Saudi court upholds death verdicts for two protesters

‘A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld death sentences for two protesters over taking part in anti-government demonstrations.

The European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights broke the news on Wednesday, identifying the two as Ali Saeed Al Rebh and Mohammad Feisal al-Shuyoukh.

The Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal, which deals with terrorism cases, did not allow the two defendants to have their lawyers present at the court session.’

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