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Eleven female Saudi activists appear in Riyadh court
Source: The Guardian
Eleven female Saudi activists appear in Riyadh court
Women are on trial for unspecified charges relating to human rights work
Ruth Michaelson in Cairo
Wed 27 Mar 2019 11.06 GMT
Eleven female Saudi Arabian activists have appeared in court in Riyadh for the latest hearing in their trial on unspecified charges relating to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats.
Reporters and foreign diplomats were barred from entering the courtroom and escorted from the building despite petitioning the authorities to attend the trial, which has drawn sharp criticism in the west.
The Saudi Arabian public prosecutor’s office previously announced that the group undertook “coordinated activity to undermine the security, stability and social peace of the kingdom”.
After the first trial session in March, Human Rights Watch said after reviewing the charge sheets for two of the detainees that the charges related to human rights work, including promoting women’s rights and calling for an end to Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system.
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Women are on trial for unspecified charges relating to human rights work
Ruth Michaelson in Cairo
Wed 27 Mar 2019 11.06 GMT
Eleven female Saudi Arabian activists have appeared in court in Riyadh for the latest hearing in their trial on unspecified charges relating to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats.
Reporters and foreign diplomats were barred from entering the courtroom and escorted from the building despite petitioning the authorities to attend the trial, which has drawn sharp criticism in the west.
The Saudi Arabian public prosecutor’s office previously announced that the group undertook “coordinated activity to undermine the security, stability and social peace of the kingdom”.
After the first trial session in March, Human Rights Watch said after reviewing the charge sheets for two of the detainees that the charges related to human rights work, including promoting women’s rights and calling for an end to Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/27/eleven-female-saudi-activists-appear-in-riyadh-court