"All hope was lost; they even took my photo and fingerprints." Abdul Rahim opens up about his 20-year nightmare on Saudi death row and the miracle of returning home to Kerala after the global Malayali community raised ₹48 crore blood money. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/they-took-my-photo-fingerprints-for-execution-but-luck-favoured-me-at-last-minute-abdul-rahim-e5p4g8s0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AbdulRahim #SaudiDeathRow #Kozhikode #BloodMoneyMiracle #KeralaNews
Abdul Rahim, the Kerala man released from a Saudi Arabian prison after nearly 20 years, arrived in Kozhikode to an emotional welcome from family, supporters and well-wishers after a massive global campaign secured his release. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/abdul-rahim-returns-kerala-after-saudi-jail-v6sbym8y?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AbdulRahim #Kearla #SaudiArabia
Abdul Rahim, who had been lodged in a Saudi prison for nearly two decades, is set to return home after authorities signed his release order https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/saudi-arabia-releases-abdul-rahim-nearly-20-years-after-arrest-set-to-return-to-kerala-as5t4g3f?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AbdulRahim #SaudiArabia #KeralaNews
Big Update: Abdul Rahim`s Riyadh release case moves forward after 19 yrs. Diya paid, sentence reduction sought. Hopeful for pardon. Click for details! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/nri/riyadh-abdul-rahim-release-case-advances-dcd3p6ar?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AbdulRahim #Riyadh #sentence #Murder #Saudi

From the living room of her house at Kodampuzha in #Kozhikode, #Kerala, 74-year-old Fathima is thanking the community for doing the impossible, for the release of her son #AbdulRahim from Al-Malaz Prison in Riyadh, #SaudiArabia

https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/kerala-mothers-tears-of-joy-as-the-community-rallies-to-raise-%e2%82%b934-crore-to-save-son-from-execution/

Kerala mother's tears of joy as the community rallies to raise ₹34 crore to save son from execution

For the past 18 years, Fathima's son Abdul Rahim has been languishing in jail after being convicted of murder of a specially-abled boy.

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