Ahmad Al Shamri Explained
| Ahmad Al Shamri |
| Native Name: | أحمد الشامري |
| Nationality: | Saudi Arabian |
| Known For: | Alleged 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. 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]
Notes and References
- News: A Saudi man has been sentenced to death after insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter. Wootson. Cleve. 27 April 2017. Washington Post. 2017-04-30.
- News: Man 'sentenced to death' for being an atheist by Saudi Arabia. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426142501/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-man-sentenced-death-atheism-ahmad-al-shamri-hafar-al-batin-appeal-denied-a7703161.html . 2017-04-26 . limited. McKernan. Bethan. 2017-04-26. The Independent. 2017-04-30. live. en-GB.
- News: Saudi Man Sentenced to Death for Atheism: Memetic Failsafes. Pearce. Jonathan. 2017-04-27. A Tippling Philosopher. 2017-04-30. en-US.
- Web site: "مرتد حفر الباطن" يواجه إمكانية الإعدام وسط جدل واسع في السعودية. 2017-04-25. eremnews.com. ar. 2020-01-14.
