Saudi teacher

Saudi court sentences government critic to death


Issue 1175 - 31 Aug 2023 | 1 minute read

The Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh has sentenced retired teacher Mohammed Al-Ghamdi to death for a series of tweets in which he criticised corruption and unemployment levels and called for the release of political prisoners.

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