{"id":1831,"date":"2015-10-29T15:48:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T15:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1831-londoners-decry-sheikh-nimr-sentence-outside-saudi-embassy-united-kingdom\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T15:48:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T15:48:47","slug":"londoners-decry-sheikh-nimr-sentence-outside-saudi-embassy-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/1831-londoners-decry-sheikh-nimr-sentence-outside-saudi-embassy-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Londoners decry Sheikh Nimr sentence outside Saudi embassy United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Activists once again gathered outside the Saudi embassy in London calling on Riyadh to halt the execution<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Activists once again gathered outside the Saudi embassy in London calling on Riyadh to halt the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqi al-Nimr and his nephew.<\/h4>\n<h4>The participants in the rally held placards reading \u201cfree Sheikh Nimr&#8221; and &#8220;sentenced to death due to the idea of election system.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<h4>On Sunday, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence issued against the cleric last year. The execution warrant will be sent to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to be approved and then implemented.<\/h4>\n<h4>Sheikh Nimr was attacked and arrested in Saudi Arabia&#8217;s eastern region of Qatif in July 2012, and has been charged with undermining the kingdom\u2019s security, making anti-government speeches, and defending political prisoners. He has denied the accusations.<\/h4>\n<h4>Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, the cleric\u2019s nephew, has also been sentenced to death over his alleged role in anti-regime protests in 2012, when he was 17 years old.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called on Saudi Arabia to halt Nimr\u2019s execution, according to reports.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists once again gathered outside the Saudi embassy in London calling on Riyadh to halt the execution \u00a0 Activists once again gathered outside the Saudi embassy in London calling on Riyadh to halt the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqi al-Nimr and his nephew. 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