# Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post

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- BBC News, 2026-10-05 22:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq14d438vx24o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa faces execution in Saudi Arabia after an appellate court convicted him of blasphemy over a Facebook comment about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. His family has had no news of him for more than a week, while Sri Lanka is pursuing diplomatic efforts for clemency.