Saudi Arabia carrying out 'unprecedented wave' of executions

An artist sentenced to death for apostasy. Three young Shia Muslims - arrested when they were minors - faced with beheading. And reports in the Saudi press of the imminent execution of more than 50 people. Saudi Arabia's use of the death penalty has sparked international alarm. The country's human rights record has been back in the news since January, when liberal blogger Raif Badawi was flogged after being convicted of insulting Islam.
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