Saudi sets new death penalty record after executing 340 people in 2025
Saudi Arabia has executed 340 people so far this year, setting a new annual record for the kingdom, after authorities announced three more executions on Monday, according to an AFP tally. The new figure surpasses the previous record of 338 executions in 2024, making this the second consecutive year in which Saudi Arabia has broken its own modern record for use of the death penalty.
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- Published Date: 05:07 | 15 December 2025
Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the kingdom killing 340 people so far this year after authorities said three people were put to death on Monday.
The toll marks the second-straight year Saudi Arabia has broken its own record since rights groups first began documenting the number of executions in 1990s. The kingdom executed 338 people in 2024, an AFP tally showed.
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