Saudi Arabia sentenced 8 people to death on Saturday. In this, seven more people were hanged in the case of killing their mother in cases related to drug smuggling. This information was given by the government news agency Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

According to the SPA, four Somali and three Ethiopian citizens were sentenced to death on charges of “Hashish’s smuggling” in the southern region Najraran. All were convicted in the case related to drugs.

So far 230 people have been hanged in 2025
According to the AFP report, since the beginning of 2025, 230 people have been hanged in Saudi Arabia so far. Of these, 154 people have been sentenced to death in cases related to drugs.

2024 records can also leave 2025
According to experts, the hanging speed in 2025 can cross the 2024 figures. Last year, 338 people were sentenced to death. This increase is believed to be the result of the “War against drugs” launched in 2023.

Fans increased due to “War on Drugs” started from 2023
Analysts believe that the number of fans has increased due to the “War on Drugs” campaign against drugs. Under this campaign started in 2023, the arrested people are now being punished.

What happened so far on the hanging of drugs
2019-2022: There was a ban on hanging in drug cases for almost three years.
2022: 19 people were hanged in drug cases.
2023: Only 2 people were hanged.
2024: 117 people were punished in case of drugs.
2025: So far, 154 fans have been done only in drug cases.

Criticism and government side
Human rights activists are criticizing Saudi Arabia’s policy of constantly hanging. He says that it damages the image of the country’s “open and tolerant society”, which is part of the Vision 2030 scheme of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. At the same time, the Saudi government says that “death punishment is necessary to maintain public system and it is given only after the final appeal is rejected.”

Different countries have different stance on the death penalty ie hanging around the world. According to the 2024 report of Amnesty International, 112 countries have completely abolished the death penalty for all crimes. In such a situation, let us know which are the countries that have completely stopped the death penalty and in which countries the death penalty is being punished indiscriminately.

In which countries the death penalty completely ends

Among the most recent examples, Zimbabwe abolished the death penalty for general offenses in 2024, while Zambia completely abolished it in 2023. Apart from this, Sierra Leon, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Kazakhstan, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea, and Ghana have also eliminated hanging in recent years for completely or for general crimes.

Many reasons account for this

The first and biggest reason is the honor of human rights United Nations and many international organizations believe that the death penalty violates the right to life. It is considered cruel, inhuman and derogatory punishment. Not only this, it has been seen in many countries that innocent people were hanged due to wrong punishment. One reason for not giving death penalty is that no study shows that the death penalty is effective in reducing the rate of crime.

The most sentence of death penalty in these countries

However, there are also countries where the death penalty is still sentenced to the most, including countries like China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and America. Thousands of hanging are especially hanged every year in China, but accurate figures are kept secret.

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