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Saudi journalist sentenced to public lashing over protest report

A journalist in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 50 lashes in public and two months in prison for reporting on a protest against power cuts.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh

Saudi Schoolgirl to be Given 90 Lashes for Having Camera Phone

A judge in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a school-goer to 90 lashes and two months in prison for the "assault" of a teacher over a camera phone. Camera phones are banned in Saudi schools.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 11 comments

Woman Facing 40 Lashes For ‘Indecency’ Appears in Court

Riot police have broken up a demonstration in support of a Sudanese U.N. worker who faces up to 40 lashes for wearing trousers. About a hundred people gathered outside the court in the capital, Khartoum.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 1 comment

Saudis order 40 lashes for elderly woman for mingling with men

A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a 75-year-old Syrian woman to four months imprisonment, 40 lashes, and deportation from the country for having two men not related to her in her home.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 17 comments

Saudi gang-rape victim sentenced to 100 lashes, one year jail

A district court in Saudi Arabian capital Jeddah sentenced a pregnant gang -rape victim to 100 lashes and one year imprisonment after the court pronounced her of committing adultery.

In the Media by Kesavan Unnikrishnan - 34 comments

Saudi Arabia Rape victim gets 200 lashes

Arab News reported a court in Saudi Arabia punished a female victim of gang rape with 200 lashes and six months in jail. She was initially ordered to undergo 90 lashes for being in the car of an unrelated male at the time of rape.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 11 comments

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