Friday 2 September 2016

Saudi Arabian man jailed for 10 years for tweeting his atheist beliefs

Saudi Arabian man jailed for 10 years for tweeting his atheist beliefs

A Saudi Arabian court has ordered a man should be given 2,000 lashes and spend 10 years in prison because he ridiculed the Koran and denied the existence of God on Twitter. The 28-year-old was sentenced after the state's Islamic police discovered 600 tweets professing his atheism. Under laws introduced two years ago, atheism is defined as 'terrorism'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3768480/Saudi-Arabian-man-jailed-10-years-given-2-000-lashes-tweeting-atheist-beliefs-stating-religion-fuels-hostilities.html?source=Snapzu

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