King Abdullah: Immediately release journalist Hamza Kashgari
King Abdullah: Immediately release journalist Hamza Kashgari
Why this petition matters
After receiving numerous death threats following statements about the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) he had posted on Twitter, 23-year old journalist Hamza Kashgari left Saudi Arabia for Malaysia on February 6, 2012. Prominent clerics deemed Mr. Kashgari's statements to be insulting towards the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) and called for him to be tried for apostasy, which is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Malaysia denied Mr. Kashgari's request for political asylum and deported him back to Saudi Arabia on February 12.
Mr. Kashgari is in custody in Saudi Arabia right now and could face the death penalty if he is charged with apostasy.
Details about the case are available from a wide range of news sources:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/02/13/saudi-arabia-writer-faces-apostasy-trial%20
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/world/asia/malaysia-detains-saudi-over-twitter-posts-on-prophet.html
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE23/002/2012/en/3d97adea-6c10-4b82-976d-f0bfd926776f/mde230022012en.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/12/malaysia-deports-saudi-journalist-prophet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9077491/Malaysia-deports-Saudi-blogger-despite-fear-of-execution.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/201221261818596507.html
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/saudi-journalist-faces-trial-over-tweets-0022055
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Kashgari
By sharing his thoughts about the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) on Twitter, Mr. Kashgari peacefully exercised his right to freedom of expression. We call on King Abdullah to show mercy, release Mr. Kashgari and allow him to leave the Kingdom. We further ask the government of Saudi Arabia to provide adequate protection to Mr. Kashgari while on Saudi Arabian soil.
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بعد استقبال عدد من التهديدات بالقتل بعد تصريحات عن النبي محمد (صلى الله عليه و سلم) تم نشرها على تويتر، الصحفي حمزة كشغري ذو الثالثة و العشرين من العمر غادر السعودية الى ماليزيا يوم ٦ فبراير ٢٠١٢. علماء مسلمين بارزين قرروا ان تصريحات حمزة كشغري مهينة تجاه النبي و طالبوا بمحاكمته بتهمة الردة، و التي عقوبتها الموت في السعودية. ماليزيا منعت طلب كشغري في اللجوء السياسي و رحلوه الى السعودية يوم ١٢ فبراير. كشغري تحت حبس السلطات السعودية في الوقت الحاضر و قد يواجه عقوبة الموت اذا وجد مذنباً بتهمة الردة.
تفاصيل القضية موجودة في الروابط التالية:
http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CC12C3D7-3369-4DEA-9306-181FA13B3F44.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleeast/2012/02/120213_saudi_kashgari_arrest.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/france24kashgari
http://arabic.cnn.com/2012/middle_east/2/14/saudi.humanrights/index.html
http://tinyurl.com/wikikashgari
بنشر خواطره تجاه النبي على تويتر، كشغري مارس حقه بحرية التعبير سلمياً. نناشد خادم الحرمين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بالرأفة بحمزة و اطلاق سراحه. نناشد ايضا حكومة المملكة بحماية حمزة خلال وجوده في السعودية.
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Decision Makers
- Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al SaudForeign Minister of Saudi Arabia
- Adel A. Al-JubeirSaudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States
- Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Abdullah Y. Al-MouallimiPermanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations