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September 13, 2017

Saudi Arabia: Death Sentence Imminent for Man Tortured over Protests
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In Saudi Arabia, human rights groups warn an execution is imminent for a
man who claims he was tortured as a teenager into confessing to crimes
he did not commit. Amnesty International reports the family of
21-year-old Abdulkareem al-Hawaj was told Monday the Saudi Supreme Court
upheld a death sentence for the young man over his alleged role in
anti-government protests during Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 and '12.
Amnesty says al-Hawaj is among at least 33 members of Saudi Arabia's
minority Shia Muslim community who are currently facing the death
penalty for alleged activities deemed a risk to national security.


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