Opinion: death penalty as a political weapon – Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on activism

In a move seen by many as using the death penalty as a political weapon in Saudi Arabia's crackdown on activism, authorities have handed down a death sentence to the sibling of a well-known Saudi activist.

The authorities are justifying the sentence on the grounds of alleged postings criticizing corruption and human rights violations in the Arab monarchy on X (formerly Twitter).

Mohamed bin Nasser al Ghamdi was convicted on July 10 after posting "criticisms of corruption. . .