| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
Saudi-Arabien. DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners, mostly convicted of drug-related crimes, so far this year, indicating a sharp increase that one rights group said was ‘unprecedented’.
Saudi-Arabien. DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners, mostly convicted of drug-related crimes, so far this year, indicating a sharp increase that one rights group said was ‘unprecedented’.
This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities had put to death 34 foreigners convicted of different crimes each year, according to AFP tallies. (DAWN, Pakistan, 18.11.2024)