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UK Student Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Tweets Supporting Women's Rights Released After Decades-Long Sentence Drastically Reduced

A woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting in support of women's rights has been released after four years following international outrage.

Latin Times

Leeds University student freed from Saudi jail having been handed 34-year sentence over tweets

Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released

Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia after posting tweets in support of women’s rights

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The reality behind a fight in Saudi Arabia: human rights abuses shadow Fury’s visit

It is difficult to be indignant about simple sporting greed, when activists claim police repression of women is worse than ever at the heart of Saudi society

The Guardian - UK

Tyson Fury urged to highlight Saudi Arabia’s ‘disturbing’ human rights record

Fury will follow Anthony Joshua in boxing in Saudi and described the state as a ‘sporting powerhouse’ on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor too divisive to be involved in Katie Taylor homecoming

Matchroom promoter has always put business to the forefront but other things matter too

Irish Mirror

Cameron Norrie responds to 'sportswashing' accusations after joining Saudi Arabia event

British No.1 Cameron Norrie has faced calls to raise human rights issues after he joined up for the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia next month

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Tennis player Cameron Norrie joins 'latest jamboree of Saudi sportswashing'

CAMERON Norrie has been accused of making himself part of “the latest jamboree of Saudi sportswashing” by agreeing to play in the Diriyah…

The National (Scotland)

Cameron Norrie accused of being part of sportswashing over Diriyah Tennis Cup

The British number one will compete in the exhibition event in Saudi Arabia from December 8-10.

The National (Scotland)

Cameron Norrie: Amnesty criticise British No 1 for agreeing to play Saudi tournament

The British number one will compete in the Diriyah Tennis Cup next month

The Independent UK

Leading men’s tennis players urged to speak out at Saudi event by Amnesty

Top players appearing at the Diriyah Tennis Cup have been urged by Amnesty International to speak up against Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime

Move is another sign of kingdom’s aggressive crackdown on any whiff of dissent posted on social media

The Guardian - US

Salma al-Shehab: British academics urge Liz Truss to free Leeds student languishing in Saudi prison

‘Salma should be looking forward, like us, to the new academic year, instead of languishing behind bars for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her legitimate opinions,’ it read.

Evening Standard

Salma al-Shehab: UK academics urge government to act over Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia

‘Salma should be looking forward to the new academic year instead of languishing behind bars,’ open letter says

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The Guardian - UK

Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister ahead of Khashoggi lawsuit

New role likely to grant prince sovereign immunity in case concerning journalist murdered in Saudi Arabian embassy

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia guards beat young women with belts and drag them by their hair

Rights group now fear that the women who filmed the orphanage attack risk being prosecuted under strict laws that forbid anything damaging Saudi Arabia's public image

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabian woman sentenced to 45 YEARS in jail for social media posts

Qahtani's conviction has come just weeks after a British mother-of-two Salma al-Shehab was handed a 35-year sentence for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter

The Guardian - UK

Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group

Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani accused of ‘using the internet to tear Saudi Arabia’s social fabric’

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia’s repression: the rebranding of Riyadh won’t wash

Editorial: The Leeds student Salma al-Shehab has been jailed for 34 years over Twitter messages. Governments and businesses should speak up

The Independent UK

Liz Truss criticised for leaving case of UK student jailed in Saudi Arabia to officials

Ministers have not been touch with Saudi counterparts over Leeds student sentenced to 34 years for Twitter posts, government confirms

Evening Standard

Liz Truss called to act after Saudi Arabia jails Leeds University student

Liz Truss has been called to intervene after a Leeds Unviersity student was jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss urged to intervene over UK student jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over Twitter use

Leeds MP calls on Liz Truss to act so imprisoned mother-of-two ‘can be freed to return to family and studies’

The Guardian - UK

Plea for Liz Truss to act after Saudis jail UK student for 34 years over Twitter use

Britain has a duty to speak out over mother who tweeted on women’s rights, foreign secretary told

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on opposing Saudi Arabia’s sportswashing

Salma al-Shehab is in jail for the ‘crime’ of using Twitter. Football fans should stage a silent protest

The Guardian - US

A student was jailed for her tweets – thank the Saudi regime’s enablers

Joe Biden promised consequences for the government – then he fist-bumped the crown prince

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