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Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post

The 24-year-old migrant worker is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia after an appellate court found him guilty of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a comment he made on Facebook.

Event date
exact date
Coverage
4 outlets · 4 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Ghana, Nepal, Uganda
English, Unknown language
Countries concerned
Saudi Arabia
Justice · intensity 1.5 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (75%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 25%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 75%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by news.bbc.co.uk (United Kingdom), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post
    news.bbc.co.ukAFUnited Kingdom → Saudi ArabiaEnglish
  2. Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post
    MyJoyOnlineGhanaGhana → Saudi ArabiaEnglish
  3. Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post
    theannapurnaexpress.comNPNepal → Saudi ArabiaEnglish
  4. Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post
    nilepost.co.ugUgandaUganda → Saudi ArabiaUnknown language