The attention of the country's authorities was drawn towards Al-Shamri in 2014 after he uploaded some videos reflecting his views on social media.
Leaving Islam is punishable by death in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
A Middle East researcher for HRW, Adam Coogle, said, "The conservative religious folks have full control of the justice system."
"Judges come from religious seminaries in Saudi Arabia. They see themselves as preservers of Saudi Arabia's character as an Islamic state."
"And they come down hard on people who step out of line."
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Many youth and females in the Middle East, are held hostage to the ancient, bizarre and radical beliefs of Islam. The have no outlet for individual freedom or individual rights. They are prisoners to the hard line beliefs of Islam, and their government. These are the individuals free societies should look up to and stand up for.
