A man who posted a video online of himself ripping up a Koran and beating the shredded holy book with a shoe is to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia for renouncing his Muslim faith.
The unnamed prisoner, in his 20s, was given the death sentence by the country’s Sharia courts for the offence of apostasy – abandoning Islam – the Saudi Gazette reported.
Deviation from the nation’s enforced Sunni faith is harshly punished, according to Human Rights Watch.
Public worship by adherents of religions other than Islam is banned and anything deemed an insult to the faith can be treated as a crime.
The country’s interpretation of Wahhabism demands capital punishment for a wide range of crimes, including murder, rape, armed robbery and drugs smuggling. Full story...
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The unnamed prisoner, in his 20s, was given the death sentence by the country’s Sharia courts for the offence of apostasy – abandoning Islam – the Saudi Gazette reported.
Deviation from the nation’s enforced Sunni faith is harshly punished, according to Human Rights Watch.
Public worship by adherents of religions other than Islam is banned and anything deemed an insult to the faith can be treated as a crime.
The country’s interpretation of Wahhabism demands capital punishment for a wide range of crimes, including murder, rape, armed robbery and drugs smuggling. Full story...
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