Saudi Arabia’s tally of executions has climbed to a new high for the second year in a row, driven largely by an intensified anti-drug campaign. The kingdom put 356 people.
Saudi Arabia’s tally of executions has climbed to a new high for the second year in a row, driven largely by an intensified anti-drug campaign. The kingdom put 356 people to death in 2025, according to official figures compiled by AFP, surpassing the 338 executions recorded in 2024. Of those killed last year, 243 were convicted in drug-linked cases—many arrested years ago who had reached the end of their legal appeals, per the Guardian. The spike follows Saudi Arabia’s decision in late 2022 to resume executions for narcotics offenses after a roughly three-year halt.
