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(BBC) Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 men on Saturday \u2013 more than during the whole of last year.<\/p>

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The group \u2013 including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national \u2013 were convicted of \u201cmultiple heinous crimes\u201d, including terrorism, state news agency SPA said.<\/p>\n

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Some were charged with belonging to the Islamic State group (IS), al-Qaeda or the Houthi rebels in Yemen.<\/p>

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Rights organisations say many do not receive fair trials in Saudi Arabia, an allegation the government rejects.<\/p>

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According to SPA, the latest group had been tried by 13 judges and gone through a three-stage judicial process.<\/p>\n

They were accused of plotting attacks on vital economic targets, killing or targeting members of the security forces, kidnapping, torture, rape and smuggling weapons into the country.<\/p>

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Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world \u2013 fifth in a list compiled by Amnesty International, the other four being China, Iran, Egypt and Iraq.<\/p>\n

It executed 69 people last year.<\/p>

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