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- Sri Lankan national Anojhan Sivarasa was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a social media post considered blasphemous.
- President Anura Dissanayake promised the family he would pursue legal and diplomatic channels to seek clemency.
- The Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the ongoing legal proceedings through its embassy in Riyadh.
- The case underscores diplomatic efforts to intervene in capital punishment rulings abroad.
What to watch next
- Confirmation of the death sentence by Saudi judicial authorities
- Outcome of the President's diplomatic outreach to Saudi officials
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Named Sri Lanka · Saudi Arabia · India · Anojhan Sivarasa · Anura Dissanayake · Mano Ganesan · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Mohammed bin Salman · Narendra Modi · Sajith Premadasa · Tamil Progressive Alliance
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