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

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A Saudi court has sentenced Salma al-Shehab to 34 years in prison for spreading rumors on Twitter. The decision has drawn growing global condemnation. The U.S. State Department said the case should not be criminalized. The case has also drawn the attention of the U.K. government.

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The Manila Times

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…

3 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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Court TV

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.

3 years ago

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Fox8

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…

3 years ago·Cleveland, United States

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The Mercury news

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…

3 years ago·San Jose, United States

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Haaretz

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

3 years ago·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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CBC News

Saudi woman gets 34 years in prison after retweeting dissidents

Activists and lawyers consider the 34-year sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher at Leeds University in Britain, shocking compared to other rulings in Saudi Arabia for similar offences.

3 years ago·Canada

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