Death sentence for female activist cancelled

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News ID: 34875
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Publish Date: 14:23 - 02 February 2019
TEHRAN, Feb 02 - Finally with the repetitive request of various human right organization, the Saudi regime canceled the female activist Isra al-Ghomgham's death sentence.

Death sentence for female activist cancelled

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - According to AFP, Amnesty International director for Middle East Samah Hadid expressed his happiness over the cancellation of the death penalty issued for the activist.

Al-Ghamgham is still in prison for taking part in a peacful rally, Hadid said.
Saudi regime's officila have yet shown no reaction to the news of al-Ghamgham's death sentence cancelation.

The Persian Gulf Center for Human Rights in response to the news said that the Saudi court was no longer seeking execution of al-Ghamgham, but it was likely that he will be imprisoned for many years.

Al-Ghomgham is the first female activist jailed in Saudi regime's prisons. Al-Ghomgham and her husband Moussa al-Hashem, who were arrested in a house raid by Saudi regime forces on December 8, 2015.

Source: al-Alam

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