Our ally Saudi passed a death sentence against dissident activist, Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, for "disobeying the ruler", after a deeply flawed trial. Amnesty International condemned this: "The death sentence against [Nimr] is part of a campaign by [Saudi] to crush all dissent." Nimr's brother, was arrested for tweeting about the sentence. Nimr's 17yo nephew is languishing in jail as are several arrested protestors. Nimr, was shot, wounded, paralyzed, and denied back surgery to remove the bullet. He was tortured in solitary confinement. We claim to support Democracy in the ME. Our ally is killing a man for exercising his right to speak. It's time we take a stand for true democracy in the ME. We ask President Obama to compel the Saudi Gov't to halt Nimr's execution & free him immediately.
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