{"id":7336,"date":"2019-04-14T13:31:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T13:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/7336-saudi-arabia-resorting-to-death-penalty-to-quash-opposition-amnesty\/"},"modified":"2019-04-14T13:31:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T13:31:13","slug":"saudi-arabia-resorting-to-death-penalty-to-quash-opposition-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/7336-saudi-arabia-resorting-to-death-penalty-to-quash-opposition-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia resorting to death penalty to quash opposition: Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is making use of the death penalty to crush opposition figures, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia is making use of the death penalty to crush opposition figures, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p>The London-based rights group said Saudi Arabia\u2019s public prosecutor was seeking the death penalty for more people.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi officials have also intensified crackdown in the country&#8217;s Shia-populated Eastern Province.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. 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