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Soon-to-be-former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcomed by Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, in March 2022
A 34-YEAR prison sentence handed by a Saudi Arabian court to a Leeds University student for her activity on Twitter was denounced as “outrageous” by Amnesty International today.
Saudi Arabia’s infamous Specialised Criminal Court handed the sentence to Leeds University PhD student Shama al-Shehab at an appeal hearing on August 9.
She was targeted by authorities for having used Twitter to follow, write about and support Saudi Arabian women’s rights activists.
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
