Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia Among the Top Executioners in the World in 2024

In its annual report released on April 8, 2025, Amnesty International revealed that Saudi Arabia was among the top countries in the world for carrying out executions in 2024. The organization accused Saudi authorities of using the death penalty as a tool to silence political dissent.

According to the report, Saudi authorities carried out at least 345 executions within a single year — the highest number recorded by Amnesty since it began monitoring executions in the Kingdom.

The report stressed that the vast majority of executions in Saudi Arabia followed trials that lacked the minimum standards of fairness, relying heavily on confessions extracted under torture, with verdicts issued behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny and human rights monitoring.

This escalation in the use of the death penalty comes despite repeated promises by Saudi authorities to limit its use — exposing the falsehood of official claims regarding legal and human rights reforms.