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• Saudi Arabian journalist arrested for a tweet

  thewall.com | 10:08 am Feb 12, 2012

  • Hamza Kashgari is arrested for a tweet or a Facebook post in the Middle East
  • 23-year-old Saudi Arabian journalist fled his home country after a series of tweets received far more attention than he could have anticipated
  • Kashgari could face charges of apostasy in Saudi Arabia
  • Human rights lawyers have been fighting to stop the extradition

• Ahead of Arab League foreign ministers meeting, head of Syria mission resigns

  alarabiya.net | 1:01 pm Feb 12, 2012

  The Arab League accepted the resignation of the Sudanese general who had led an Arab monitoring mission to Syria and proposed appointing a former Jordanian foreign minister as a special envoy for the Syrian crisis, Egypt’s state news agency reported on…

• Malaysia deports Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari

  bbc.co.uk | 10:00 am Feb 12, 2012

  Mr Kashgari's controversial tweet sparked more than 30,000 responses, including death threats Malaysian authorities have deported a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet. Police confirmed to the BBC that Hamza Kashgari was…

• Malaysia deports Saudi blogger over tweets

  aljazeera.com | 10:44 am Feb 12, 2012

  Insulting the prophet is considered blasphemous in Islam and is a crime punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. The Home Ministry statement said: "Malaysia has a long-standing arrangement by which individuals wanted by one country are extradited when detained…

• Malaysia has reportedly deported a Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for his tweets

  thenextweb.com | 10:00 am Feb 12, 2012

  Being arrested for a tweet or a Facebook post in the Middle East is certainly nothing new. We’ve seen activists and journalists questioned, sentenced and imprisoned based on statements made on both social networks. The latest story of this kind to come out…

• Naharnet - Lebanon's leading news destination

  naharnet.com | 6:46 pm Oct 9, 2011

Most Popular Tweets (30)

• Blogger deported, could face execution for tweets http://t.co/W2IPv94K

  @HuffingtonPost - Huffington Post
  

  3:29 pm Feb 12, 2012
• The #Syria'n ambassador in KSA leavs the country after Saudi FM asked him to do. #Riyadh

  @DamascusTweets - FREEDOM
  

  4:18 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Hamza Kashgari deported to Saudi, to potentially face death for his tweets. Sickening. http://t.co/4t80dVDp

  @mattgemmell - Matt Gemmell
  

  3:05 pm Feb 12, 2012
• US Human Rights Activists Deported; Return to Tell the Truth About #Bahrain Suppression of Dissent | Witness Bahrain http://t.co/DucrX4ot

  @BahrainRights - Bahrain Human Rights
  

  2:39 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Urgent Appeal: HRD Alkhawaja Hospitalized, two US lawyers deported. http://t.co/uD11oYpc #Bahrain

  @MARYAMALKHAWAJA - Maryam Alkhawaja
  

  2:30 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Saudi has become a 5-star retirement home for war criminals but Saudi Youth have to fear for their life when tweeting. #FreeHamza

  @RuwaydaMustafah - Ruwayda Mustafah
  

  2:00 pm Feb 12, 2012
• There is no doubt that Saudi is using #HamzaKashgari as an example to would-be rabble rousers. This has nothing to do with religion.

  @LibyaLiberty - Hend
  

  1:50 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Ugh. Interpol caught Hamza Kashgari for Saudi Arabia. Writer may now be executed for Tweets about Muhammad. http://t.co/zd2guAC3

  @radleybalko - radleybalko
  

  1:49 pm Feb 12, 2012
• For 4th day running, street protestors in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, carry Shia & Bahrain flags via @a7raralqatif http://t.co/s81B6HIe

  @reidarvisser - Reidar Visser
  

  1:28 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Al Jazeera: Saudi and Qatar welcome Tunisia's proposal to host international summit on Syria.

