Saudi rights activists given heavy jail terms

“A Saudi court on Saturday dissolved a human rights group and handed down heavy jail terms to two of its members.  He also upheld a six-year prison term for one the group’s members, Abdullah al-Hamed, by a court of first instance, while also handing him a new five-year sentence and an 11-year travel ban to come into force when he leaves jail.  Another rights activist with the ACPRA, Mohammed Gahtani, was jailed for 10 years and banned from travelling for 10 years.  The defendants were convicted of violating a law on cybercriminality by using Twitter to denounce various aspects of political and social life in the ultra-conservative kingdom.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/09/saudi-rights-activists-given-heavy-jail-terms/

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