Eeewo.! Court Sentences Man To 10 Years Imprisonment & 2,000 Lashes For Saying He Doesn't Believe In God

A Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment and to receive 2,000 strokes of lashes for revealing he's an atheist on Twitter.
The 28-year-old reportedly refused to repent, insisting what he wrote reflected his beliefs and that he had the right to express them.

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His Twitter page was reported to have more than 500 tweets denying the existence of God, ridiculing the Quranic verses and also accusing prophets saying their teaching fueled hostilities. The court was said to also fined him around £4,000.
He was sentenced under a controversial law that defines atheism as "terrorism" in their country.