North Korea publicly executes 2 teenagers for distributing South Korean movies

Hamhung, North Korea.
Hamhung City in North Korea. Photo: Raymond Cunningham / flickr.

North Korea has publicly executed three teenagers by firing squad – two for watching and distributing South Korean movies and one for murdering his stepmother [Read More…]

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day, 100 since start of 2022

Deera Square in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Known locally as "Chop-chop square", it is the location of public beheadings
Deera Square in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Known locally as "Chop-chop square", it is the location of public beheadings. Photo: BroadArrow.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of various charges, including terrorism, espionage and murder, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement, the Saudi [Read More…]

Execution does not Stop Indonesia’s Worker Agreement with Saudi Arabia

Deera Square in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Known locally as "Chop-chop square", it is the location of public beheadings
Deera Square in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Known locally as "Chop-chop square", it is the location of public beheadings. Photo: BroadArrow.

Indonesia’s government announced Friday that it would send 30,000 workers to Saudi Arabia under an agreement signed in October, despite the kingdom’s recent execution of [Read More…]

14 protesters face execution in Saudi after ‘unfair trial’: rights groups

Dira Square in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Used for executions and punishments handed out by sharia courts in Saudi Arabia
Dira Square in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Used for executions and punishments handed out by sharia courts in Saudi Arabia. Image: Luke Richard Thompson.

PanARMENIAN.Net – Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a “grossly unfair trial” linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights [Read More…]