The Latest Breaking News from Salma alShehab

Fears for British student jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia for using Twitter

Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 on a visit home to Saudi Arabia to see her family. Before the trip, she had re-tweeted content questioning the Saudi regime under crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022

"Saudi Doctoral Student Gets 34 Years in Prison For Tweets"

The AP reports: A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading "[allegedly false] rumors" and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of…

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

Imprisoned Saudi activist Salma al-Shehab ‘reported on app’

PhD student Salma al-Shehab received the longest-known sentence for a Saudi activist on Monday.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022