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Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes
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Murder, offenses against the State and drug offenses are capital crimes.
Muslims may not proselytize, and the Government officially prohibits public worship by non-Muslims. However, it does permit and protect private services. Converting from Islam is considered apostasy, and is technically a capital offense; however, there is no record of an execution for such a crime since 1971.
Qatar, home to about 200,000 citizens and more than 300,000 expatriate workers, is a barren, sandy peninsula jutting off Saudi Arabia.
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there had been no executions in Qatar for 10 years. At least 20 people are thought to be currently sentenced to death.
Muslims may not proselytize, and the Government officially prohibits public worship by non-Muslims. However, it does permit and protect private services. Converting from Islam is considered apostasy, and is technically a capital offense; however, there is no record of an execution for such a crime since 1971.
Qatar, home to about 200,000 citizens and more than 300,000 expatriate workers, is a barren, sandy peninsula jutting off Saudi Arabia.
Until 2001, when three people were put to death, there had been no executions in Qatar for 10 years. At least 20 people are thought to be currently sentenced to death.
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