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| Subject: In a first, Saudi Barbaria seeks death penalty for female rights activist Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:20 pm | |
| Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has presented himself as a reformer, and under his leadership, the ultra-conservative Sunni kingdom has granted new rights to women, including the right to drive. But Saudi Arabia's move toward greater gender equality now appears to be extending into the realm of political repression, according to advocacy groups. For the first time, Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in a case against a female human rights activist, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday.
Supporters of Israa al-Ghomgham have released this photo on Twitter which they say shows her as a young girl.
Israa al-Ghomgham was fighting discrimination against Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority when she was arrested in a 2015 night raid along with her husband. She and five others have been charged with things like "attempting to inflame public opinion," "filming protests and publishing on social media" and "providing moral support to rioters," HRW said in a statement. Al-Ghomgham and four of the others charged are facing execution.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-seeks-death-penalty-for-female-rights-activist-israa-al-ghomgham/
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