Shiite activists; Still under the strict rule of Al Saud.
In the last one year, the judicial system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has sent 44 people to the death squad on charges of having links with terrorist groups, and only 12 of them were executed in the last month. According to the news published in the media, most of these people are from the eastern and Shiite areas of Saudi Arabia. This series of executions follows while many human rights institutions and international organizations are still criticizing the continuation of the execution of the death penalty against political opponents or revolutionary activists in this Arab country. Analysts believe that the execution of political opponents is still one of Riyadh’s tools to silence any “dissident” voice. Human rights observers also consider the continuation of the execution policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the direction of Riyadh’s propaganda regarding extensive political and social reforms. In the eyes of international observers, the continuation of the death penalty is a kind of double standard in the reform process of the young Saudi prince.
