Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to overturn the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa, 24, over a social media post deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.

In a statement, the human rights organisation called on Saudi authorities to quash his conviction and release him immediately and unconditionally, saying the case concerns the exercise of his right to freedom of expression.

According to Amnesty International, Sivarasa was arrested on July 1, 2026, after posting a comment on Facebook. He told the court that he had made the comment in anger, subsequently deleted it and published a video apology expressing remorse.

On July 27, a criminal court in Al Ahsa sentenced him t...