Saudi woman jailed 45 years over social media posts: rights group

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The sentences come as part of a crackdown on rights activists in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom. Read more at straitstimes.com.

RIYADH - A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court documents, marking the second such case in weeks.

Mr Biden had previously threatened to make Saudi Arabia a"pariah" over the 2018 murder of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but the energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine appeared to prompt his U-turn.She was arrested in July 2021 and convicted by the Specialised Criminal Court, DAWN said, adding that her appeal was earlier this month.

Ms Shehab, a mother of two, also received her lengthy jail term on appeal this month, for aiding dissidents seeking to"disrupt public order" by retweeting their posts, according to court documents seen by AFP. She had returned home to Saudi Arabia from Britain despite threats online that she would be denounced to the authorities.

 

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