Saudi academic sentenced to death over social media use  – Middle East Monitor

by Press Room


A prominent Saudi Arabian law professor has been handed a death sentence over social media usage. The pro-reform cleric is accused of using such platforms as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to disseminate anti-government news, reported The Guardian today.

The 65-year-old was arrested in September 2017 when then-newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) oversaw a crackdown against dissent, nominally part of an…



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