{"id":8621,"date":"2023-01-15T08:38:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T07:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/saudi-arabian-academic-on-death-row-for-using-twitter-and-whatsapp\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T08:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T07:38:27","slug":"saudi-arabian-academic-on-death-row-for-using-twitter-and-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/saudi-arabian-academic-on-death-row-for-using-twitter-and-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabian academic on death row for using Twitter and WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni\u2019s arrest \u2013 even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms<\/p>\n

A prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to death for alleged crimes including having a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to share news considered \u201chostile\u201d to the kingdom, according to court documents seen by the Guardian.<\/p>\n

The arrest of Awad Al-Qarni, 65, in September 2017 represented the start of a crackdown against dissent<\/a> by the then newly named crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n

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\nCourt documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni\u2019s arrest \u2013 even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms
\nA prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to death for alleged crimes including having a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to share news considered \u201chostile\u201d to the kingdom, according to court documents seen by the Guardian.
\nThe arrest of Awad Al-Qarni, 65, in September 2017 represented the start of a crackdown against dissent by the then newly named crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni\u2019s arrest \u2013 even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms A prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to death for alleged crimes including having a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to share news considered \u201chostile\u201d to the kingdom, according to court documents seen …<\/p>\n

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