Nourah al-Qahtani was convicted of “using the internet to divide society” and “undermining public order”.
45 years imprisonment for posts on social networks. This is the severe sentence Saudi Arabian Nourah al-Qahtani received for “using the internet to divide society” and “undermining public order,” according to a court document sent to AFP by NGO DAWN has submitted. According to the latter, Noura al-Qahtani has been in custody since July 2021.
As early as August 9, another Saudi woman, Salman al-Shehab, had been sentenced to 34 years in prison and an equally long ban from leaving the kingdom for using her tweets to “provide aid to political opponents who sought her” disorder of public order”. This first conviction had provoked outraged reactions worldwide. The UN had asked for a week after his immediate release, and the United States had expressed its disapproval.
According to Gulf research director at NGO DAWN, Abdullah Alaoudh, whose father is himself imprisoned…
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