AAI: Demand Action Against Saudi Anti-Atheist Laws

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AoratiMelani
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CALL FOR END TO SAUDI ANTI-ATHEIST LAWS



Dear Marina-Tatiana,

We just received word from international news services today that Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabian activist and founder of the "Saudi Liberals" website, a website devoted to discussing the role of religion and state in the conservative kingdom, was re-sentenced to an even harsher sentence than was originally decreed!

Raif was arrested and convicted in 2013 for creating his website, under the existing laws of 'cyber crime', 'disobeying [his] father' (this really is a crime in Saudi Arabia), and 'inciting religious hatred'. At that time, he was sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes. He appealed, and the Appeals court overturned the ruling and returned the case to the lower court for resentencing.

The lower court responded by re-sentencing Badawi to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes! And added a fine of one million riyadh to boot.

Even that isn't the latest outrage in this cruel and ihumane story. A Saudi court also recently jailed Badawi's lawyer, Waleed Sami Abu Al-Khair, for his own human rights activism. Which leaves Badawi on his own to try to defend himself in this farce of a criminal justice system.

Please sign the petition demanding national and international leaders to pressure the Saudi government into honoring its human rights commitments and rescinding its oppressive laws against human conscience.


New laws were recently announced by the government of Saudi Arabia that strengthens the criminalization of atheists in the country, including any communication with other known atheists or using the Internet to post or read about atheism. The laws further allow the government to prosecute atheists under the state's anti-terrorism statutes, including the death penalty - simply for being an atheist!



This is even more outrageous by a country that
was recently elected to the UN Human Rights Commision.



Please sign the petition and help us make our case to government Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia as well as to the United Nations and the Arab League.



Atheist Alliance International has recently obtained “consultative status” with the United Nations and will now be participating as an NGO in the UN Human Rights Council and other UN and human-rights agencies to address this outrage. We will be contacting heads of state and their UN ambassadors to encourage a denouncement of these actions by the Saudi government and to seek protection for those who are now subject to arrest as terrorists simply for their religious unbelief. We are also providing legal funds to defend those who have already been arrested as well as to challenge the new laws.


Promoting and defending the rights of atheists around the world remains an urgent priority. Join us in fighting to create a saner, more rational world.
Η θρησκευτική γλώσσα είναι μια μεταφορά. Το πρόβλημα είναι όταν παρασύρεται κανείς από τη μεταφορά κι αρχίζει να τη βλέπει σαν κυριολεξία. Rebbecca Goldstein
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Αύριο πρωί θα το βάλω και στο site και facebook.
Η θρησκευτική γλώσσα είναι μια μεταφορά. Το πρόβλημα είναι όταν παρασύρεται κανείς από τη μεταφορά κι αρχίζει να τη βλέπει σαν κυριολεξία. Rebbecca Goldstein
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