Document #1051641

AI – Amnesty International

Urgent Action 95/08 [MDE 23/020/2008]

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE23/020/2008/en/e1e263c8-0a04-11dd-badf-1352a91852c5/mde230202008eng.pdf

ecoi.net summary:
In November 2007, Biochemistry lecturer Khalid al-Zahrani and a female academic were sentenced after an unfair trial to be flogged and imprisoned on charges that do not correspond to recognizable criminal offences
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE23/020/2008/en/e1e263c8-0a04-11dd-badf-1352a91852c5/mde230202008eng.pdf
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
11 April 2008
Document ID:
1051641 (former ID 97389)

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