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Saudi Arabia records executions of 100 foreign nationals this year

Jagran | 18/11/2024 03:27 PM | Click to read full article

The number of foreign nationals executed this year includes 21 Pakistanis, 20 from Yemen, 14 from Syria, 10 from Nigeria, nine from Egypt, eight from Jordan and seven from Ethiopia. Three each were hanged from India, Sudan, and Afghanistan and one each from Sri Lanka, Eritrea and the Philippines. This unprecedented rise in the use of the death penalty for foreign nationals has sparked alarm among human rights groups and foreign diplomats.

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