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As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
7 November 2025 at 18:35
Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.
A square in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where public executions took place not long ago. The kingdom applies the death penalty for a wide range of offenses.
© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times
