A Man In Saudi Arabia Sentenced To Death For Criticizing Government On X

A man in Saudi Arabia has been given a death sentence for his criticism of the national leadership via X, formerly known as Twitter, as reported by NPR.

The man, Muhammad al-Ghamdi, is a father of seven and a retired teacher. He ran two anonymous accounts on the platform where he shared critical views about the country’s administration. Human Rights Watch reported that the accounts had only 10 followers.

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The court used al-Ghamdi’s tweets as evidence of “crimes” of insulting the king, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, his son and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and supporting a terrorist ideology. Saudi activists have labeled this death sentence as one of the most severe amidst a series of verdicts against online dissenters.

There has been no official comment from Saudi authorities on the case. Al-Ghamdi’s elder brother, Saeed, suggests that the sentence is an attempt to pressure him. Saeed, an outspoken critic of the government, runs a human rights group in the U.K. called “Sanad.”

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