Five Ethiopian citizens were executed on Friday in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of trafficking hashish into the kingdom.
With these executions, the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the year has reached 205.
According to reports from foreign media, this is the third case within three months where Ethiopian citizens have been executed for drug-related offenses.
Meanwhile, last year Saudi Arabia recorded a record 356 executions, ranking among the countries with the highest number of executions in the world.
