KSA Imprisonment

BBC News, Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts “A terrorism court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani of “using the internet to tear the social fabric” and “violating public order by using social media”, rights group Dawn reported.”

Dawn, Saudi Arabia: Government Sentences Woman to 45 Years for Her Tweets “”Only weeks after this month’s shocking 34-year sentence of Salma al-Shehab, al-Qahtani’s 45-year sentence, apparently for simply tweeting her opinions, shows how emboldened Saudi authorities feel to punish even the mildest criticism from its citizens,” said Abdullah Alaoudh, Director of Research for the Gulf Region at DAWN.”