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Young man stuck on death row since he was 14-years-old for crime he didn’t commit

The Mirror reports on the case of Reprieve client Abdullah al-Howaiti, who was arrested and tortured in Saudi Arabia at the age of 14 for a crime he could not have committed, and is now at risk of the death penalty. The article reports that UN experts have called for Abdullah’s release and MPs have appealed to the Saudi Embassy. It also quotes from an emotional plea from Abdullah’s family to Lewis Hamilton during the recent Formula One Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, after Hamilton spoke out about Abdullah’s case last year. Read the article here.