Apr. 7, 2021

20-year sentence handed to aid worker ignites Saudi Twitter

Peninsula/Politics

The story: The decision by a Riyadh counter-terrorism court to sentence a Red Crescent employee to 20 years in prison is conjuring a firestorm on social media. The heavy punishment is being meted out to Abdul-Rahman Al-Sadhan for reportedly running a popular anonymous Twitter account that was critical of the authorities.

The coverage: Saudi media outlets have refrained from giving airtime or publishing news of Sadhan’s sentence...

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