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NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release

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NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release Maryam Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:33 Type Joint statement Countries Saudi Arabia Page blocks We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the recent decision by a Saudi court to reduce the jail sentence of Saudi prisoner of conscience Salma al-Shehab from 27 years to four years, with an additional four years suspended. This action is a signi…

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Saudi Arabia reduces activist Salma Al-Shehab's sentence

In a significant turn of events, a Saudi Arabian court has reduced the sentence of women’s rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab from 27 to four years, with an additional four years suspended. This decision was recently announced by human rights organisations including, UK-based ALQST, Geneva-based MENA Rights Group, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), and Freedom House. Also ReadWorld’s first robotic-assisted artificial heart pump i…

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NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release

NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release Maryam Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:33 Type Joint statement Countries Saudi Arabia Page blocks We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the recent decision by a Saudi court to reduce the jail sentence of Saudi prisoner of conscience Salma al-Shehab from 27 years to four years, with an additional four years suspended. This action is a signi…

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Groups Call for Unconditional Release of Saudi Activist, Salma al-Shehab, After Sentence Reduction

In a significant development, a Saudi court has reduced the sentence of Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi prisoner of conscience, from 27 years to four years, with an additional four years suspended. While this reduction is a step toward justice, we, the undersigned organizations, continue to demand her immediate and unconditional release.Al-Shehab, a women's rights activist and mother of two, was arrested in January 2021 and sentenced for merely express…

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