Saudi Arabia carries out mass execution of 81 people
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The Saudi authorities have executed 81 nationals and residents, including 40 in Al-Qatif all at once.
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Saudi Interior Ministry said that the convicts were guilty of holding "deviant beliefs and pledging allegiance to foreign organizations.
Saudi authorities have executed on Saturday 81 nationals and residents for allegedly being involved in "terrorism" within the Kingdom.
Saudi media outlets commented on the incident by publishing statements saying that the local authorities "have committed the crime of executing 40 detainees in Al-Qatif in one single day."
عاجل: السعودية ترتكب جريمة إعدام 40 معتقلاً من أهالي القطيف دفعة واحدة.
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Riyadh executed 81 men, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, after they were convicted on charges including "terrorism", as per the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Saudi Interior Ministry claimed the convicts were guilty of holding "deviant beliefs and pledging allegiance to foreign organizations," adding that three of the Yemenis were guilty of "forming a terrorist organization belonging to Al-Houthi," the Yemeni popular army forces that Biden himself reversed he decision that deems them a "terrorist" organization.
Back in January, the Saudi Arabia Court of Appeal ratified the death sentence of 2 Bahraini young men, Jaafar Sultan and Sadiq Thamer.
After Riyadh's decision, demonstrations took place in Dar Kulaib, a Bahraini village, rejecting "Saudi's unjust execution against the people of the village."
Sultan and Thamer denied the charges against them and considered them politically motivated, knowing that human rights organizations have documented that they were tortured by Saudi security forces to extract confessions during their arrest.
In June 2021, Saudi Arabian authorities executed Mustafa Al-Darwish while he was handcuffed, and then they disposed of his body in an undisclosed location for "crimes" he committed as a minor, which include "participating in armed rebellion," and "sowing discord".
The Saudi authorities prevented the media from publishing "condolence groups" links for the martyr Mustafa Al-Darwish, a resident of Tarout Island, Qatif.
The martyr was arrested as a minor because he participated in some of the popular movement activities in Qatif in 2015.
