Female Saudi activist gets record 34 years in prison for critical tweets

Saudi woman gets 34 years in jail over Twitter use

RIYADH: A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, according to court documents seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday.The sentence issued against Salma al-Shehab — for aiding dissidents seeking to "disrupt public order" in the Middle Eastern kingdom — was handed down by the Saudi appeals court on August 9, the documents showed.Shehab, a PhD candidate at the United Kingdom's University…

34 Years in Prison for Student in Saudi Arabia, for Tweets - Washington Hispanic

Un tribunal saudí condenó a una estudiante de doctorado a 34 años en prisión por difundir “rumores” y retuitear a disidentes, según documentos judiciales obtenidos el jueves, una decisión que ha suscitado una creciente condena mundial.Activistas y abogados consideran que la sentencia contra Salma al-Shehab, madre de dos hijos e investigadora en la Universidad de Leeds, en Gran Bretaña, es escandalosa incluso para los estándares de justicia saudí…

Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets

Saudi court sentenced doctoral student Salma al-Shehab -- mother of two and researcher at Leeds University in Britain -- to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents.

Saudi doctoral student sentenced to 34 years for tweets

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation.Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher at Leeds University in Britain, shocking even by Saudi standards of justice.So far unacknow…

Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets

By Isabel Debre | Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation.Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher at Leeds University in Britain, shocking even by Saudi standar…

Saudi medical student sentenced to 34 years for retweets

Activists and lawyers consider the sentence shocking even by Saudi standards of justice, and the ruling has drawn growing global condemnation