Saudi Arabia: 13 women on trial for Buraydah protests

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Saudi Arabia: 13 women on trial for Buraydah protests

Huda al-Saleh, AlArabiya.netTuesday, 22 November 2016 

The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh held the first hearing in the against 13 Saudi women, among them sisters, on charges of participating in rallies, protests and demonstrations in Buraydah in the al-Qassim region.

The public prosecutor said that the women have participated in protests after answering calls on social media with slogans to overthrow the regime and burn photos of the minister of interior.

The public prosecutor asked the warden to legally condemn them and charge them with charges, including imposing a travel ban.

Two lawyers attended the hearing representing four of the accused women. Thirteen other women who were earlier released refused to appear before the judge.

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