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Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group

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 Repost from By Nick Quaz - August 30, 2022 thegaltimes   30 August 2022, nydailypaper  Tue 30 Aug 2022 , theguardian.  30 August 2022 middleeasteye   August 30, 2022 dawnmena Press Release Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Saudi woman sentenced to 45 years in prison over social media posts Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani has been convicted of 'using the internet to tear [Saudi Arabia's] social fabric', a rights group reveals Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani jailed for ‘violation of public order’ Court convicted her of ‘using the internet to tear apart the Saudi social fabric’ Comes after Leeds student sentenced to 34 years in prison for retweeting dissidents   The Qahtani and Shehab cases underscored a crackdown on dissent driven by Prince Mohammed, the de facto Saudi ruler, though he favored reforms such as allowing women to drive and pushing projects to create jobs. Relatives of Saudi political prisoners initially hoped

Saudi Arabia: Activist Salma Al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years for tweets

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 Re-post news from  August 19, 2022 Human Rights Watch    23 August 2022  ifex  Thu 18 Aug 2022 theguardian (Beirut) – A Saudi appeals court in early August 2022 dramatically increased the prison sentence of a Saudi doctoral student from 6 years to 34 years based solely on her Twitter activity, Human Rights Watch said today. The sentence is believed to be the longest ever imposed on a Saudi woman for her peaceful online expression. Court documents reviewed by Human Rights Watch indicate that al-Shehab was sentenced under Saudi’s counterterrorism law to 8 years in prison for “supporting those who incite terrorism,” 10 years for “providing support to those who seek to disrupt the public order, undermine the security of the society, and the stability of the state by following and retweeting,” 5 years for “creating an online account to commit any of the acts outlawed by the counterterrorism law,” and 5 years for “broadcasting false and malicious rumors.” Saudi Arabia: Wom