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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years

by Aya Batrawy
| December 28, 2020 3:30 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to a close a case that has drawn international criticism and the ire of U.S. lawmakers.

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