  @SultanAlQassemi - Sultan Al Qassemi
  

  1:18 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Saudi Arabia consistently manages to make itself look barbaric thru pathetic attempts at "safeguarding Islam". #freeHamza

  @RuwaydaMustafah - Ruwayda Mustafah
  

  1:12 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Saudi Arabia wants to prosecute a 23-year old Hamza for his tweets on religion with complete disregard to individual rights. #freeHamza

  @RuwaydaMustafah - Ruwayda Mustafah
  

  1:10 pm Feb 12, 2012
• CNN: Saudi FM Saud Al Faisal: the leadership in Damascus decided to proceed with killing its citizens. #Syria

  @SultanAlQassemi - Sultan Al Qassemi
  

  1:01 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Hearing from journalists that today is the most serious of all the Arab League meetings. A new Saudi Qatar initiative is apparently proposed

  @SultanAlQassemi - Sultan Al Qassemi
  

  12:25 pm Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia deports journalist to Saudi over mild Mohammad tweets http://t.co/8ylusN5s

  @wikileaks - WikiLeaks
  

  11:17 am Feb 12, 2012
• Just watching MOTD,Suarez should be deported,Valencia touched his shoulder and he tried to wipe it off like he'd been touched by the devil.

  @dpowell248 - Des Powell
  

  10:43 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia deports Saudi journalist for tweets about prophet Muhammad http://t.co/UqZru7J5 #Kashgari

  @guardianworld - Guardian World
  

  9:37 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia Deports Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari Accused of Prophet Insult http://t.co/odS7VVwP AP

  @SultanAlQassemi - Sultan Al Qassemi
  

  9:32 am Feb 12, 2012
• Video of Saudi forces shoot and kill peaceful protestor in #Qatif http://t.co/7WhPWvxk #victimofwrongbadguy #AmbRiceHasNoOutburstForHim

  @stacyherbert - Stacy Herbert
  

  8:40 am Feb 12, 2012
• Saudi Arabia could kill someone for a tweet while Tunisians fight against censorship of porn. Don't tell me the Arab world is all the same.

  @jilliancyork - Jillian C. York
  

  8:25 am Feb 12, 2012
• His blood on Malaysia's hands RT @ahmed: Plane took off.Hamza Kashgari on his way to Saudi Arabia after Malaysia deported him #HamzaKashgari

  @monaeltahawy - Mona Eltahawy
  

  8:16 am Feb 12, 2012
• I can't wait to go to Saudi n come back with 67 wives yesir modafuckas

  @MichaelBlackson - Michael Blackson
  

  8:15 am Feb 12, 2012
• Saudi Arabia: Fate of Journalist Hamza Kashgari Hangs in the Balance · Global Voices - http://t.co/q0TwYL0v

  @jilliancyork - Jillian C. York
  

  8:14 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia deports Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet - @BBCNews http://t.co/lqiCwC1d

  @BreakingNews - Breaking News
  

  8:07 am Feb 12, 2012
• I'm at club Prime in Dallas getting my last alcohol before I get to Saudi, i heard all they have there to drink is camel piss

  @MichaelBlackson - Michael Blackson
  

  8:01 am Feb 12, 2012
• Please RT!!! SAUDI ARABIA! The whole world is watching!! #HamzaKashgari

  @judyrudin - judy rudin
  

  8:00 am Feb 12, 2012
• Plane took off. Hamza Kashgari is on his way to Saudi Arabia after Malaysia deported him. #HamzaKashgari

  @ahmed - Ahmed Al Omran
  

  8:00 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia has reportedly deported a Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for his tweets http://t.co/NYg4adm7

  @TNW - TNW Top Stories
  

  7:48 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia has reportedly deported a Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for his tweets http://t.co/hy6h60zE #HamzahKashgari

  @nfm - Nancy Messieh
  

  7:18 am Feb 12, 2012
• Malaysia has reportedly deported a Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for his tweets http://t.co/DeEcakFb by @nfm on @TheNextWebME

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  7:16 am Feb 12, 2012