Dubai, Oct 20, 2026 (AFP) - Saudi man at risk of execution for offences in his teens: NGOs

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Rights groups warned on Tuesday that a Saudi man faces imminent execution for offences he allegedly committed when he was a minor, just days after the execution of another man in a similar case. Youssef al-Manasif, 30, was sentenced to death for "terrorism" after taking part in Arab Spring protests and demonstrations at the funerals of people killed in the Eastern Province in 2011 and 2012, when he was aged 15 and 16, according to Human Rights Wa......

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