Saudi Arabia is being urged to spare Anojan Sivarasa, who faces execution after being found guilty of blasphemy over a comment posted on Facebook.
The available information does not specify the wording of the comment, when it was posted or when the conviction and sentence were handed down. It also does not identify the individuals or organisations calling for the sentence to be overturned.
Sivarasa’s case centres on a social media post and the application of Saudi Arabia’s blasphemy laws. His death sentence means he could be executed unless the authorities decide to spare him or the ruling is otherwise changed.
No further details about his legal representation, any appeal or the Saudi authorities’ response are available in the supplied material. The latest known position is that Sivarasa remains sentenced to death while calls for clemency continue.
