Ahmad Al Shamri

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Ahmad Al Shamri
أحمد الشامري
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Known forAlleged apostasy, death sentence

Ahmad Al Shamri is a Saudi dissident facing the death penalty for alleged apostasy and blasphemy.[1] He was born in the city of Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Arabia. His case was first brought to religious authorities in 2014 after he allegedly renounced his Islamic faith on social media.[2] In 2015 he was sentenced to death upon conviction of apostasy and blasphemy by a local court.[2] After two appeals his death sentence was upheld, drawing international reactions in both support and opposition to the sentence via the hashtag #مرتد_حفرالباطن.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Wootson, Cleve (27 April 2017). "A Saudi man has been sentenced to death after insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b McKernan, Bethan (2017-04-26). "Man 'sentenced to death' for being an atheist by Saudi Arabia". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-04-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Pearce, Jonathan (2017-04-27). "Saudi Man Sentenced to Death for Atheism: Memetic Failsafes". A Tippling Philosopher. Retrieved 2017-04-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ ""مرتد حفر الباطن" يواجه إمكانية الإعدام وسط جدل واسع في السعودية". eremnews.com (in Arabic). 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2020-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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