Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and six others are accused of orchestrating protests between 2011 and 2013 in which 20 people diedSaudi Arabia’s supreme court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed earlier this year on on the Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr,who had called for pro-democracy demonstrations and whose arrest in 2012 sparked protests in which three people died. Nimr’s brother Mohammed said the sentence had been upheld after hearings that took region without his lawyers or family members being given prior notice. His fate now rests with King Salman, who is empowered to issue a pardon.
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Source: theguardian.com