Saudi Arabia executes convicted murderer
By Alison Sacriponte on Feb 02, 2015 12:35 pm
[JURIST] Saudi Arabia officials on Sunday
beheaded convicted murderer Abdelrahman al-Jahni, the fifth person to
be executed since King Salman [BBC profile] took office last month.
Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people [AFP report] so far this year, and
the number of executions has significantly increased in recent years to
reach around 80 annually. A significant number of the executions are
completed by beheadings. The human rights record of Saudi Arabia [JURIST
news archive] has drawn heavy criticism from international... +read more
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