A 34-year-old Saudi woman has been sentenced to 34 years in prison and a 34 year-travel ban over tweets where she called for the release of a number of activists languishing in Saudi prisons.
A Saudi terrorism court has sentenced a women’s rights activist and academic to 34 years in prison, followed by a 34-year travel ban due to tweets she posted calling for basic rights in the country.
Ms al-Shehab comes from the Shia Muslim minority, who have long-faced discrimination in Saudi Arabia. It is believed that Ms al-Shehab - whose Twitter account is @I_Salma1988 - was arrested for retweeting a post by Lina Alhathloul, the sister of Loujain. Ms Al-Hathloul, who remains held in Saudi Arabia under a travel ban, was released from jail just weeks after Ms al-Shehab’s detention.
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