Saudi Arabia carrying out ‘unprecedented wave’ of executions

Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty has sparked international alarm

Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty has sparked international alarm.

According to reports, more than 150 people have been executed – the highest figure recorded by human rights groups for 20 years.

Amnesty International has described “an unprecedented wave of executions marking a grim new milestone in the Saudi Arabian authorities’ use of the death penalty”.