Ahmad al-Shamri
Additional Name(s): أحمد الشامري
Gender: Male
Current Location: Al Qaisumah Detention Center
Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia
Ethnic Group: Arab
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: Death
Date of Sentencing: February//2015
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Apostasy Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Expression about Religion Non-Belief Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Apostasy
Ahmad al-Shamri
Extra Bio Info:
Ahmad al-Shamri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2014, authorities arrested al-Shamri, accused him of using social media to insult or renounce Islam, and charged him with apostasy.
In February 2015, a local court sentenced al-Shamri to death. The Supreme Court upheld its decision in April 2017.