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    Three Saudis beheaded for murder

    Three Saudis were beheaded on Saturday in the western city of Taef after being convicted of killing fellow citizens in two separate incidents, state news agency SPA reported.

    Mahfoudh bin Ali al-Kenani was beheaded by the sword for stabbing to death Ali Saeed al-Khazmari because of a feud between them, SPA said.

    Meanwhile, two brothers, Mohammed and Saud al-Jaeed were also executed for shooting dead fellow citizen Hilal bin Sayel al-Harthi, SPA said in another statement.

    Saturday's executions bring to 37 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year, according to an AFP tally based on official and human rights group reports.

    On June 10, London-based watchdog Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to stop applying the death penalty, saying there had been a significant rise in the number of executions in the previous six weeks.

    It said 15 people were executed in May alone.

    In 2009, the number of executions reached 67, compared to 102 in 2008.
    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat....il=48296&rand=

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    Saudi beheads murderer

    Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens by sword in Riyadh on Friday after he was convicted of killing a fellow Saudi, said the ministry of interior.

    Naser al-Qahtani has stabbed Hasan al-Bishi to death over a feud between them, the ministry said in the statement carried by state news agency SPA.

    His execution brings to 41 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year, according to an AFP tally based on official and human rights group reports.

    In June, London-based watchdog Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to stop applying the death penalty, saying there had been a significant rise in the number of executions in the previous six weeks.

    It said 15 people were executed in May alone.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://www.mysinchew.com/node/63787

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    Imagine seeing a video of a Saudi execution? :frown:

    I'm NOT saying anyone should post it on here but that would leave anyone pretty shaken unless you were a member of the Taliban or something!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheKindExecutioner View Post
    Imagine seeing a video of a Saudi execution? :frown:

    I'm NOT saying anyone should post it on here but that would leave anyone pretty shaken unless you were a member of the Taliban or something!
    ??? Good enough?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Heidi View Post
    ??? Good enough?

    But they don't even show a beheading there. It's just an interview. So no, it's not good enough.

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    Man beheaded today for practising sorcery

    Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sudanese man by sword in the western city of Medina on Monday after he was convicted of practising sorcery, the interior ministry announced.

    Abdul Hamid Al Fakki "practised witchcraft and sorcery," which are illegal under Saudi Arabia's Islamic sharia law, said a ministry statement carried by state news agency SPA.

    In October last year, Amnesty International said it had appealed to King Abdullah in a letter to commute Fakki's death sentence.

    His execution brings to 42 the number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year, according to an AFP tally based on official and human rights group reports.

    In June, London-based watchdog Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to stop applying the death penalty, saying there had been a significant rise in the number of executions in the previous six weeks.

    It said 15 people were executed in May alone.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://www.emirates247.com/news/regi...09-19-1.419442

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    Two Saudis beheaded for murders

    RIYADH — Two Saudi men convicted of murder were executed by the sword on Friday in the northern city of Tabuk, the interior ministry said.

    Karim bin Farhan al-Messeyden al-Atawi was found guilty of stabbing to death brothers Hammud and Saud Ali al-Atawi, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

    In a separate case, Ahmed bin Awdeh al-Atawi was convicted for having shot dead an Afghani, Mohammed Zaki Zaher Khan, with a machine gun, the ministry said in a separate statement.

    The executions bring the total number of beheadings in Saudi Arabia this year to at least 48.

    Saudi Arabia has “resumed executions at an alarming pace” since the end of August, Amnesty International said last month, adding that around 140 prisoners were believed to be on death row in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom.

    The London-based watchdog said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states that voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under the oil-rich Gulf state’s strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displaya...iddleeast&col=

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    Saudi Arabia executes eight Bangladeshi nationals

    Saudi Arabia has executed eight Bangladeshi migrant workers, sentenced to death for the alleged murder of an Egyptian man.

    Eight Bangladeshi men have been executed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Friday.

    The migrant workers, who were beheaded in public, were sentenced to death for the alleged murder of an Egyptian man in April 2007.

    Since the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, executions have resumed in Saudi Arabia at an alarming rate.

