Saudi man sentenced to death over posts on YouTube and X (Twitter)
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Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent | AP News
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Mr. Al-Ghamdi has been accused of ``betraying religion,'' ``disturbing public safety,'' ``conspiracy against the government,'' and ``insulting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its crown prince,'' by reposting and sharing posts online. '' are suspected of committing such acts.
Al-Ghamdi himself is a teacher who lives in Mecca, but his younger brother Saeed bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi lives in the UK and is known for criticizing the Saudi government. This appears to be part of the Crown Prince's efforts to suppress opposition.
In 2022, a Saudi woman living in the UK was arrested on her way home and sentenced to 34 years in prison for posting things that appealed for basic human rights and reposting in support of women's right to drive. have been sentenced.
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Saudi Arabia is known as one of the top executioners in the world, and according to the human rights protection organization Amnesty International, the number of executions in 2022, 196, was the highest in the past 30 years recorded by Amnesty. However, this is the first time that a death sentence has been issued for online actions.
Responding to the death sentence, Al-Ghamdi's brother, Saeed, said: ``This erroneous sentence was an attempt by the investigating authorities to make me suffer personally after they failed in their attempts to have me return home.'' .
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