Court upholds Saudi death sentence to include crucifying the Shiite leader for role in protests | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia has confirmed the death sentence against Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leader of anti-government protests, one of his brothers said. “After the confirmation of Sheikh Nimr’s death sentence by the Court of Appeal and then the Supreme Court, his life is in the hands of King Salman who can…

Saudi Arabia, which holds a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, is set to execute a Shiite cleric who called for pro-democracy protests in the country, Reuters reports Sunday. According to the news agency, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed this year on Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was…