Govt. Steps up Efforts to Assist Sri Lankan Facing Judicial Proceedings in Saudi Arabia

Sri Lankan MP seeks PM Modi's help for Tamil youth facing death over blasphemy

His lawyer later verbally informed the Sri Lankan Embassy in Riyadh that the punishment had reportedly been increased to a death sentence. The embassy is awaiting formal confirmation from Saudi judicial authorities.

Sri Lankan migrant worker Sivarasa Anojan faces death sentence in Saudi Arabia over alleged social media post on Islam

A Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker, Sivarasa Anojan, is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia after an appeal against a five-year prison sentence over a Facebook post deemed insulting to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. The reported ruling has triggered urgent calls for diplomatic intervention from Sri Lankan politicians, activists and the worker’s family. The latest development marks a dramatic escalation in a case that had already placed Anoj…

Govt. steps up efforts to assist Sri Lankan facing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia

Govt. steps up efforts to assist Sri Lankan facing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka assists Anojan Sivarasa amid reported Saudi death sentence

Anojan Sivarasa Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says it is providing diplomatic assistance to Anojan Sivarasa amid unconfirmed reports that a Saudi appeal court has increased the Sri Lankan national’s five-year prison sentence to a death sentence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism said on September 18, 2026, that it was closely following Sivarasa’s case as he undergoes judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry…

Shanakiyan urges urgent action over reported death sentence for Lankan in Saudi Arabia

Batticaloa District ITAK MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam yesterday urged the Government to take immediate action to save the life of Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has reportedly been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. In a statement posted on ‘X’, Rasamanickam said he would raise the matter in Parliament next week, while questioning the Foreign Ministry’s handling of the case and the accountability surrounding the appeal process. He sai…

Sri Lankan faces death sentence in Saudi Arabia: Foreign Ministry closely monitors situation

The Sri Lankan Government is closely following the case of Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who is currently undergoing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia over alleged defamatory remarks against Islam.