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Saudi Arabia cancels death sentence for Sri Lankan who insulted Prophet Muhammad

Areeb Ullah · Middle East Eye
Published 15 Oct 2026, 1:08 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Saudi Arabia cancels death sentence for Sri Lankan who insulted Prophet Muhammad Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 13:29 A Saudi court sentenced Anojan Sivarasa to death for insulting Islam on Facebook despite deleting comment and apologising. The Supreme Court later reversed the decision A screenshot of Anojan Siravasan insulting the Prophet Muhammad was sent to Saudi officials who prosecuted him for blasphemy (Human Rights Watch) Off Saudi Arabia ’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence on a Sri Lankan man who insulted the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook, according to…

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