US EditionSaudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
- A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University, Salma Al-Shehab, has been released after her 34-year sentence was reduced to four years, according to a rights group.
- Al-Shehab was initially sentenced in 2022 for tweets that allegedly disturbed public order and destabilized social fabric.
- She was detained on January 15, 2021, while on a family vacation, just before returning to the United Kingdom.
- Her release includes the right to travel to complete her studies.
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Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in Saudi Arabia after posting tweets in support of women's rights.
Saudi Authorities Release Doctoral Student Sentenced to 34 Years for Tweets
Dubai: A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence in Saudi Arabia for her activity on Twitter drastically reduced, a rights group said MondaySalma al-Shehab, a mother of two, had been sentenced to 34 years in prison ba
Saudi Arabia releases Salma Al-Shehab after four years in prison
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities have released women’s rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab after she served four years of a 34-year prison sentence, which was initially imposed over her posts on X (formerly Twitter). Al-Shehab release was announced on Monday, February 10, by ALQST, a UK-based Saudi rights group. Also ReadSaudi woman sent to 34 yrs jail for sharing dissidents’ tweets ALQST urged authorities to “grant her full freedom, i…
Leeds University doctoral PhD student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34-years over tweets is released
A Saudi doctoral student at the University of Leeds has been freed after seeing a 34-year sentence over her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced, a rights group has said.
Saudi Arabia: Freedom House Praises Salma al-Shehab’s Release, Calls for Further Action
Saudi Arabia: Freedom House Praises Salma al-Shehab’s Release, Calls for Further Action Maryam Mon, 02/10/2025 - 13:50 Type Press release Countries Saudi Arabia Page blocks WASHINGTON—After Saudi authorities released political prisoner Salma al-Shehab, Brian Tronic, director of Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners at Freedom House, issued the following statement: “Salma al-Shehab is finally free after being ar…
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