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Saudi Arabia: Public prosecutor seeks death penalty for rights activists
August 22, 2018 By Faith Matters

Saudi Arabia: Public prosecutor seeks death penalty for rights activists

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for […]

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