Saudi Arabia doubles executions in 2022: Report

Saudi Arabia executed at least 41 people belonging to the country's Shia minority group in 2022

Saudi Arabia set to eclipse all-time executions record in 2022

The kingdom killed 120 detainees in the first half of the year, returning to the pre-COVID levels of executions

UK special forces covered up civilian executions in Afghanistan: BBC

Over 50 Afghan civilians were reportedly killed by the British SAS between November 2010 and May 2011

Rights groups lobby UN over executions in Saudi Arabia

Three weeks ago, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people, including seven Yemeni nationals and one Syrian, in a single day

Qatari, Taliban officials meet in Afghanistan for bilateral talks

The two top officials discussed expanding bilateral relations and Doha potentially providing humanitarian aid to Kabul

Iraqi court sentences 14 people to death in 2014 Camp Speicher massacre case

In 2016, 36 men were hanged for their participation in the Camp Speicher massacre

Macron will not apologize for French colonization of Algeria

The French president alleges that offering an apology for over a century of colonization and brutal war crimes would be 'the worst option'

UK to launch probe into mass execution of Afghan civilians by British forces

British soldiers murdered at least 54 unarmed civilians, then planted weapons on them to disguise the kills as an outcome of gunfire exchange

Iranian currency slides to historic low as EU threatens ‘very tough sanctions package’

The new round of sanctions against the Islamic Republic will be implemented just days after the execution of two protesters

First mass execution in Kuwait since 2017

Human rights organizations argue that it is difficult for the defendants to receive a fair trial

Taliban government fully implements Sharia law

Sharia law includes severe punishments including mutilation and execution for crimes such as theft, apostasy, adultery, and sedition

HTS, White Helmets plot false-flag operation in northern Syria: Russia

Over the course of the western-sponsored war, false flag attacks have been a common tool used by the opposition to rally US military support

Saudi Arabia quells dissent inside the United States: Report

Saudi Arabia, a key ally of the US and Israel, holds one of the poorest human rights records in the world for several decades

Saudi courts sentence 15 prisoners to death: ESOHR

The recent court ruling occurred during a period when the UN has been calling on the Saudi authorities to revoke the death penalty for Abdullah al-Hwaiti

Saudi court sentences tribesmen to death for protesting forced eviction

The Howeitat tribe has been forcibly evicted from its land to make room for a futuristic megacity that is part of the kingdom's Vision 2030 development initiative

MbS immune to prosecution: Lawyers

The crown prince's lawyers say his new post shields him from prosecution in the case over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi crown prince appointed prime minister by royal decree

MbS has become the first Saudi prince to hold the position of PM, a role historically reserved for the king

Over 600 Palestinians arrested last month: report

The commission said that, by the end of August, 4,650 Palestinian prisoners were held in occupation prisons

Declassified Mossad document reveals military collaboration with Lebanese Christian militias

The report establishes 1958 as the year when contact between Lebanese officials and the Israeli military establishment was first initiated

Saudi Arabia soon to execute 34 detainees: ESOHR

The rights group condemned the Saudi government for sentencing 120 people to death during the first five months of 2022

For 18 months, as ISIS advanced, the US did nothing to stop them

Collusion with terror: For 18 months, until the Russian Air Force entered Syrian skies, the US did absolutely nothing to stop ISIS from taking over swathes of Syria and Iraq

Over 100 ISIS suspects arrested in US-controlled refugee camp in Syria

Around 56,000 refugees live in Al-Hawl camp, as the camp is home to the wives, widows, and children of ISIS fighters

Saudi Arabia sentences activist to 18 years in prison

Muhammad al-Jedaei was initially detained in 2019, with the Saudi Court of Appeals extending his sentence on 31 August, during a period of crackdowns on individuals who oppose the kingdom

Former Iranian official sentenced to life in prison by Swedish court

Hamid Nouri was charged with crimes under international law, specifically for his alleged torture of political prisoners at the Gohardasht prison in Karaj, Iran, in 1988

Over 40 Palestinians detained in Israeli raids across West Bank

The main focus of the arrest campaign was the town of Silwad, where dozens of blindfolded prisoners were paraded around the town by Israeli forces

Saudi forces carry out arrest campaigns in Shia-populated areas

Countless protests have occurred in response to unjust arrests and executions by Saudi authorities

Kuwait summons US envoy over Pride Month statement

Kuwait’s foreign ministry emphasized the need for the US embassy to respect the laws and regulations of the nation

Rights groups urge KSA to stop execution of Bahraini nationals

Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer were tried on terrorism-related charges over alleged smuggling of explosive materials into the country

Saudi Arabia executes three men on charges of ‘terrorism’

These killings come just two months after the kingdom carried out a mass execution of 81 detainees

Lionel Messi is Saudi Arabia’s new ‘tourism ambassador’

Messi has drawn sharp criticism for whitewashing the kingdom's long history of human rights abuses and their brutal war on Yemen