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December 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
In a statement of Wednesday, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh (pictured) said Saudi Arabia, which hosts Islam's two holiest sites, categorically rejects homosexuality.
A journalist living in Saudi Arabia has been convicted of blasphemy and apostasy and sentenced to 15 years over tweets.
A Saudi court sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years in prison for apostasy on October 21, 2021, based on comments made via two anonymous Twitter accounts.
Human Rights Watch said Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the kingdom to prioritise decriminalising blasphemy amid a modernisation drive.