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Urgent Action: Death sentence for juvenile offender in Saudi Arabia

Overview

A Saudi Arabian Shi’a man has been sentenced to death by the Specialized Criminal Court for offences that occurred when he was 16 years old. He says he was held incommunicado in solitary confinement for five months and tortured into “confessing”.

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Saudi Arabia

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