24-year-old Sri Lankan man sentenced to death for blasphemy in Saudi

A 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker, Anojan Sivarasa, is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia over a Facebook comment that allegedly insulted Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Saudi prosecutors have appealed the case and asked the court to consider it under Sharia law rather than cybercrime laws, while Sivarasa’s family is pleading for mercy.