The problem was a trivial one; there was a dog in a non-muslim religious procession which was wantonly kicked by a muslim man. As any normal empathetic human would, this person wrote a facebook post condemning it in somewhat strong terms which may have had some religious flavour which he later deleted and apologized for.
The above is what is being tried under blasphemous laws by the Saudis. Where is the outrage from the international media, human rights organizations and the larger world?
We are living in the 21st century, for goodness' sake!
>Saudi Arabia is among the world's most prolific executioners. According to Amnesty, at least 175 people had been executed in the kingdom this year as of 5 October, most of them foreign nationals, including at least 94 people from more than 20 countries. It has no written penal code, leaving many offences and punishments to judges' interpretation of Sharia, and broad provisions in its counter-terrorism and cybercrime laws have been used to impose long sentences for social media posts.
This should be widely publicized. No foreigner is safe.
Saudi Arabia executed 356 people last year. Apparently a record.
Iraq, China, Egypt, Somalia... The list goes on. And unfortunately the USA is also on that wall of shame (47 in 2025).
The world is not in a great shape.
EDIT: In many Muslim countries blasphemy and apostasy are punishable by death. Not all of them enforce it though but it's still in the books.
Let's not forget that the terrorists of 9/11 were Saudi. This is the real face of Islam; it is the antithesis of tolerance.
This was in european nation!
zaik•2h ago
Animats•2h ago
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
EA-3167•1h ago
Maybe you’re thinking of Kashoggi?
newyankee•39m ago
EA-3167•37m ago
boxed•25m ago
JdeBP•1h ago
* https://tamilguardian.com/content/explainer-sivarasa-anojan-...
rramadass•1h ago
"No one should be imprisoned, let alone face execution simply for expressing their views, even if these are deemed insulting or offensive," said Heba Morayef, Amnesty's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.
mips_avatar•20m ago