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Saudi Arabia Woman Gets 45 Years In Jail Over Social Media Posts: Report
A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court documents, marking the second such case in weeks.
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Woman In Saudi Arabia Sentenced To 34 Years In Jail Over "Activity On Twitter": Report
A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, according to court documents seen by AFP on Wednesday.
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How a Software Glitch in an Activist’s iPhone Exposed NSO Group and Hacking Around the World
A software glitch in a Saudi women’s rights activist’s iPhone turned the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies, which is now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.
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Saudi Arabia Releases Two Jailed Women Activists: Rights Group
Saudi Arabia has released two women's rights activists detained nearly three years ago after they had served their time, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said on Sunday.
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Women Are Getting More Jobs Than Ever In Changing Saudi Arabia
It looks like a woman's world on the 29th floor of Tamkeen Tower, where a call center for Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics overlooks the beige sprawl of Riyadh.
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Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail
Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure over its human rights record.
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Saudi Women "Absent" From Family Can't Travel Alone, Despite Reforms
Saudi Arabia has eased travel restrictions on women but observers say loopholes still allow male relatives to curtail their movements and, in the worst cases, leave them marooned in prison-like shelters.
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Jailed Saudi Activist Told To Deny Torture In Release Deal, Says Family
Loujain al-Hathloul, an imprisoned women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia, refused an offer of freedom in exchange for recording a videotaped statement testifying that she had not been tortured, her siblings said this week.
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Saudi-Backed Organization Denounces Nations For "Inciting" Women To Flee
An organisation backed by Saudi Arabia accused several foreign countries of inciting young women to reject their families, the first public comments from Riyadh since a woman claiming domestic abuse was granted asylum in Canada over the weekend.
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In Step To Ensure "Rights", Saudi Women To Get Divorce Notices Over Text
Saudi women will no longer be the last to know they've been divorced.
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We're Not "Banana Republic," Says Saudi Arabia, Demands Canada Apologise
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister asked Canada to apologise for demanding the release of Saudi women's rights activists and stop treating the kingdom as "a banana republic" if it wanted to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
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Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
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Saudi Arabia Woman Gets 45 Years In Jail Over Social Media Posts: Report
A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court documents, marking the second such case in weeks.
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Woman In Saudi Arabia Sentenced To 34 Years In Jail Over "Activity On Twitter": Report
A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, according to court documents seen by AFP on Wednesday.
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How a Software Glitch in an Activist’s iPhone Exposed NSO Group and Hacking Around the World
A software glitch in a Saudi women’s rights activist’s iPhone turned the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most sophisticated spyware companies, which is now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over allegations that its software was used to hack government officials and dissidents around the world.
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Saudi Arabia Releases Two Jailed Women Activists: Rights Group
Saudi Arabia has released two women's rights activists detained nearly three years ago after they had served their time, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said on Sunday.
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Women Are Getting More Jobs Than Ever In Changing Saudi Arabia
It looks like a woman's world on the 29th floor of Tamkeen Tower, where a call center for Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics overlooks the beige sprawl of Riyadh.
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Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail
Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure over its human rights record.
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Saudi Women "Absent" From Family Can't Travel Alone, Despite Reforms
Saudi Arabia has eased travel restrictions on women but observers say loopholes still allow male relatives to curtail their movements and, in the worst cases, leave them marooned in prison-like shelters.
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Jailed Saudi Activist Told To Deny Torture In Release Deal, Says Family
Loujain al-Hathloul, an imprisoned women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia, refused an offer of freedom in exchange for recording a videotaped statement testifying that she had not been tortured, her siblings said this week.
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Saudi-Backed Organization Denounces Nations For "Inciting" Women To Flee
An organisation backed by Saudi Arabia accused several foreign countries of inciting young women to reject their families, the first public comments from Riyadh since a woman claiming domestic abuse was granted asylum in Canada over the weekend.
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In Step To Ensure "Rights", Saudi Women To Get Divorce Notices Over Text
Saudi women will no longer be the last to know they've been divorced.
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We're Not "Banana Republic," Says Saudi Arabia, Demands Canada Apologise
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister asked Canada to apologise for demanding the release of Saudi women's rights activists and stop treating the kingdom as "a banana republic" if it wanted to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
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Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
