Shehab had been active on the social media platform during campaigns demanding the abolition of the country’s guardianship system, which gives men legal control over certain aspects of female relatives’ lives. She had also made calls for the freeing of Saudi prisoners of conscience.
In late 2021, the initial ruling against Shehab gave her six years in prison. When she appealed, however, it was increased to 34 — the country’s longest sentence against a peaceful activist, according to several human rights groups. The group said the ruling sets a dangerous precedent and shows that Saudi Arabia’s widely lauded efforts to modernize the kingdom and improve women’s rights “are not serious and fall within the whitewashing campaigns it is carrying out to improve its human rights record.”
But they have a new golf league ironically named LIV!
If this is correct, it puts Saudi Arabia in a similar category to North Korea, China, Russia and Iran.
Our fantastic ally the Saudis. Why do we not export democracy there?