Saudi woman imprisoned for tweeting in support of women’s rights released after four-year ordeal

By Amnesty International

Responding to the release of Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi Arabian woman, who has spent more than four years imprisoned on terrorism-related charges for posting tweets in support of women’s rights, Amnesty International’s Middle East Researcher, Dana Ahmed, said: “Salma al-Shehab’s ordeal in prison is finally over. For more than four years she has been subjected […] The post Saudi woman imprisoned for tweeting in support of women’s rights released after four-year ordeal appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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