Saudi Arabia: Further Information: Jalal Labbad Executed for Alleged Crimes as a Child

Saudi Arabia: Further Information: Jalal Labbad Executed for Alleged Crimes as a Child

On 21 August 2025, Saudi authorities executed Jalal Labbad for crimes allegedly committed when he was under 18 years of age [a child]. Jalal Labbad, born on 3 April 1995, was arrested in connection with his participation in protests in 2011 and 2012 against the treatment of Saudi Arabia’s Shi’a mino...