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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7668617.stm
Amnesty: Executions Surging in Saudi Arabia
[BBC News] Amnesty International says executions are surging in Saudi Arabia, and those most likely to face death by the sword are migrant workers and poor Saudis because they are unable to use the "blood money" system. Amnesty's report - "Affront to Justice: Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia" - says there were 158 recorded executions in 2007 and the figure between January and August 2008 stood at 71. There were at least 1,695 executions between 1985 and May 2008, of which 830 were foreign nationals - a highly disproportionate figure. In some cases, execution is followed by crucifixion, Amnesty said.