The only countries who order more death penalties than Saudi Arabia are China and Iran, but beheading with a sword is unique to Saudis.
Saudi Arabia is on course to set a new record for beheading or crucifying people in 2019.
43 people were killed within the first three months of 2019. If this rate is maintained, the total for 2019 will be 172, a record. Since numbers started being accurately documented by rights groups in the early 2000s the figures have trended upwards.Saudi Arabia is on track to set a new record for beheading people in 2019 if it maintains its current intensity for the rest of the year.
The kingdom executed 43 people between January 1 and March 13, which trumps the 48 people beheaded between the January and April of 2018,
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