Ali was not allowed to see his lawyer and says that officers tortured him into confessing to charges including 'demonstrating against the government', 'attacking security forces', 'possessing a machine gun', and 'armed robbery'.
Ali is the nephew of Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr -- a prominent Shi’a cleric and vocal critic of the government’s treatment of the Shi’a minority -- who was also sentenced to death in October 2014.
Saudi Arabia is one of the most prolific executioners in the world. In the last 30 years, it has put 2,200 people to death -- sometimes for alleged crimes committed before the age of 18, which violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Ali has now exhausted all appeals. He will face execution as soon as the King ratifies his death sentence.
We have a window of opportunity to help before it’s too late.
UPDATE 21/12/15: In November, Ali’s family was allowed to visit him while he remains in solitary confinement on death row. It has been reported over the past month that Saudi Arabian authorities are planning to execute over 50 people in one day. Ali’s mother fears he may be one of them. Please keep taking action.
