Wednesday 26 April 2017

A man has been 'sentenced to death' in Saudi Arabia for being an atheist

A man has been 'sentenced to death' in Saudi Arabia for being an atheist

A man in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to death on charges of apostasy after losing two appeals.  Several local media reports identified the man as Ahmad Al Shamri, in his 20s, from the town of Hafar al-Batin, who first came to the authorities’ attention in 2014 after allegedly uploading videos to social media in which he renounced Islam and the Prophet Mohammed. 
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-man-sentenced-death-atheism-ahmad-al-shamri-hafar-al-batin-appeal-denied-a7703161.html?source=Snapzu

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