Saudi Arabia has already executed more than 140 people during the current year 2024, according to a census by AFP. 

The kingdom is criticized for its human rights record and restrictions on the right to expression in particular and the continued repression of dissent.

A great majority of the executions comprise members of the Shia minority group in Saudi Arabia through forged evidence and court verdicts.

Last year, 2023, the Saudi regime executed 172 people after executing 196 people in 2022, which means tripling the number compared to 2021, and seven times compared to 2020 – Saba News report.