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Saudi jailed for 15 years for supporting executed opposition cleric

Local media said the man had 'sympathised' with Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an influential Shia cleric who was executed along with 46 others in January
Protesters in Bahrain hold images of the executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr bearing the caption 'The blood of martyrdom' (AFP)
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