US EditionSaudi Arabia to execute man for criticising government on Twitter account with only nine followers
- A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death for his posts on social media platforms X and YouTube, as part of a wider crackdown on dissent in the country led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- The sentence against Mohammed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi is seen as an escalation of repression, with long prison sentences being issued for free speech.
- The death penalty for online behavior is a new development in the crackdown, which has drawn international criticism, and highlights the message that "nobody is safe and even a tweet can get you killed.
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Saudi Twitter User With 10 Followers Sentenced to Death For Reposting Criticism of MBS
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Aleksey Nikolskyi / Sputnik via AP) Human rights groups are expressing outrage over the death sentence imposed on a Saudi man for tweeting criticisms about controversial Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, known as MBS. Muhammad Alghamdi has just 10 followers on his two anonymous X social media accounts, according to National Public Radio. This is believed to be the first death sentence for online a…
Saudi man sentenced to death after tweeting criticism
A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, his brother and advocacy group Human Rights Watch say.Muhammad al-Ghamdi, a 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced "following 5 tweets criticising corruption and human rights violations," his brother Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi tweeted last week.According to Human Rights Watch, Muhammad al-Ghamdi was arrested last year and given little access to a l…
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