The Kingdom facing international backlash from Canada and Europe is moving forward their their plan to publicly behead Israa al-Ghomgham 29 for peacefully protesting and pushing for civil right for woman.
Israa al-Ghomgham has spent nearly three years in prison for her nonviolent advocacy of greater rights for Saudi Arabia’s Shiite minority — and now her government wants to execute her.
It’s barbaric.
Ghomgham, 29, is to be tried before the Saudi terrorism tribunal on charges solely related to peaceful human-rights activism, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
Along with five other Shiites, she faces beheading (the usual Saudi mode of execution) for fomenting protests in the Qatif area of Eastern Province — “crimes” that include chanting slogans hostile to the regime, filing protests, posting on social media, seeking to inflame public opinion and providing moral support to rioters.
Exercising what ought to be free speech, in other words. And none of it remotely related to terrorism — although the Specialized Criminal Court has already sent other protesters to the executioner.
The U.S Government should join the Europe and the rest of the world in condemning this violation of basic human rights.
Unfortunately, that would require the United States to remove its lips from Saudi Arabia’s ass.
On a side note, hear about the recent crucifixion in Saudi Arabia. Actually it wasn’t really a crucifixion. They actually kill the person first, then hang them from a post. A true crucifixion requires the victim to be alive at the time they are hung on the post/cross.
Not sure why we don’t reward Saudi Arabia with a few more billion dollars… like Obama did with Iran. Oh… my bad. I forgot… Valerie Jarrett, Obama’s Iranian born senior advisor, must have advocated for a more multicultural attitude with Iran.
More to do with fear of confrontation than anything else.
SA is a draconian culture in every way. Any challenge to it to change risks a hysterical and disproportionate response…Just like Canada recently got.
I hope this story gets a lot of international exposure and global condemnation of SA by every world power including India, China, Russia, EU and US. THAT might get some positive action.
Saudi Arabia pays for the military arms they get from us. FMS contracts to US companies for arms going to Saudi Arabia still require payment from Saudi Arabia. It’s no freebie.
Arnt you the guy who claimed that conservatives who condemned sharia were low information xenophobes and that Sharia was just guidance on how to eat and dress?
