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June 2013 (1)
Jun 19 2013 5:36PM
Saudi Women Senteced to Jail for Helping a Woman Against Domestic Violence

Take Action! On 15 June 2013, Saudi women’s rights activists, Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Oyouni, were convicted of the Islamic Sharia law offence of Takhbib , or incitement of a wife to defy the authority of her husband. They...

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