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Coverage dated March 11, 2022 to March 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in its largest mass execution

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Saudi Arabia said it had executed a record 81 people in one day, exceeding the total number killed last year and sparking criticism from rights activists.

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  1. Voice of America

    SPA: Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Men for Terrorism, Other Charges (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The number dwarfs the 67 executions reported in the kingdom in all of 2021 and the 27 in 2020

  2. The Hill

    Saudi Arabia mass executes 81 people (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday carried out a mass execution of 81 people, the country’s s

  3. The Week

    Saudi Arabia conducts mass execution of 81 people (opens The Week)

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  4. FOX 5 New York

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 prisoners, including those convicted of killings and belonging to militant groups.

  5. Fox News

    Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 convicts in single day (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Saudi Arabia executed 81 people Saturday convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the

  7. Digital Journal

    Saudi Arabia puts 81 people to death in largest mass execution since 1980 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to terrorism.

  8. NPR

    Saudi Arabia carries out its largest known execution in the kingdom's modern history (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The number of those executed on Saturday — 81 — surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979.

  9. The Guardian

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’

  10. Slate Magazine

    Saudi Arabia Puts 81 Men to Death in Largest Mass Execution in Its Modern History (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    Saudi Arabia executed 73 Saudis, seven Yemenis, and one Syrian reportedly convicted of numerous crimes, including murder and joining terrorist groups.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in a single day (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Death penalty applied for range of charges in largest known mass execution carried out kingdom’s modern history.

  12. CBS News

    Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 convicts in a single day — its largest mass execution (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Those executed were convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 prisoners in a day | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Saudi officials executed 81 people in one day for terror-related offenses, including seven Yemenis and a Syrian, according to state media. This is the largest mass execution in the nation's history.

  14. The Times of Israel

    Saudis execute 81 for terror-related crimes, in largest mass execution on record (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Riydah says convicts were 'found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes,' included people linked to Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other terror groups

  15. France 24

    Saudi Arabia executes record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offences (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed a record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number killed last year and sparking criticism from rights activists.

  16. Insider

    Saudi Arabia executes a record 81 people in a single day (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The 81 men killed committed a range of "multiple heinous crimes," said Saudi Arabia, and included "ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Houthis" militants.

  17. New York Times

    Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death, Despite Promises to Curb Executions (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    It was the kingdom’s largest mass execution in years. In many cases, the charges involved “not a drop of blood,” a rights activist said.

  18. Delaware Public Media

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 people, the country's largest mass execution in modern times (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Saudi Arabia is drawing international criticism for putting 81 people to death in one day. The executions happen as the West is hoping to convince the kingdom to increase oil production.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    81 people put to death by Saudis (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.

  20. CBS News

    Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in its largest mass execution (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Saudi Arabia said it had executed a record 81 people in one day, exceeding the total number killed last year and sparking criticism from rights activists.

  21. NBC Los Angeles

    Saudi Arabia Puts 81 People to Death in Mass Execution (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Saudi Arabia killed 81 people in a mass execution Saturday, leading to protests and condemnation outside the kingdom.

  22. The National Interest

    81 Prisoners Put to Death in Saudi Arabia in Mass Execution (opens The National Interest)

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    The National Interest's feed description

    The eighty-one deaths surpassed the execution of sixty-three people who were put to death in 1980 after seizing control of the Grand Mosque of Mecca.

  23. The Times of Israel

    UN human rights chief condemns Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 81 on a single day (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Bachelet says executions may be related to the ongoing conflict against Iran-backed Houthis and to attempts to silence 'freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'

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