Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, described by his lawyer as moderate and a prominent intellectual , was released on Friday
Ali al-Nimr was imprisoned as a minor in 2012 and had been sentenced to death before the penalty was commuted earlier in February (Reprieve) By Published date: 26 February 2021 11:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday detained the father of Ali al-Nimr, a protestor who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to death in 2014.
Nimr s death sentence was commuted earlier this month to 10 years in jail, following an international outcry from human rights groups. He has been in prison since 2012.
Taha al-Hajji, a lawyer for the Nimr family, told Middle East Eye that Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was arrested on Wednesday following a raid on his home in the Eastern Province town of Awamiyah, home to a predominantly Shia population and where pro-democracy protests erupted following th