Saudi faces rising criticism after mass execution 0 SHARES Share it! At least 33 of those executed belonged to Saudi Arabia’s Shiite minority, according to Human Rights Watch. The rights group said the convictions were based on “unfair” mass trials and on confessions allegedly extracted through torture. Not a whisper’ from USThe mass execution is the largest since January 2016, when Saudi Arabia executed a group of 47 people convicted of “terrorism”, including prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. At least 100 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to data released by SPA.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 24, 2019 15:33 UTC