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On
March 28, Hamoud Bin Saleh, a Saudi Christian arrested
in January for writing about his conversion from Islam
and criticizing the Saudi kingdom's crackdown on
individual rights, was released from prison, according
to Compass Direct News.
Hamoud is reportedly forbidden to travel outside the
country or appear in the media. In a recent post on his
blog, Hamoud attributed his release to several human
rights groups that campaigned on his behalf. "A nation
which lives in this system cannot guarantee the safety
of its individuals," he blogged, according to Compass
Direct.
In Saudi Arabia the penalty for converting from Islam,
also called apostasy, is death. Still, in recent years,
there have been no known cases of Saudis formally been
convicted and sentenced to death. The Voice of the
Martyrs encourages you to pray for Hamoud. Ask God to
protect him and encourage him to remain strong in his
faith.
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