Ahmad Al Shamri

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][2] 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.[3] In 2015 he was sentenced to death upon conviction of apostasy and blasphemy by a local court.[2] After two appeals his death sentence was upheld, drawing international reactions in both support and opposition to the sentence via the hashtag #مرتد_حفرالباطن.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "A Saudi man has been sentenced to death after insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "Man 'sentenced to death' for being an atheist by Saudi Arabia". The Independent. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Saudi Arabia sentences an atheist to death for uploading a video renouncing Islam and the Prophet Mohammed". The Sun. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Saudi Man Sentenced to Death for Atheism: Memetic Failsafes". A Tippling Philosopher. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-30.


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