Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years behind bars. Activists say it was over his tweets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A prominent Saudi journalist who was arrested in 2018 and convicted on terrorism and treason charges has been executed , the kingdom said. Activist groups maintain that the charges against him were trumped up.
Turki Al-Jasser was put to death on Saturday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency, after the death penalty was upheld by the nation's top court.
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