Saudi woman sent to 45 yrs in prison for ‘tweeting her opinions’
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani has been sentenced to 45 years by the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), which convicted her of “using the internet to divide society” and “undermining public order,”
Riyadh: A Saudi woman Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for using Twitter to express her opinions.
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani has been sentenced to 45 years by the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), which convicted her of “using the internet to divide society” and “undermining public order,” according to the Organization for Democracy in the Arab World (DAWN), on Tuesday.
Al-Qahtani had been detained in Saudi Arabia since July 2021.
The foundation said that the ruling against Al-Qahtani was issued “probably during the past week.”
Abdullah Alaoudh, Dawn’s Gulf director, said Qahtani appears to have been sentenced for “simply tweeting her opinions”.
DAWN has yet to get more details about Qahtani, including her age and the conditions of her detention.
