2019 Saudi Arabia mass execution

On 23 April 2019, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution of 37 imprisoned civilians who had been convicted, 21 on the basis of confessions allegedly obtained under coercion and torture,^[1]^[2] for terrorism-related allegations in six provinces in the country.^[3]^[4]^[5] Fourteen of the people executed had been convicted in relation to their participation in the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests in Qatif, mostly on the basis of torture-induced confessions.^[2]^[6] The executions were carried out by beheading,^[4]^[7] and two of the bodies were left on public display.^[8]^[4] According to Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry the convicts were all Saudi nationals.^{[citation needed]} Thirty-two of those executed belonged to the country's Shia minority.^[9]^[4]

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^ Ben Hubbard (23 April 2019). "Saudi Arabia Executes 37 in One Day for Terrorism". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Richard Hall (23 April 2019). "Saudi Arabia carries out 'chilling' mass execution of 37 people for 'terrorism offences'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "Saudi Arabia executes 37 people on terrorism-related charges". Al Jazeera. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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^ "Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens over alleged terrorism offences". The Guardian. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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^ "Saudi executions: Dozens killed included some arrested as juveniles". Middle East Eye. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.