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Ali al Nimr, who was arrested and sentenced to death for attending a pro-democracy protest as a teen in Saudi Arabia, has had his sentence reduced to 10 years by the Specialized Criminal Court today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Royal Decree announced last year \u2013 but not yet published \u2013 declared the end of the death penalty for crimes committed by children. Ali\u2019s sentence reduction shows the decree in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali has spent over nine years on death row. According to the ruling, he should be released from prison this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s Human Rights Commission has announced that two other young men sentenced to death for childhood crimes, Dawood al-Marhoun and Abdullah al-Zaher, have also been re-sentenced to ten years in prison in line with the decree. This remains unconfirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reprieve\u2019s Director Maya Foa said:<\/strong> \u201cIt feels odd to talk about progress when a young man has spent nearly a decade on death row for attending a peaceful demonstration, but today\u2019s ruling is clearly a positive step. Ali al-Nimr should now be freed later this year. But true change isn\u2019t about a few high-profile cases; it means making sure no-one is ever sentenced to death for a childhood \u2018crime\u2019 again in Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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