Saudi Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Jail Term for #Human_Rights Lawyer
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An appeals court in #Saudi_Arabia has upheld a 15-year jail term for a human rights lawyer who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a watchdog said Wednesday. The Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal, Saudi Arabia’s infamous “terrorism tribunal,” confirmed on Sunday the latest verdict against Waleed Abu al-Khair, the Gulf Center for Human Rights said. In January an appeals court ordered Abu al-Khair to serve the full 15 years of his jail sentence. read more