Saudi Arabia cancels death sentence for a man over a Facebook post; Sri Lanka ambassador visits the prisoner
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court overturned a death sentence for Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa, who was convicted of blasphemy for making offensive remarks in Tamil.
- Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court overturned a death sentence for Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa.
- Anojan Sivarasa was initially sentenced to five years in prison by the Al-Ahsa Criminal Court.
- Sivarasa was convicted of blasphemy after a Saudi appellate court found him guilty of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in Tamil.
- Saudi Arabia carried out at least 356 executions in 2025.
Outlets: BBC Middle East, Mint, Scroll.in, The Hindu (International), The Independent, The Indian Express
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