Statement Statement

Church of England Bishops write to Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia about Ethiopian nationals on death row

29 July 2026

The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev'd Dr Guli Francis Dehqani has joined the Bishops of Southwark and Winchester in writing to the His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud about the cases of Ethiopian nationals on death row in Saudi Arabia, most of whom identify as Ethiopian Orthodox Christians.

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