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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Giuliano de Leon

'Care Homes' of Cruelty: Saudi Women Flogged and Imprisoned for Daring to Disobey

Saudi women outside their home (Credit: Unsplash)

Something chilling is happening behind closed doors in Saudi Arabia, and it's not a secret anymore. Shocking new reports have uncovered how Saudi women and girls are being locked away in brutal so-called 'rehabilitation' prisons simply for defying male relatives. Even more disturbing, it's often their own families handing them over for punishment.

These institutions, ironically named Dar al-Re'aya or 'care homes', are less about care and more about control. Inside, victims face beatings, isolation and pressure to reconcile with their abusers. Their only crime? Daring to speak up.

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