Protester Ali Al-Nimr, condemned to execution by Saudi Arabia (Photo: Facebook)

UN Calls On Saudi Regime To Halt Child Executions

Several prisoners who were convicted as children were among 47 people killed in a mass execution on January 2nd this year.

by Reprieve

Ali Al-Nimr’s Father Pleads For Son’s Release & Online Activism Ahead Of Crucifixion

The Saudi government’s move to sentence a juvenile offender to death, particularly after what the human rights group describes as a “grossly unfair trial” and confessions elicited under torture has sparked international outrage.

Ali Al-Nimr’s Father Pleads For Son’s Release & Online Activism Ahead Of Crucifixion

Click on CC for subtitles, as Mohammad Al-Nimr responds in Arabic, and make sure annotations are on for proper viewing of this video.    MINNEAPOLIS --- Saudi Arabia has carried out a record number of executions this year, but that didn’t stop the kingdom

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Mnar Muhawesh Adley

Mnar Muhawesh Adley

Mnar Adley is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

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