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Saudi Arabia: Man Executed for Childhood Offenses
October 19, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:

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Saudi Arabia: Man Executed for Childhood Offenses

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(Beirut) - Saudi authorities announced on October 17, 2026, that they had executed Hassan Zaki al-Faraj, who was convicted of crimes allegedly committed when he was a 14-year-old boy, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Supreme Court has also apparently upheld the death sentence of an . . .

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