“Exercising freedom of expression to defend women’s rights should not be criminalized. It should never be criminalized,” the ministry’s Ned Price told a news conference, noting that the US was “looking into” the case and the sentence. A PhD student at the UK’s University of Leeds, Salma al-Shehab was arrested last year during a visit to Saudi Arabia, reportedly for Twitter activity critical of the Saudi government. Al-Shehab may have been flagged to the Saudi government through a crime-reporting app, the Guardian wrote on Wednesday, for following and retweeting activists and dissidents. The court also ruled that her phone and Twitter account must also be confiscated and deleted, according to the Washington Post. “Freedom of expression is a principle we defend around the world. Whenever any government anywhere violates such a principle, we speak out and seek to defend this fundamental right that is as fundamental to individuals in Saudi Arabia as it is to any country around the world,” Price said. Defense and Homeland Security — Air Force Special Ops Osprey fleet takes off Health — Changes come to CDC after mistakes President Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this year, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden had previously vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 killing of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Asked whether easing relations between the two countries would give Saudi Arabia license to act with impunity on issues like the al-Shehab case, Price said Wednesday that recent U.S. engagement, including the recent Biden visit, “made it clear to our Gulf partners’ and the Saudis that ‘human rights are central to our agenda’.


title: “The Us Is Looking Into The Case Of A Saudi Woman Who Was Sentenced To 34 Years For A Tweet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Brian Griggs”


“Exercising freedom of expression to defend women’s rights should not be criminalized. It should never be criminalized,” the ministry’s Ned Price told a news conference, noting that the US was “looking into” the case and the sentence. A PhD student at the UK’s University of Leeds, Salma al-Shehab was arrested last year during a visit to Saudi Arabia, reportedly for Twitter activity critical of the Saudi government. Al-Shehab may have been flagged to the Saudi government through a crime-reporting app, the Guardian wrote on Wednesday, for following and retweeting activists and dissidents. The court also ruled that her phone and Twitter account must also be confiscated and deleted, according to the Washington Post. “Freedom of expression is a principle we defend around the world. Whenever any government anywhere violates such a principle, we speak out and seek to defend this fundamental right that is as fundamental to individuals in Saudi Arabia as it is to any country around the world,” Price said. Defense and Homeland Security — Air Force Special Ops Osprey fleet takes off Health — Changes come to CDC after mistakes President Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this year, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden had previously vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 killing of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Asked whether easing relations between the two countries would give Saudi Arabia license to act with impunity on issues like the al-Shehab case, Price said Wednesday that recent U.S. engagement, including the recent Biden visit, “made it clear to our Gulf partners’ and the Saudis that ‘human rights are central to our agenda’.


title: “The Us Is Looking Into The Case Of A Saudi Woman Who Was Sentenced To 34 Years For A Tweet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “James Gay”


“Exercising freedom of expression to defend women’s rights should not be criminalized. It should never be criminalized,” the ministry’s Ned Price told a news conference, noting that the US was “looking into” the case and the sentence. A PhD student at the UK’s University of Leeds, Salma al-Shehab was arrested last year during a visit to Saudi Arabia, reportedly for Twitter activity critical of the Saudi government. Al-Shehab may have been flagged to the Saudi government through a crime-reporting app, the Guardian wrote on Wednesday, for following and retweeting activists and dissidents. The court also ruled that her phone and Twitter account must also be confiscated and deleted, according to the Washington Post. “Freedom of expression is a principle we defend around the world. Whenever any government anywhere violates such a principle, we speak out and seek to defend this fundamental right that is as fundamental to individuals in Saudi Arabia as it is to any country around the world,” Price said. Defense and Homeland Security — Air Force Special Ops Osprey fleet takes off Health — Changes come to CDC after mistakes President Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this year, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden had previously vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 killing of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Asked whether easing relations between the two countries would give Saudi Arabia license to act with impunity on issues like the al-Shehab case, Price said Wednesday that recent U.S. engagement, including the recent Biden visit, “made it clear to our Gulf partners’ and the Saudis that ‘human rights are central to our agenda’.


title: “The Us Is Looking Into The Case Of A Saudi Woman Who Was Sentenced To 34 Years For A Tweet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Albert Scott”


“Exercising freedom of expression to defend women’s rights should not be criminalized. It should never be criminalized,” the ministry’s Ned Price told a news conference, noting that the US was “looking into” the case and the sentence. A PhD student at the UK’s University of Leeds, Salma al-Shehab was arrested last year during a visit to Saudi Arabia, reportedly for Twitter activity critical of the Saudi government. Al-Shehab may have been flagged to the Saudi government through a crime-reporting app, the Guardian wrote on Wednesday, for following and retweeting activists and dissidents. The court also ruled that her phone and Twitter account must also be confiscated and deleted, according to the Washington Post. “Freedom of expression is a principle we defend around the world. Whenever any government anywhere violates such a principle, we speak out and seek to defend this fundamental right that is as fundamental to individuals in Saudi Arabia as it is to any country around the world,” Price said. Defense and Homeland Security — Air Force Special Ops Osprey fleet takes off Health — Changes come to CDC after mistakes President Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this year, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden had previously vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 killing of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Asked whether easing relations between the two countries would give Saudi Arabia license to act with impunity on issues like the al-Shehab case, Price said Wednesday that recent U.S. engagement, including the recent Biden visit, “made it clear to our Gulf partners’ and the Saudis that ‘human rights are central to our agenda’.


title: “The Us Is Looking Into The Case Of A Saudi Woman Who Was Sentenced To 34 Years For A Tweet Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-10” author: “Betty Stretch”


“Exercising freedom of expression to defend women’s rights should not be criminalized. It should never be criminalized,” the ministry’s Ned Price told a news conference, noting that the US was “looking into” the case and the sentence. A PhD student at the UK’s University of Leeds, Salma al-Shehab was arrested last year during a visit to Saudi Arabia, reportedly for Twitter activity critical of the Saudi government. Al-Shehab may have been flagged to the Saudi government through a crime-reporting app, the Guardian wrote on Wednesday, for following and retweeting activists and dissidents. The court also ruled that her phone and Twitter account must also be confiscated and deleted, according to the Washington Post. “Freedom of expression is a principle we defend around the world. Whenever any government anywhere violates such a principle, we speak out and seek to defend this fundamental right that is as fundamental to individuals in Saudi Arabia as it is to any country around the world,” Price said. Defense and Homeland Security — Air Force Special Ops Osprey fleet takes off Health — Changes come to CDC after mistakes President Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this year, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden had previously vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 killing of US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Asked whether easing relations between the two countries would give Saudi Arabia license to act with impunity on issues like the al-Shehab case, Price said Wednesday that recent U.S. engagement, including the recent Biden visit, “made it clear to our Gulf partners’ and the Saudis that ‘human rights are central to our agenda’.