    “Court proceedings in Saudi Arabia fall far short of international standards for fair trial and news of these recent multiple executions is deeply disturbing,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa.

    “The Saudi authorities appear to have increased the number of executions in recent months, a move that puts the country at odds with the worldwide trend against the death penalty.”

    “The government must establish an immediate moratorium on executions in the Kingdom and commute all death sentences, with a view to abolishing the death penalty completely,” she added.

    The beheadings bring the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year to at least 58, more than double than the 2010 figures. Twenty of those executed in 2011 were foreign nationals.

    The Bangladeshi men who were executed are Ma’mun Abdul Mannan, Faruq Jamal, Sumon Miah, Mohammed Sumon, Shafiq al-Islam, Mas’ud Shamsul Haque, Abu al-Hussain Ahmed, Mutir al-Rahman.

    According to reports, the Egyptian man was killed during a clash between the Bangladeshi workers and a group of men who allegedly were stealing electric cable from a building complex where the Bangladeshis worked.

    Three other Bangladeshis were sentenced to prison terms and flogging.

    Two other Saudi nationals were executed in the northern city of Tabuk, bringing the total number of executions on Friday to ten.

    Many of those executed in Saudi Arabia in recent years have been foreign nationals, mostly migrant workers from poor and developing countries.
    Defendants often have no defence lawyer and are unable to follow court proceedings in Arabic. They are also rarely allowed formal representation by a lawyer, and in many cases are not informed of the progress of legal proceedings against them.

    They, and many of the Saudi Arabians who are executed, also have no access to influential figures such as government authorities or heads of tribes, nor to money, both crucial factors in paying blood money or securing a pardon in murder cases.

    Saudi Arabia applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences.

    They may be convicted solely on the basis of confessions obtained under duress or deception.

    At least 158 people, including 76 foreign nationals, were executed by the Saudi Arabian authorities in 2007. In 2008 some 102 people, including almost 40 foreign nationals, were executed.

    In 2009, at least 69 people are known to have been executed, including 19 foreign nationals and in 2010, at least 27 people were executed including six foreign nationals.

    http://www.canadaviews.ca/2011/10/07...shi-nationals/

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    Another Saudi beheaded

    A Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword on Sunday in the southern city of Najran, the interior ministry said. Hassan bin Ali al-Shihri was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. Sunday's execution came two days after Saudi Arabia executed eight Bangladeshis and two Saudis.

    The executions bring the total number of beheadings in Saudi Arabia this year to at least 57. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused the ultra-conservative kingdom of resuming executions "at an alarming pace" since the end of August. Around 140 prisoners are believed to be currently on death row, according to Amnesty.

    The London-based watchdog said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions. Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under the oil-rich Gulf state's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://www.vocfm.co.za/index.php?opt...ded&Itemid=122

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    Saudi women, Yemenis beheaded for murders

    Two Saudi women and two Yemeni men were executed by the sword on Wednesday for separate murders, the interior ministry said, bringing the number of executions there to at least 62 this year.

    Suad bint Hosni al-Enzi and her sister Muna were convicted of murdering Namsha bint Khozaim al-Enzi after breaking into her house, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.

    The first woman stabbed the victim to death while the second held her daughter to prevent her from rescuing her mother, the statement said.

    Both women were executed in Riyadh.

    In the second case, Yemenis Ali bin Hasan bin Naji al-Hamdi and Molatef bin Mohammed bin Naji al-Hamdi were condemned after storming a house near the Red Sea city of Jeddah and killing an Ethiopian guard, the ministry said.

    The pair were executed in Jeddah.

    On Tuesday, the UN human rights office expressed distress at Saudi Arabia's execution of 10 men, including eight Bangladeshis, and urged the ultra-conservative kingdom to place a moratorium on the death penalty.

    The eight Bangladeshis were beheaded on Saturday for stealing goods from a warehouse and leaving its Egyptian guard to die.

    On the same day, two Saudis were also beheaded.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under the oil-rich Gulf state's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsCont...r-murders.aspx

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