Stern message from Saudi Arabia




Inside Story show

Summary: Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people on terrorism charges in a day, prompting condemnations by human rights groups and Iran. Those executed include Fares al-Shuwail, al-Qaeda's "top religious leader" in the kindgom, and Nimr, al-Nimr, a Shia religious figure. Iran says Saudi Arabia will pay a high price for the execution of Nimr. What message is the kingdom sending? And will an iron fist succeed? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Ahmed al-Ibrahim, Saudi affairs specialist and security analyst. Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch. Joseph Kechichian, Senior Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research & Islamic Studies in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/