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A Saudi woman was quietly sentenced last week to more than 30 years in prison for tweets critical of how women are treated in the country, according to reports.
Salma al-Shehab, 33, said the Saudi government used social media platforms to “disturb public order, undermine social security and national stability, and assist those who committed crimes.” After concluding, he was sentenced to 34 years in prison. Criminal acts and their financing under the Anti-Terrorism Act” court record Obtained by the Washington Post.
Shehab was active on social media, posting posts in many areas against Saudi Arabia’s guardianship system, which allows men to control women’s lives, and calling on the kingdom to release prisoners of conscience.
According to court documents, Shehab alleges he assisted persecuted individuals “by following their social media accounts and rebroadcasting their tweets.”
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Shehab was originally sentenced to six years in prison in 2021, but after appealing, a court ruled that the sentence was insufficient “in view of her crimes” and has been sentenced to so far, according to human rights groups. sentenced to a maximum of 34 years. She is against peace activists.
“The verdict against Salma al-Shehab is unprecedented and dangerous,” the Saudi European Organization for Human Rights said in a statement. “In recent years, many women activists have faced unfair trials leading to arbitrary sentences, and some have been subjected to severe torture, including sexual harassment.”
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In addition to a prison sentence, Shehab faces a 34-year travel ban that will take effect after his release.
The sentence also calls on Shehab to shut her down twitter account, Some human rights groups are trying to prevent this.
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“Now we are working not to shut down Twitter, or at least let them know that if they are asked to shut it down, it is from the Saudi government and not from her.” and oversight and director Lina al-Hathloul of London-based Saudi rights group ALQST communications told The Washington Post.
The Twitter page, which is still active today, has a pinned tweet asking God to help reject the injustice ending with the words, “Freedom for prisoners of conscience and all oppressed people around the world.” is displayed.