Saudi Arabia mass execution 2019

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On April 23, 2019, the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]] carried out a mass [[execution]] of 37 imprisoned civilians convicted for terrorism-related allegations in 6 [[Regions of Saudi Arabia|provinces]] in the country.<ref name="ny"></ref><ref name="ind"></ref><ref name="press"></ref><ref name="jaz">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The executions were carried out by [[beheading]]<ref name="ind" /><ref name="gua">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and two of the bodies pinned to [[Crux simplex|pole]].<ref name="ind" /> According to [[Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)|Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry]] the convicts were all Saudi nationals.<ref name="press" /> Also 32 of those executed belonged to the country's [[Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia|Shiite minority]].<ref name="midd">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

== Reactions ==
* [[Human Rights Watch]] quickly condemned the killings: "Today's mass execution of mostly Shia citizens is a day we have feared for several years,"said Adam Coogle, Middle East researcher at HRW.<ref name="ind" />
* [[Amnesty International]] condemned the executions, labeling them “a chilling demonstration of the authorities' disregard for human life.”<ref name="fox"></ref>

==See also==
* [[Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia]]
* [[2016 Saudi Arabia mass execution]]


==References==


[[Category:21st-century executions by Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Prisoners sentenced to death by Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:2019 in Saudi Arabia]]

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