for crimes they committed as ...

Saudi authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025, Human Right Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The mark set a new record for the highest annual number of executions in the nation since monitoring ...

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in ...

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an independent tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year. Analysts have largely ...