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Saudi Arabian Human Rights Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Terms

HeadlineMar 11, 2013

Two Saudi Arabian human rights activists have been sentenced to at least 10 years behind bars. Mohammed Fahd al-Qahtani and Abdullah Hamad, founders of the banned Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, were convicted of sedition and of using Twitter to criticize the U.S.-backed Saudi regime. In a statement, the Gulf Forum for Civil Societies denounced the sentences and called for the activists’ immediate release.

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