On Saturday, November 14, the Saudi Arabian authorities announced that they had executed two men who had been convicted of "assassination" crimes.
According to the announcement of the Saudi Ministry of Interior, Fazl al-Safwani and Javad Kariris were found guilty of a series of crimes, including "shooting at the security forces and joining a foreign assassination organization."
These two Saudi citizens were executed in the eastern regions of Saudi Arabia after his appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court in that country.
The London-based human rights organization Rafrio announced that Javad Kariris was arrested in December 2020 on charges of participating in wiretapping and organizing activities on social networks.
According to this organization, Kariris was 14 years old when the interceptions took place and he is being tortured to confess to crimes he did not commit.
This organization added that since August 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed five men who were children when their alleged crimes took place. According to Riprio, all of these people were from Shia families in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia and were charged with crimes related to the 2011 and subsequent interceptions.