Saudi Arabia sets new death penalty record, executing 340 people in 2025 — AFP tally

Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the kingdom killing 340 people so far this year after authorities said three people were put to death today.

The toll marks the second straight year Saudi Arabia has broken its own record since rights groups first began documenting the number of executions in the 1990s. The kingdom executed 338 people in 2024, an AFP tally showed.

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