Saudi Arabia set a record for the number of executions in 2025

Saudi Arabia set a record for the number of executions in 2025, with capital punishment carried out against 356 people. This was reported on January 1 by the Daily Mail newspaper.

"In 2025, Saudi authorities executed 356 people, setting a new record for the number of prisoners executed in the kingdom in one year," the article says.

Analysts attribute the increase in the number of executions to the "war on drugs" waged by local authorities. As part of such cases, 243 people were deprived of their lives.

It is specified that last year the Saudi authorities executed 338 people.

The Guardian newspaper reported on December 31 that in 2025, the United States set a record for the number of executions over the past 16 years. In total, 47 people were executed during the year. They were all men.

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