Saudi to execute Shia cleric

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Saudi to execute Shia cleric

Activists and relatives say Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr supported only peaceful protests and eschewed violence

Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr went on trial in Riyadh last year after being accused by prosecutors of "sowing discord" and "undermining national unity".

The cleric was a vocal supporter of the mass anti-government protests that erupted in Eastern Province in 2011.

'Crucifixion'

Sheikh Nimr's brother said he had been sentenced to death by Riyadh's Specialised Criminal Court, which tries terrorism cases, on Wednesday morning.

When the cleric, who holds the rank of ayatollah, went on trial in March 2013 prosecutors called for his execution by "crucifixion", a punishment which in Saudi Arabia involves beheading followed by public display of the decapitated body.

Oil rich eastern KSA, that has a significant Shia population, who are oppressed by the Wahhabi Fundamentalist Theocratic Dictatorship of Saudi Arabia.

Source: BBC News - Saudi Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr 'sentenced to death'

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As I analyze this article by BBC, I notice something.

When India launches a satellite, they talk about poverty in India.

If the same standards were to be upheld, they should mention that the west is allied with the head-chopping Saudis in their fight against the head-chopping ISIS.

I suppose demagoguery has to be calibrated on a subjective manner.