![]() ![]() On March 14, Shia news website Shia Waves said the government refused to hand over the bodies of the 41 men to their families and banned their funerals. NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said its analysis of the court rulings in the cases of 5 of the Shia defendants also noted due process deficiencies, including allegations of torture and forced confessions. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern that some of the trials did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees, and that the crimes of which the men were convicted did not meet the “most serious crimes” threshold for capital punishment in international law. The law criminalizes “anyone who challenges, either directly or indirectly, the religion or justice of the King or Crown Prince.” The law bans “the promotion of atheistic ideologies in any form,” “any attempt to cast doubt on the fundamentals of Islam,” publications that “contradict the provisions of Islamic law,” and other acts, including non-Islamic public worship, public display of non-Islamic religious symbols, conversion by a Muslim to another religion, and proselytizing by a non-Muslim.On March 12, the government executed 81 men, including 41 Saudi Shia, seven Yemenis and one Syrian, in the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom’s history. Freedom of religion is not provided for under the law. The legal system is based largely on sharia as interpreted by the Hanbali school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. ![]() Israeli Settlement and Outpost Legalization AnnouncementĪccording to the 1992 Basic Law of Governance, the country’s official religion is Islam and the constitution is the Quran and Sunna (traditions and practices based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad).citizens attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Security Alert: Reports of Attacks on Oil and Other Facilities in Jeddah and Western Saudi Arabia – U.S.Citizens Visiting or Residing in Saudi Arabia Security Alert: Security Practices for U.S.MASCOT Message: Launch of Pay.gov DS-82 Program.Eight Decades of an Enduring and Valuable Partnership.Observing the First International Day to Combat Islamophobia.Targeting Syrian and Lebanese Illicit Drug Traffickers.Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases. ![]() Tech Startups Conduct Multi-City Tour Across the United States
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