#Saudi_Arabia Adds 5 Years to #Human_Rights Lawyer’s Prison Sentence
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-arabia-adds-5-years-human-rights-lawyers-prison-sentence
A Saudi judge has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to an additional five years in jail, after he refused to show remorse or recognize the court that handed down his original 10-year term for sedition. #Waleed_Abu_al-Khair, founder and director of watchdog group Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA), was sentenced last year to 10 years in jail on charges that included breaking his allegiance to King Abdullah, showing disrespect for the authorities and creating an unauthorized association. read more