Execution of Nimr al-Nimr
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Execution of Nimr al-Nimr
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Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was a Shia cleric and critic of the government in Saudi Arabia, who was beheaded on 2 January 2016, one of 47 people executed that day for terrorism offenses. Others executed included Sunnis who had been convicted of involvement in terror attacks linked to al-Qaeda which took place in 2003. News of the killings triggered international demonstrations, and condemnation by nations, supranational organizations, and human rights groups.
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2016 execution of a Shia cleric and others in Saudi Arabia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Nimr_al-Nimr
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2023-11-14T10:37:33Z
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