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The Prisoners of Conscience, an independent non-governmental organization advocating human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page that  Saudi authorities have detained Mohamad Baqer Al-Nimr, the brother of executed Shia Scholar Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, and the father of Ali Al-Nimr. 🔴 BREAKINGAuthorities arrest Mr. …

IQNA: Saudi Arabia commuted the death sentence for Ali Al-Nimr to a ten year jail term. Al-Nimr was sentenced to death over his alleged role in anti-regime protests in the country’s Eastern Province in February 2012 when he was 17 years old. He is the nephew of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, …