A Saudia Arabian woman has been sentenced to almost half a century in prison for sharing her opinions online, a human rights organization has reported.
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was sentenced to 45 years in prison in August by the Appellate Division of the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia, according to Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), which cited court documents.
The woman, whose age is not known, was sentenced for “breaking the social fabric in the Kingdom” by criticizing Saudi rulers, and for “producing, and storing of materials impinging on public order and religious values,” according to DAWN.
The sentencing also claimed that she had “violated the public order by using social media” under the Counter-Terrorism Law and Anti-Cyber Crime Law. It is unclear what exactly the Saudi national had posted online….