Saudi woman gets 34 years in jail over Twitter use

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 19, 2022 12:01 am

RIYADH: A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, according to court documents seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday.

The sentence issued against Salma al-Shehab — for aiding dissidents seeking to 'disrupt public order' in the Middle Eastern kingdom — was handed down by the Saudi appeals court on August 9, the documents showed.

This April 26, 2022 file photo shows the Twitter logo at the social media company’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, California. AFP PHOTO

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