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A Berlin-based Saudi rights group on Monday criticised the recent execution of a Saudi national on terrorism charges, accusing authorities of falsifying claims that he belonged to the Al-Qaeda jihadist group. Abdel Majeed Al-Nimr, a 59-year-old father of four from Shia-majority Qatif in Eastern Province, was executed on Saturday after he was charged with joining an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist cell, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) accused Saudi authorities of “falsifying” the charges. “The charges facing Al-Nimr relate to …

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