Executions on Charges of Treason: Ambiguity and Escalation in Punishment

From the beginning of 2024 until October 24th, Saudi authorities have carried out 20 executions on charges of treason

On the World Day Against the Death Penalty: Saudi Arabia Uses Security as a Pretext to Expand Its Use of Killing

Alongside 55 countries that still retain the death penalty, and ranking third globally among the countries

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Saudi Arabia Must Release Saud Al-Faraj

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has deemed the deprivation of Saud Al-Faraj's freedom

The Bloody Reign of Salman: Saudi Arabia Breaks Execution Records

This year, Saudi Arabia recorded the highest number of executions in its history

UN Secretary-General's Annual Report: Saudi Arabia is Responsible for the Sharp Increase in Executions

The UN Secretary-General's report on the death penalty holds Saudi Arabia

NGOs voice fears for dozens of Egyptian prisoners, and hundreds of others, facing execution for drugs-related offenses in Saudi Arabia

We, the undersigned organisations, are gravely fearful for the lives of hundreds of prisoners threatened with

Saudi Arabia Eradicates Associations and Persecutes Human Rights Defenders.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has severely curtailed the work of human rights defenders

Joint Statement: Saudi Arabia must free detainees jailed for their online expression ahead of Internet Governance Forum

Saudi Arabia must free all individuals arbitrarily detained solely for their online expression ahead of hosting the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

At least 50 Facing Execution in Tabuk Prison Alone: Saudi Arabia Tortures Drug Convicts

Concerns and fears over the lives of detainees sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia on drug charges

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