Execution of Amina bint Abdul Halim Nassar

On 12 December 2011 Saudi Arabia beheaded Amina bint Abdul Halim Nassar in al-Jawf province for 'witchcraft and sorcery'.

2011 CE · 29.97, 40.20 · status: official

The account

The interior ministry said she sold herbs and charms. Amnesty International called the execution 'deeply shocking'.

Connections in the atlas

• Saudi Arabia's anti-witchcraft unit

Sources

1. Wikipedia: List of people executed for witchcraft
2. Wikipedia: Human rights in Saudi Arabia