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Freedom in the World 2026: Saudi Arabia
Freedom House · 2026
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2026-09-01
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Covers 2025. Score 9/100, Not Free. Reports at least 356 executions in 2025, 345 in 2024 and 170 in 2023, and replacement of kafala sponsorship with contract-based employment.
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Concentrating power in the crown prince was necessary to push through Saudi Arabia's economic and social reforms against clerical and bureaucratic resistance.
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Saudi Arabia executed at least 170 people in 2023, 345 in 2024 and 356 in 2025, the highest numbers in decades, many for non-lethal drug offences.
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