Saudi Arabia executed former child protester Javad Koriris on November 14, despite UN findings that his detention was arbitrary, as the kingdom continued to use so-called "counter-terrorism laws" to suppress political dissent.
￭ According to the Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), Koriris was executed alongside Fadel al-Safwani, a prominent organizer of peaceful demonstrations in Qatif demanding civil rights and the release of political prisoners. Katif's Shiite population has faced decades of systematic discrimination, violent suppression of demonstrations, arbitrary arrests and executions.