Journalist Arrested For Apostasy In Saudi Arabia

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Ali Abu Lahoum, a Saudi-based Yemeni journalist, was arrested in August and charged with apostasy and insulting Islamic sanctities. On October 26th, a criminal court in Najran sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Lahoum moved to Saudi Arabia from Yemen to work as the executive director of the Alwadi TV Channel. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported that Lahoum was initially arrested for a labor complaint in which he allegedly owed work to an unnamed employer. Later, RSF obtained a copy of the document refuting the initial claims for his arrest. The paper mentioned the cause of his arrest was using social media to "spread ideas of apostasy, atheism, and blasphemy." Sabrina Bennoui, RSF's Middle East desk head, is calling for his immediate release. She mentioned that "space for debate and for exchanging information is still subject to draconian surveillance in Saudi Arabia." A 2020 Amnesty International report stated that despite all the rhetoric of reforms in Saudi Arabia, the Arab state is still systematically silencing dissent.

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Journalist Arrested for Apostasy in Saudi Arabia

Location: Saudi Arabia