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Mon, 07/03/2023 - 1:28am

A Saudi woman was given 30 years in prison for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter

Human rights activists welcome diplomats with protest boards as Saudi Arabia marks its statehood day with a reception in an hotel on September 22, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands.Pierre Crom/Getty Images A Saudi woman was recently jailed for 30 years for criticizing the Neom megacity on Twitter. Fatima al-Shawarbi objected to ousting people from their homes to make way for the project. A human-rights group said Saudi authorites are stepping up the persecution of dissidents. Saudi Arabia imprisoned a woman for 30 years for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter, according to an activist group.ALQST, a UK-based human rights group, said a Saudi court sentenced Fatima al-Shawarbi to 30 years during a recent appeal hearing.She is in her 20s and from Al-Ahsa province, the group said.The Saudi justice system is cloaked in secrecy, often leaving activist groups as the only sources of information about cases.ALQST said that it relies on its contacts for information, and needed to keep their identities secret for fear of reprisals.

 

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