One really has to keep his mouth shut in Saudi Arabia or you can get the death sentence. I wonder if Saudi Arabia will listen to what these demonstrators are saying.
Demo held in Saudi Arabia against dissidents’ death sentences
[ 25 October 2014 01:38 ]
Baku-APA. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to protest against the death sentences given to a Shia Muslim cleric and two other dissidents, APA reports quoting Press TV.
People launched a rally in the city of Awamiyah on Friday to show their solidarity with the political dissidents who have been handed down the death penalty.
On Tuesday, a Saudi court sentenced two political dissidents to death and five others to long jail terms for attending anti-regime rallies.
Earlier in the month, the prominent Saudi Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, was sentenced to death at the Specialized Criminal Court in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh.
Nimr was attacked and detained in the Saudi city of Qatif in July 2012. His arrest sparked widespread protests in the kingdom and other countries including Bahrain.
Sheikh Nimr is accused of disturbing the country’s security, giving anti-regime speeches, and defending political prisoners.
Amnesty International has called the death sentence for Sheikh Nimr “appalling,” saying the verdict should be quashed since it is politically motivated.
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APA - Demo held in Saudi Arabia against dissidents death sentences?
Demo held in Saudi Arabia against dissidents’ death sentences
[ 25 October 2014 01:38 ]
Baku-APA. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to protest against the death sentences given to a Shia Muslim cleric and two other dissidents, APA reports quoting Press TV.
People launched a rally in the city of Awamiyah on Friday to show their solidarity with the political dissidents who have been handed down the death penalty.
On Tuesday, a Saudi court sentenced two political dissidents to death and five others to long jail terms for attending anti-regime rallies.
Earlier in the month, the prominent Saudi Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, was sentenced to death at the Specialized Criminal Court in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh.
Nimr was attacked and detained in the Saudi city of Qatif in July 2012. His arrest sparked widespread protests in the kingdom and other countries including Bahrain.
Sheikh Nimr is accused of disturbing the country’s security, giving anti-regime speeches, and defending political prisoners.
Amnesty International has called the death sentence for Sheikh Nimr “appalling,” saying the verdict should be quashed since it is politically motivated.
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APA - Demo held in Saudi Arabia against dissidents death sentences?