24岁的斯里兰卡籍外来工阿诺詹·西瓦拉萨因在Facebook上发表关于先知穆罕默德的评论而遭控亵渎伊斯兰教1。他最初被判处五年监禁和300万沙特里亚尔罚款1，但沙特检察机关随后申请改按沙里亚法而非网络犯罪法起诉1，导致上诉法院在9月17日将其改判死刑1。
斯里兰卡政府已启动外交努力争取赦免1。斯里兰卡总统阿努拉·库马拉·迪萨纳亚克在9月21日会见了西瓦拉萨的家属，承诺争取特赦1。然而，目前仍无官方执行时间表1，沙特阿拉伯通常不提前告知家属或外交使团执行时间1。
A 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for comments about the Prophet Muhammad posted on Facebook.1 Anojan Sivarasa was initially convicted and handed a five-year prison term along with a fine of 3 million Saudi riyals, approximately $800,000 or £600,000.1 However, on September 17, 2024, an appellate court upgraded his sentence to capital punishment after Saudi prosecutors sought to prosecute him under Islamic law rather than cybercrime legislation.1
The case has prompted diplomatic intervention from Sri Lanka, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meeting with Sivarasa's family on September 21 and pledging efforts to secure a pardon.1 Saudi Arabia typically does not inform families or diplomatic missions in advance of execution dates, leaving significant uncertainty about when the sentence might be carried out.1 A precedent for potential clemency exists: Mohammed Al Ghamdi, a retired teacher, was initially sentenced to death in July 2023 for similar charges but subsequently had his sentence reduced to 30 years imprisonment.1 The case highlights the precarious position of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, which hosts over 10 million foreign laborers according to the International Organization for Migration.1
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