{"id":8375,"date":"2018-01-02T07:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T12:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/?p=8375"},"modified":"2020-12-04T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T15:37:18","slug":"warning-2-years-mass-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2018\/01\/02\/warning-2-years-mass-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"A warning 2 years on from mass execution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;8234&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Two years on from a mass execution that saw political protesters \u2013 including children \u2013 killed, the government of Saudi Arabia shows no interest in halting a brutal wave of repression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people have been executed in the last two years, and now several young protesters face imminent execution on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s watch. The international community must hold him to his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2017\/11\/22\/vision-2030-5-things-need-know\/\">promises of \u2018reform\u2019<\/a>\u00a0by demanding a halt to all executions immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Two years since the Saudi authorities carried out a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2017\/12\/20\/5-worrying-things-weve-learned-new-saudi-execution-numbers\/\">mass execution of 47 people<\/a>, Reprieve US is warning of fresh repression in the Kingdom under the new Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p>On 2nd January 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people in one day. Among them were several political protesters and juveniles.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2017\/12\/20\/5-worrying-things-weve-learned-new-saudi-execution-numbers\/\">Our research<\/a>\u00a0has shown that in 2017, several smaller mass executions were carried out in the Kingdom, with 141 people executed overall. Some 70% of the year\u2019s executions were carried out after the new Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, took power in June.<\/p>\n<p>Reprieve US has raised concerns for <a href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/us\/2017\/07\/14\/14-saudis-facing-imminent-execution-protest-offences\/\">14 political protesters<\/a> who face imminent execution, after their death sentences were upheld in July 2017. 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