sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Saudi Arabia Souad Al-Shammary arrested, 3 others sentenced
07 Nov 14
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L4L has sent a letter to the Saudi Arabic authorities to express its concern about the recent developments in this country. On October 28 the first female lawyer of Saudi Arabia, Souad Al-Shammary, was arrested for tweets she sent in 2013. A day earlier Mr Abdulrahman Al- Subaihi, Mr Bander Alnogaithan, and Mr Abdulrahman Al- Rumaih were sentenced to 5 to 8 years imprisonment and travel and media bans.
more...
http://www.advocatenvooradvocaten.n...d-al-shammary-and-prison-sentences-3-lawyers/
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SAUDI AUTHORITIES CONTINUE WITCHHUNT AGAINST NETIZENS
PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014.
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Suad Al-Shammari, the first female lawyer lawyer, activist and joint founder (with Badawi) of the now closed Saudi Liberal Network website, was arrested in Jeddah on 28 October after being questioned about some of her tweets, which were deemed to have insulted Islam and endangered public order. She is now in a Jeddah prison.
http://en.rsf.org/arabie-saoudite-saudi-authorities-continue-12-11-2014,47221.html
07 Nov 14
.
L4L has sent a letter to the Saudi Arabic authorities to express its concern about the recent developments in this country. On October 28 the first female lawyer of Saudi Arabia, Souad Al-Shammary, was arrested for tweets she sent in 2013. A day earlier Mr Abdulrahman Al- Subaihi, Mr Bander Alnogaithan, and Mr Abdulrahman Al- Rumaih were sentenced to 5 to 8 years imprisonment and travel and media bans.
more...
http://www.advocatenvooradvocaten.n...d-al-shammary-and-prison-sentences-3-lawyers/
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SAUDI AUTHORITIES CONTINUE WITCHHUNT AGAINST NETIZENS
PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014.
snip
Suad Al-Shammari, the first female lawyer lawyer, activist and joint founder (with Badawi) of the now closed Saudi Liberal Network website, was arrested in Jeddah on 28 October after being questioned about some of her tweets, which were deemed to have insulted Islam and endangered public order. She is now in a Jeddah prison.
http://en.rsf.org/arabie-saoudite-saudi-authorities-continue-12-11-2014,47221.html