Saudi Arabian court sentences woman to 45 years in prison for social media posts

Sep 01, 2022

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 1 : A Saudi Arabian court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for allegedly harming the...

UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting

Aug 20, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 : The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a...

Japanese woman imprisoned for 6 years for spying returns from China

Aug 14, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], August 14 : A Japanese woman convicted for espionage in China has been released after serving six years in prison in Shanghai,...

Chinese man gets 14 years in prison for spying

Apr 19, 2022

Beijing [China], April 19 : A Chinese photographer was sentenced to 14 years in prison for spying and illegally providing state secrets to an...

Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison

May 02, 2024

The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following...

Thailand court sentences woman to 43 years in prison for insulting monarchy

Jan 19, 2021

Bangkok [Thailand], January 19 : Breaking all its previous records, the Criminal Court of Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a woman to over 43 years...