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March 11, 2013

Saudi Arabian Human Rights Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Terms 
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Two Saudi Arabian human rights activists have been sentenced to at least
10 years behind bars. Mohammed Fahd al-Qahtani and Abdullah Hamad,
founders of the banned Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association,
were convicted of sedition and of using Twitter to criticize the
U.S.-backed Saudi regime. In a statement, the Gulf Forum for Civil
Societies denounced the sentences and called for the activists'
immediate release.

 

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