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2014-05-16 Arabia

HRW Urges Saudi to Free Two Ahmadis Held for Apostasy

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "Not only have Saudi authorities interfered with the personal beliefs of these two men, but they've left them sitting in jail for two years in legal limbo with no end in sight," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East director.

Under Saudi Arabia's legal system, the penalty for apostasy is death.

Seems like the status quo is a de facto commutation to life imprisonment.

If you want religious freedom, best to immigrate to the USA.

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-16 14:31|| 2014-05-16 14:31|| Front Page Top

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