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Saudi Arabia commutes death sentences of young Shiites

The sentences of Ali al-Nimr, Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood al-Marhoon, who were arrested as teenagers in 2012, were reduced to 10 years in prison.
People hold banners of Jamal Khashoggi during a symbolic funeral prayer for the Saudi journalist, killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul, on November 16, 2018. - Turkey has more evidence contradicting the Saudi version of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi including a second audio recording, revealing that the murder had been premeditated, a Turkish newspaper reported on November 16, a contradiction to the statement of the Sau

Saudi Arabia has commuted the death sentences of three Shiite men arrested nearly a decade ago for taking part in anti-government protesters when they were teenagers. 

Ali al-Nimr, Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood al-Marhoon had their sentences reduced to 10 years in prison, according to the state-backed Saudi Arabian Human Rights Commission. They are scheduled to be released in 2022. 

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