🧵 1. Saudi Arabia seeing surge in drug-related executions despite prior halt. Rights groups raise alarm over increased use of death penalty for offenses. #world
🧵 1. Saudi Arabia seeing surge in drug-related executions despite prior halt. Rights groups raise alarm over increased use of death penalty for offenses. #world
🧵 2. European Saudi Organization for Human Rights reports 30 executions by August 22, with 50 facing death in Tabuk General Prison.
🧵 3. Cases include 34 Egyptians among others sentenced to death. Two Egyptians executed for alleged drug smuggling. Rights group documents abuses faced by prisoners on death row in Tabuk prison.
🧵 4. Executions for drug offenses resumed in Saudi Arabia in December 2022 after a pause between 2020-2022. Outcry from activists noted.
🧵 5. Riyadh's execution rate almost doubled under King Salman & Crown Prince Mohammed since 2015, as per ESOHR & Reprieve joint report. Foreign nationals, including drug offenders, notably targeted.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/saudi-courts-oversee-surge-executions-drug-offenses