Saudi Arabia: Abu Al-Khair sentenced


Issue 974 - 19 Jul 2014 | 2 minute read

A court in Jeddah sentenced lawyer and human rights activist Waleed Abu Al-Khair to 15 years in prison on 6 July; according to Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA), which he chairs, five of those years have been suspended, but the sentence includes a 15-year travel ban and an SR200,000 ($53,331) fine. All websites he is linked to will be shut down.

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