Sri Lankan worker faces execution in Saudi Arabia over a Facebook comment he deleted and apologized for

Human rights groups say the prosecution raises serious concerns about access to legal counsel and the use of capital punishment for online expression.

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A Facebook comment that Anojan Sivarasa deleted and apologized for could now cost him his life. The 24-year-old Sri Lankan worker was sentenced to five years in prison in Saudi Arabia, only for prosecutors to challenge the ruling and secure a death sentence on Sept. 17.

How it all started

On June 28, Sivarasa joined an online arg…