Saudi Arabia 'executes one person every two days'

Rampant executions under King Salman's rule fuelled by justice system 'riddled with holes', says Amnesty

Saudi Arabia execution protest
Protestors demonstrate in Jakarta against the execution of an Indonesian woman in Saudi Arabia
(Image credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia is executing prisoners on a massive scale and often without legal safeguards in place, Amnesty International has warned in its latest report.

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