Leeds University PhD student Salma al-Shehab was imprisoned in 2021 and sentenced to serve 34 years in prison after retweeting some posts that were disliked by the government. She has been released and reunited with her family. Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 on holiday in Saudi Arabia after posting tweets supporting women’s rights. Continue reading... ... Continue Reading>>
Saudi Arabia Sentences Leeds University Student to 34 Years in Prison for Using Twitter
Upon visiting Saudi Arabia on vacation, Leeds University PhD student and mother of two children, Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 for allegedly re-tweeting some posts that were disliked by the government. She was initially sentenced to three years, but this past month an Appeals Court sentenced her to 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban. ... Continue Reading>>