CNN —A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, say his brother and advocacy group Human Rights Watch. Muhammad al-Ghamdi, a 54-year-old retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights violations,” his brother Saeed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi tweeted last week. According to the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, Saudi Arabia has executed at least 92 people this year so far. In 2022, UK-based human rights organization ALQST cataloged 148 executions in Saudi Arabia – more than twice the number of executions it recorded in 2021. “The Saudi authorities asked me several times to return to Saudi Arabia, but I refused to do so.

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Persons: Muhammad al, “, Saeed bin Nasser, Ghamdi, ” Joey Shea, Lina Alhathloul, Loujain, ”, Saeed Organizations: CNN, Saudi, Human Rights Watch, ‘, Human Rights, European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom