Overview

• Turki al-Jasser was executed on June 14 after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court affirmed his death sentence, the Interior Ministry announced on X.
• He was convicted of terrorism and treason for allegedly managing a social media account that exposed corruption and human rights abuses by the royal family.
• In 2024 the kingdom carried out over 330 executions, nearly doubling the previous year’s total as daily death sentences became commonplace.
• Human rights organizations criticized the execution as a continuation of impunity enabled by the lack of accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
• Advocates warn the case signals a further crackdown on dissent and deepens fears over shrinking space for press freedom in Saudi Arabia.